Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Witherbee pitching. Jerry Allen singles to center field. Bert Warren singles to center field. Jerry Allen advances to third on the hit. Henry Bickham strikes out. Stefan Brenly grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Allen scores. Bert Warren advances to second on the play. Bud Rodas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tom Deshaies pitching. Kentaro Machida singles to right field. Bill Johnson hits a home run. Kentaro Machida scores. Mike Piniella lines out to the shortstop. Jeremy Southworth flies out to the right fielder. Johnnie Thompson walks. Pancho Woodruff grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky triples. Bill Acre pops out to the first baseman. Paddy Scalzi strikes out. Tom Deshaies grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Buzz Moran pops out to the first baseman. Milt Smithton strikes out. Bill Witherbee is hit by a pitch. Kentaro Machida singles to right field. Bill Johnson walks. Mike Piniella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jerry Allen strikes out. Bert Warren singles to left field. Henry Bickham reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pancho Woodruff. Stefan Brenly grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Warren scores. Henry Bickham advances to third on the play. Bud Rodas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jeremy Southworth flies out to the center fielder. Johnnie Thompson singles past the second baseman. Pancho Woodruff grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnnie Thompson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Buzz Moran flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Acre grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paddy Scalzi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Milt Smithton singles to left field. Bill Witherbee lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kentaro Machida singles to right field. Milt Smithton scores. Bill Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kentaro Machida advances to second on the play. Mike Piniella singles past the shortstop. Kentaro Machida scores. Jeremy Southworth pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tom Deshaies pops out to the catcher. Jerry Allen triples. Bert Warren grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Allen scores. Henry Bickham reached on a fielding error by Buzz Moran. Stefan Brenly singles to center field. Bud Rodas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Johnnie Thompson pops out to the catcher. Pancho Woodruff flies out to the center fielder. Buzz Moran pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky walks. Bill Acre grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Sackinsky is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paddy Scalzi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Milt Smithton grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Witherbee strikes out. Kentaro Machida grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gus Reynolds is pinch hitting for Tom Deshaies. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Gus Reynolds hits a home run. Hank Gilmore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Allen singles to right field. Bert Warren singles to right field. Jerry Allen advances to third on the hit. Henry Bickham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jerry Allen scores. Stefan Brenly grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Wid Booker pitching. Bill Johnson is hit by a pitch. Mike Piniella grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jeremy Southworth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ozzie Matchick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Rodas strikes out. Joe Sackinsky flies out to the center fielder. Bill Acre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Johnnie Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Pancho Woodruff flies out to the center fielder. Buzz Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Paddy Scalzi grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Kommers is pinch hitting for Wid Booker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Kommers grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Allen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gene Aragon pitching. Milt Smithton hits a home run. 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 flies out to the left fielder. Kentaro Machida grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Harry Dean pitching. Bert Warren strikes out. Henry Bickham strikes out. Stefan Brenly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Masashi Ohshima comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Piniella singles to center field. Jeremy Southworth lines out to the second baseman. Johnnie Thompson reached on a fielding error by Bud Rodas. Pancho Woodruff grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Piniella advances to third on the play. Johnnie Thompson advances to second on the play. Buzz Moran doubles past the center fielder. Mike Piniella scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Buzz Moran (12).HR - Bill Johnson (12), Milt Smithton (11).GIDP - Mike Piniella.HBP - Bill Johnson (2), Bill Witherbee (1). Fielding: E - Pancho Woodruff, Buzz Moran.
Game Notes Johnnie Thompson is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carney Masi did not respond to coaching in control Dave Misse improves in arm Carney Masi did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Misse did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mandy Hughes improves in speed Bill Dickerson improves in power_vs_lefty Harvey Velazquez improves in velocity Abe Daal improves in power_vs_lefty Bruce Brown improves in 2B