Win: Livan Kuczek (3-2) Loss: Rex Pashnick (2-5)
Save: Harry Dean (12)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Rex Pashnick pitching. Jim Lemaster pops out to the catcher. Pancho Woodruff walks. Bill Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pancho Woodruff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Piniella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Livan Kuczek pitching. Bert Warren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Henry Bickham flies out to the center fielder. Ed Siddall singles to center field. Stefan Brenly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Milt Smithton grounds out to the third baseman. Johnnie Thompson walks. Jeremy Southworth flies out to the left fielder. Johnnie Thompson steals second. Leonys Lara hits a home run. Johnnie Thompson scores. Livan Kuczek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky singles to left field. Bill Acre walks. Paddy Scalzi flies out to the right fielder. Brick Jones walks. Rex Pashnick strikes out. Bert Warren walks. Joe Sackinsky scores. Henry Bickham pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Lemaster grounds out to the third baseman. Pancho Woodruff flies out to the center fielder. Bill Johnson bunts for a base hit. Mike Piniella strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Siddall reached on a fielding error by Livan Kuczek. Stefan Brenly strikes out. Joe Sackinsky strikes out. Bill Acre singles to right field. Ed Siddall advances to third on the hit. Paddy Scalzi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Milt Smithton strikes out. Johnnie Thompson strikes out. Jeremy Southworth grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Brick Jones singles to center field. Rex Pashnick lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert Warren grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Henry Bickham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Leonys Lara doubles to left field. Livan Kuczek fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Livan Kuczek strikes out. Jim Lemaster reached on a fielding error by Stefan Brenly. Pancho Woodruff reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bert Warren. Leonys Lara scores. Bill Johnson strikes out. Mike Piniella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ed Siddall grounds out to the pitcher. Stefan Brenly strikes out. Joe Sackinsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Milt Smithton strikes out. Johnnie Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Jeremy Southworth hits a home run. Leonys Lara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Acre pops out to the catcher. Paddy Scalzi walks. Brick Jones singles to left field. Rex Pashnick lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert Warren grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Livan Kuczek strikes out. Jim Lemaster grounds out to the pitcher. Pancho Woodruff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Henry Bickham grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Siddall flies out to the center fielder. Stefan Brenly doubles past the third baseman. Joe Sackinsky pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Piniella flies out to the left fielder. Milt Smithton singles to center field. Johnnie Thompson walks. Joe Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jeremy Southworth walks. Leonys Lara flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Acre pops out to the second baseman. Paddy Scalzi flies out to the center fielder. Brick Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Kentaro Machida is pinch hitting for Livan Kuczek. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kentaro Machida flies out to the center fielder. Jim Lemaster grounds out to the shortstop. Pancho Woodruff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Harry Dean pitching. Gus Reynolds is pinch hitting for Joe Williams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gus Reynolds walks. Bert Warren reached on a fielding error by Leonys Lara. Henry Bickham walks. Ed Siddall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gus Reynolds scores. Bert Warren advances to third on the play. Stefan Brenly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mandy Hughes improves in power_vs_righty Bruce Brown improves in power_vs_lefty Abe Daal improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Rivera did not respond to coaching in speed Orlando Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Carney Masi improves in control Jim Aybar improves in range Scott Byrd improves in velocity Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in 1B