Win: Vern Bridges (6-3) Loss: Tom Horsey (11-7)
Save: Herb Hannah (24)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Akihito Kimura pitching. Steve Krause grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer Aldred strikes out. Rafael Crawford hits a home run. Johnnie Gwosdz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ben Erstad pitching. Lee Biggs grounds out to the second baseman. Ducky Jordan reached on a fielding error by Steve Krause. George Strickland strikes out. Ducky Jordan steals second. Mark Canavan singles to right field. Ducky Jordan scores. Gary Langsford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hank Crowder strikes out. Jerry Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Don Reis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nick Castellanos grounds out to the shortstop. Robby MacRobello strikes out. Ryan Higgins singles to left field. Akihito Kimura singles to right field. Ryan Higgins advances to third on the hit. Lee Biggs singles to left field. Ryan Higgins scores. Ducky Jordan singles to right field. George Strickland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Shopay strikes out. Ben Erstad flies out to the left fielder. Steve Krause strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mark Canavan pops out to the shortstop. Gary Langsford flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Nick Castellanos grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Elmer Aldred flies out to the center fielder. Rafael Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Johnnie Gwosdz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Robby MacRobello grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Higgins singles to center field. Ryan Higgins steals second. Akihito Kimura grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Biggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hank Crowder strikes out. Jerry Springer grounds out to the third baseman. Don Reis triples. Frank Shopay lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ducky Jordan strikes out. George Strickland flies out to the right fielder. Mark Canavan triples. Gary Langsford singles to left field. Mark Canavan scores. Nick Castellanos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ben Erstad strikes out. Steve Krause singles to right field. Elmer Aldred grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Krause is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rafael Crawford walks. Johnnie Gwosdz singles to left field. Elmer Aldred scores. Rafael Crawford advances to third on the hit. Hank Crowder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Robby MacRobello strikes out. Ryan Higgins pops out to the third baseman. Akihito Kimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jerry Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Don Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Shopay singles to center field. Ben Erstad grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lee Biggs singles to center field. Ducky Jordan walks. George Strickland strikes out. Mark Canavan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Steve Krause grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Aldred hits a home run. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Johnnie Gwosdz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Vern Bridges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Gary Langsford pops out to the catcher. Nick Castellanos pops out to the catcher. Robby MacRobello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Prim comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wesley Wohlers is pinch hitting for Hank Crowder. Wesley Wohlers strikes out. Jerry Springer pops out to the first baseman. Don Reis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pete Ventura enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wesley Wohlers at LF. Ryan Higgins grounds out to the shortstop. Boyd Miller is pinch hitting for Joe Prim. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Boyd Miller singles to center field. Lee Biggs singles to center field. Ducky Jordan strikes out. George Strickland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lee Biggs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Tom Horsey pitching. Frank Shopay strikes out. Shigefumi Wada is pinch hitting for Vern Bridges. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Shigefumi Wada walks. Steve Krause doubles to center field. Shigefumi Wada uses his aggressiveness and scores. Elmer Aldred grounds out to the shortstop. Rafael Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Herb Hannah pitching. Mark Canavan strikes out. Gary Langsford strikes out. Nick Castellanos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Stan Hamilton did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Curd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jesus Bankhead did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Javier did not respond to coaching in velocity Jesus Bankhead improves in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Papa Watson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Dalton improves in velocity Papa Watson improves in contact_vs_righty