Inning: 1 Kansas City Russ Cole pitching. Bruce Finley flies out to the center fielder. Bruno Plarski grounds out to the shortstop. Leo George grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Al Loun pitching. Tetsuro Tamura singles to right field. Henry Pena singles to right field. Yoshihisa Takahashi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tetsuro Tamura advances to third on the play. Joe Ernaga singles to right field. Tetsuro Tamura scores. Mike Wood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Juan McClellan singles to center field. Reggie Bates hits a home run. Juan McClellan scores. George Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Gorman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Davey Maddux doubles to left field. Al Loun grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Earley flies out to the center fielder. Tom Hillegas strikes out. Greg Oliva grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Finley grounds out to the third baseman. Bruno Plarski singles to center field. Leo George flies out to the left fielder. Juan McClellan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Russ Cole grounds out to the third baseman. Tetsuro Tamura grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Pena singles to right field. Yoshihisa Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Reggie Bates singles to right field. George Bailey walks. Mark Gorman walks. Davey Maddux singles to left field. Reggie Bates scores. George Bailey scores. Mark Gorman advances to third on the hit. Al Loun singles to center field. Mark Gorman scores. Davey Maddux advances to third on the hit. Bruce Finley grounds out to the third baseman. Davey Maddux scores. Al Loun advances to second on the play. Eddie Sadowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruno Plarski flies out to the center fielder. Leo George flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Ernaga doubles to left field. Mike Wood singles to left field. Joe Ernaga scores. Bob Earley reached on a fielding error by Davey Maddux. Tom Hillegas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Wood advances to third on the play. Greg Oliva grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Juan McClellan singles to left field. Reggie Bates strikes out. George Bailey walks. Mark Gorman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Eddie Sadowski singles to left field. Tetsuro Tamura grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Henry Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Davey Maddux grounds out to the shortstop. Al Loun singles to left field. Bruce Finley hits a home run. Al Loun scores. Dion Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruno Plarski grounds out to the third baseman. Leo George flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoshihisa Takahashi singles past the second baseman. Joe Ernaga singles to center field. Mike Wood flies out to the left fielder. Bob Earley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshihisa Takahashi advances to third on the play. Joe Ernaga advances to second on the play. Tom Hillegas doubles to right field. Yoshihisa Takahashi scores. Joe Ernaga scores. Yeral Pacheco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Oliva singles past the third baseman. Tom Hillegas scores. Dion Zdeb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Juan McClellan singles to left field. Reggie Bates flies out to the right fielder. George Bailey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Ernaga. Mark Gorman singles to center field. Juan McClellan scores. George Bailey scores. B.J. Lerch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Gorman steals second. Davey Maddux flies out to the right fielder. Merritt Gautreau is pinch hitting for Yeral Pacheco. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Merritt Gautreau singles to right field. Mark Gorman scores. Bruce Finley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dick McHenry pitching. Tetsuro Tamura flies out to the center fielder. Henry Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshihisa Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Singleton is pinch hitting for Bruno Plarski. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Singleton singles to left field. Mark Vizcaino is pinch hitting for Leo George. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Vizcaino flies out to the left fielder. Juan McClellan singles to right field. John Singleton advances to third on the hit. Reggie Bates strikes out. Steve Bonds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. George Bailey singles to center field. John Singleton scores. Mark Gorman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Ernaga singles to left field. Mike Wood hits a home run. Joe Ernaga scores. Tom Grubbs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Earley grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Jones is pinch hitting for Tom Hillegas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Jones strikes out. Leo Niehaus is pinch hitting for Greg Oliva. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Leo Niehaus walks. Joe Powell is pinch hitting for Steve Bonds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Powell doubles to left field. Leo Niehaus is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Keith McMillon pitching. Davey Maddux grounds out to the third baseman. Rex Roof is pinch hitting for Tom Grubbs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rex Roof flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Finley hits a home run. John Singleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Smith pitching. Tetsuro Tamura pops out to the second baseman. Henry Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Grissom is pinch hitting for Yoshihisa Takahashi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Joe Ernaga (26), Tom Hillegas (20), Joe Powell (6).HR - Mike Wood (21).GIDP - Tetsuro Tamura, Yoshihisa Takahashi, Tom Hillegas. Fielding: E - Joe Ernaga.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rich Chlupsa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Hoblitzel improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Mauldin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Phillips improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Lake improves in arm Yariel Cespedes did not respond to coaching in control Otto Fisher improves in range Bobby Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Jason Purdy did not respond to coaching in 3B