Win: Jack Barton (3-3) Loss: Sean Bones (11-14)
Save: Ron Mails (15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jimmie Sanicki pitching. Marty Cruz pops out to the first baseman. Placido Beck singles to center field. Cupid Grace walks. Walt Poat pops out to the third baseman. Lamar Textor singles to left field. Placido Beck scores. Cupid Grace advances to third on the hit. Eric Kroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Sean Bones pitching. Reid Nicholson strikes out. Clay Irwin singles to right field. Hugo Mercer doubles to left field. Varney Crutcher strikes out. Ross Rohr-Beck singles to right field. Clay Irwin scores. Hugo Mercer scores. Juan Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Matthews triples. Bobby Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Matthews scores. Sean Bones pops out to the second baseman. Marty Cruz walks. Marty Cruz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Minnie Patton flies out to the center fielder. Orval Martin singles to right field. Jimmie Sanicki lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Reid Nicholson singles to center field. Orval Martin scores. Clay Irwin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Placido Beck strikes out. Cupid Grace flies out to the right fielder. Walt Poat singles to left field. Lamar Textor pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hugo Mercer doubles to right field. Varney Crutcher singles to center field. Hugo Mercer scores. Varney Crutcher steals second. Ross Rohr-Beck singles in front of the center fielder. Varney Crutcher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ross Rohr-Beck steals second. Juan Schmidt strikes out. Minnie Patton singles to right field. Ross Rohr-Beck scores. Billy Macias comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Minnie Patton steals second. Orval Martin is hit by a pitch. Jimmie Sanicki fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jimmie Sanicki strikes out. Reid Nicholson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Eric Kroll walks. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Eric Kroll steals second. Bobby Smith singles to center field. Eric Kroll scores. Billy Macias lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Marty Cruz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Macias is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Placido Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Clay Irwin strikes out. Hugo Mercer strikes out. Varney Crutcher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jack Barton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cupid Grace pops out to the second baseman. Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck flies out to the right fielder. Juan Schmidt strikes out. Minnie Patton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Eric Kroll singles to center field. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Bobby Smith pops out to the third baseman. Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Billy Macias. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Benitez hits a home run. Eric Kroll scores. Steve Finley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Cruz singles to right field. Placido Beck bunts for a base hit. Cupid Grace singles to left field. Marty Cruz is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Gregg Haldeman pitching. Orval Martin strikes out. Steve Finley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Reid Nicholson hits a home run. Clay Irwin singles to left field. Hugo Mercer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Walt Poat grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lamar Textor strikes out. Eric Kroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Varney Crutcher pops out to the shortstop. Ross Rohr-Beck singles to left field. Juan Schmidt walks. Minnie Patton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Juan Schmidt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Orval Martin singles to left field. Ross Rohr-Beck scores. Irv Barthelson is pinch hitting for Steve Finley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Irv Barthelson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Orval Martin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ron Mails pitching. Tsutomu Kadota enters the game as a defensive replacement for Juan Schmidt at SS. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Bobby Smith singles to center field. Carl McElveen is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Carl McElveen singles to left field. Marty Cruz grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Smith advances to third on the play. Carl McElveen advances to second on the play. Placido Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Jones pitching. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Clay Irwin singles to right field. Hugo Mercer singles past the shortstop. Varney Crutcher walks. Ross Rohr-Beck grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Cupid Grace singles to right field. Cupid Grace steals second. Walt Poat grounds out to the second baseman. Cupid Grace advances to third on the play. Lamar Textor lines out to the shortstop. Eric Kroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Cooper did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Bream improves in velocity Pat Whiten improves in power_vs_righty Mike Morton did not respond to coaching in velocity John Clemens did not respond to coaching in range John Peterson improves in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Stan Keegan did not respond to coaching in velocity Nick Krehmeyer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Servais improves in power_vs_lefty Harl Mercedes improves in contact_vs_righty Luis Reyes did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Servais improves in arm