Win: Denny McLain (1-1) Loss: George Lipetri (0-1)
Save: Stephen Strasburg (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Wayne Lewis pitching. Manny Ramirez strikes out. Klondike Douglass singles to right field. Julio Rodriguez walks. Joe DiMaggio grounds out to the shortstop. Klondike Douglass advances to third on the play. Julio Rodriguez advances to second on the play. George Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Denny McLain pitching. Jay Rolen grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Layden strikes out. Aaron Doyle singles to left field. Aaron Doyle steals second. Frank Rauch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Onix Concepcion flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Rogers Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Jiro Asakura doubles to right field. Denny McLain reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bruce Spongberg. Jiro Asakura scores. Manny Ramirez walks. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Josh Reynolds pops out to the first baseman. Frank Wilhelm singles to center field. Bruce Spongberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Julio Rodriguez strikes out. Joe DiMaggio grounds out to the shortstop. George Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Wayne Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Rolen singles to right field. Bill Layden grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Onix Concepcion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rogers Hornsby doubles to left field. Jiro Asakura grounds out to the third baseman. Denny McLain flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Aaron Doyle singles to center field. Frank Rauch grounds out to the third baseman. Aaron Doyle advances to second on the play. George Sanders pops out to the first baseman. Josh Reynolds hits a home run. Aaron Doyle scores. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Manny Ramirez singles to left field. Manny Ramirez steals second. Manny Ramirez steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the pitcher. Julio Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Joe DiMaggio pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bruce Spongberg singles to right field. Wayne Lewis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Rolen hits a home run. Bruce Spongberg scores. Bill Layden strikes out. Aaron Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Brett walks. Onix Concepcion singles to right field. Rogers Hornsby strikes out. Jiro Asakura strikes out. Denny McLain pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Frank Rauch walks. George Sanders flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Frank Rauch is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Josh Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Manny Ramirez doubles to left field. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Julio Rodriguez walks. Bob Alvis 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. Joe DiMaggio walks. George Brett flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Manny Ramirez is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Spongberg flies out to the right fielder. Steve Hodkey is pinch hitting for Bob Alvis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Hodkey singles to center field. Jay Rolen doubles to right field. Steve Hodkey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Layden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Johnny Dykstra pitching. Onix Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Rogers Hornsby singles to right field. Jiro Asakura triples. Rogers Hornsby scores. Denny McLain grounds out to the shortstop. Jiro Asakura scores. Cy Brunson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Aaron Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Frank Rauch grounds out to the third baseman. George Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Lipetri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Klondike Douglass walks. Julio Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Joe DiMaggio singles to right field. Klondike Douglass advances to third on the hit. George Brett flies out to the center fielder. Happy Iott is pinch hitting for Onix Concepcion. Happy Iott walks. Rogers Hornsby hits a home run. Klondike Douglass scores. Joe DiMaggio scores. Happy Iott scores. Bill Pryor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jiro Asakura pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dolly Valdivielso enters the game as a defensive replacement for Happy Iott at C. Stephen Strasburg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Josh Reynolds singles to right field. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the second baseman. Josh Reynolds advances to second on the play. Bruce Spongberg singles to left field. Josh Reynolds scores. Al Smith is pinch hitting for Bill Pryor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Smith singles to center field. Jay Rolen strikes out. Bill Layden flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Jay Rolen (1).HR - Jay Rolen (1), Josh Reynolds (1).GIDP - Bill Layden. Baserunning: SB - Aaron Doyle (2).CS - Frank Rauch (1). Fielding: E - Bruce Spongberg.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Newfield did not respond to coaching in range Doyle Alexander did not respond to coaching in control Ronald Acuna Jr. improves in power_vs_lefty Pretzel Roberts did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Bailor improves in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Taylor improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Stricklett did not respond to coaching in speed Greg Garrison did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in 1B