Win: Johnny Dykstra (4-4) Loss: Wade Miller (7-21)
Save: George Lipetri (28)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Wade Miller pitching. Ed Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Hodkey strikes out. Aaron Doyle singles past the first baseman. Frank Rauch lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tim Todd pitching. Jiro Asakura singles to center field. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Jimmie Foxx Jr. lines out to the second baseman. Julio Rodriguez singles to right field. Tillie Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Gold grounds out to the pitcher. George Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe DiMaggio grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Ramirez pops out to the third baseman. Bob Bailor singles to right field. Wade Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Bailor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Spongberg grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Todd singles past the second baseman. Ed Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Steve Hodkey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jiro Asakura pops out to the first baseman. Ronald Acuna Jr. singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. singles to right field. Julio Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Tillie Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Aaron Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Rauch singles to center field. Alex Gold singles to left field. Frank Rauch advances to third on the hit. George Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe DiMaggio strikes out. Manny Ramirez strikes out. Bob Bailor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bruce Spongberg singles to left field. Tim Todd fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tim Todd grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bruce Spongberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Ryan singles to center field. Steve Hodkey is hit by a pitch. Aaron Doyle hits a home run. Tim Todd scores. Ed Ryan scores. Steve Hodkey scores. Frank Rauch grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Gold strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Wade Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Jiro Asakura grounds out to the shortstop. Ronald Acuna Jr. pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Bruce Spongberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jimmie Foxx Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Julio Rodriguez singles to right field. Tillie Marshall doubles to left field. Julio Rodriguez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe DiMaggio singles to center field. Joe DiMaggio steals second. Manny Ramirez singles past the third baseman. Tillie Marshall scores. Manny Ramirez steals second. Bob Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe DiMaggio scores. Wade Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tim Todd pops out to the second baseman. Ed Ryan singles to right field. Ed Ryan steals second. Steve Hodkey walks. Aaron Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Frank Rauch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jiro Asakura grounds out to the shortstop. Ronald Acuna Jr. pops out to the second baseman. Jimmie Foxx Jr. walks. Julio Rodriguez hits a home run. Jimmie Foxx Jr. scores. Johnny Dykstra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tillie Marshall is hit by a pitch. Joe DiMaggio walks. Manny Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alex Gold singles to right field. George Sanders singles to center field. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Bruce Spongberg singles to left field. Alex Gold scores. Brick Drake is pinch hitting for Johnny Dykstra. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brick Drake grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Sanders is out at third base. Ed Ryan walks. Steve Hodkey hits a home run. Bruce Spongberg scores. Brick Drake scores. Ed Ryan scores. Aaron Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Alvis pitching. George Brett is pinch hitting for Bob Bailor. George Brett strikes out. Wade Miller reached on a fielding error by Steve Hodkey. Jiro Asakura pops out to the pitcher. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Frank Rauch flies out to the center fielder. Alex Gold doubles to center field. George Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Wilhelm hits a home run. Alex Gold scores. Stephen Strasburg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Bill Layden is pinch hitting for Bruce Spongberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Layden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jimmie Foxx Jr. doubles to left field. Julio Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Tillie Marshall hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe DiMaggio singles to left field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. scores. Manny Ramirez strikes out. George Brett walks. George Lipetri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy Fox is pinch hitting for Stephen Strasburg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Fox pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Alex Gold (19).HR - Steve Hodkey (2), Aaron Doyle (40), Frank Wilhelm (28).HBP - Steve Hodkey (1). Baserunning: SB - Ed Ryan (5). Fielding: E - Steve Hodkey.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Bielaski improves in arm Sam Bielaski improves in power_vs_righty Sam Bielaski did not respond to coaching in range Minnie Poepping did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Skip Jutze improves in range Pretzel Roberts did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rogers Hornsby did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Buck Saunders did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty