Win: Bill Witherbee (9-4) Loss: Kevin Young (7-4)
Save: Harry Dean (17)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Kevin Young pitching. Kentaro Machida walks. Milt Smithton walks. Jeremy Southworth strikes out. Bill Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Pancho Woodruff grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Witherbee pitching. Jerry Allen flies out to the left fielder. Bert Warren flies out to the right fielder. Henry Bickham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike Piniella strikes out. Johnnie Thompson reached on a fielding error by Kevin Young. Buzz Moran grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnnie Thompson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Witherbee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Siddall singles to right field. Joe Sackinsky grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kentaro Machida hits a home run. Milt Smithton grounds out to the shortstop. Jeremy Southworth flies out to the center fielder. Bill Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bud Rodas singles to center field. Bud Rodas steals second. Paddy Scalzi singles past the shortstop. Bud Rodas scores. Kevin Young lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Jerry Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Paddy Scalzi advances to third on the play. Kevin Young advances to second on the play. Bert Warren flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Paddy Scalzi scores. Henry Bickham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pancho Woodruff grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Piniella strikes out. Johnnie Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed Siddall strikes out. Joe Sackinsky strikes out. Tim Smith singles to center field. Bud Rodas grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Buzz Moran pops out to the second baseman. Bill Witherbee grounds out to the shortstop. Kentaro Machida walks. Milt Smithton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kentaro Machida is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Paddy Scalzi doubles to right field. Kevin Young fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kevin Young flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Allen strikes out. Bert Warren grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jeremy Southworth walks. Bill Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeremy Southworth advances to second on the play. Pancho Woodruff singles to center field. Jeremy Southworth scores. Mike Piniella flies out to the center fielder. Johnnie Thompson singles to left field. Pancho Woodruff advances to third on the hit. Buzz Moran singles past the first baseman. Pancho Woodruff scores. Bill Witherbee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Henry Bickham singles to center field. Ed Siddall strikes out. Joe Sackinsky singles to left field. Tim Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Kentaro Machida pops out to the shortstop. Milt Smithton doubles to right field. Wid Booker 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 grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bud Rodas singles to left field. Paddy Scalzi flies out to the left fielder. Gus Reynolds is pinch hitting for Wid Booker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Reynolds grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bud Rodas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Allen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Koch pitching. Pancho Woodruff strikes out. Mike Piniella grounds out to the third baseman. Johnnie Thompson singles to right field. Buzz Moran grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnnie Thompson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bert Warren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Henry Bickham doubles past the first baseman. Ozzie Matchick 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. Ed Siddall grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Henry Bickham advances to third on the play. Joe Sackinsky walks. Tim Smith walks. Bud Rodas grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Henry Bickham is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Lemaster is pinch hitting for Ozzie Matchick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Lemaster singles to center field. Kentaro Machida strikes out. Jim Lemaster steals second. Milt Smithton walks. Jeremy Southworth flies out to the center fielder. Bill Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Harry Dean pitching. Paddy Scalzi flies out to the right fielder. Tom Milchin is pinch hitting for Bill Koch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Milchin walks. Jerry Allen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Milchin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bert Warren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Henry Bickham (5), Paddy Scalzi (7).SF - Bert Warren.GIDP - Joe Sackinsky, Tim Smith. Baserunning: SB - Bud Rodas (4). Fielding: E - Kevin Young.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mandy Hughes improves in range Abe Daal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bruce Brown improves in range Alan Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Aaron Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Misse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mel Wakefield did not respond to coaching in control Don Stearns improves in power_vs_righty John Porter did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Misse improves in 1B