Win: Cupid Ross (3-3) Loss: Howard Smith (4-9)
Save: Kazuhiro Inagaki (21)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Howard Smith pitching. Frank Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Bombo Mertz hits a home run. Chris Lundbom walks. Johnny Fluhrer flies out to the center fielder. Terry Brewington grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Lundbom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Lynn Keener pitching. Johnny Hook doubles to center field. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Johnny Hook advances to third on the play. Bill Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Hook scores. Beiker Miller singles to right field. Koichi Nakamura lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rod Smith singles to left field. Masaki Yamanaka strikes out. Hiromi Nagai strikes out. Lynn Keener flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Loren Bramhall doubles to left field. Jim Gainey walks. Howard Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Hook strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Frank Ford strikes out. Bombo Mertz reached on a fielding error by Beiker Miller. Chris Lundbom grounds out to the pitcher. Bombo Mertz advances to second on the play. Johnny Fluhrer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Clarence Ayers singles past the shortstop. Bill Martinez walks. Beiker Miller strikes out. Koichi Nakamura singles to left field. Clarence Ayers scores. Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Martinez advances to third on the play. Koichi Nakamura advances to second on the play. Loren Bramhall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Terry Brewington strikes out. Rod Smith flies out to the left fielder. Masaki Yamanaka grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Gainey flies out to the right fielder. Howard Smith strikes out. Johnny Hook walks. Clarence Ayers singles to center field. Bill Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hiromi Nagai grounds out to the shortstop. Lynn Keener singles to right field. Frank Ford pops out to the third baseman. Bombo Mertz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Beiker Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Chris Lundbom strikes out. Johnny Fluhrer singles to center field. Terry Brewington flies out to the center fielder. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Loren Bramhall grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Gainey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howard Smith lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Masaki Yamanaka grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromi Nagai grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Cardenas is pinch hitting for Lynn Keener. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Johnny Cardenas walks. Frank Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Cupid Ross pitching. Johnny Hook grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Martinez pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bombo Mertz strikes out. Chris Lundbom triples. Johnny Fluhrer singles to right field. Chris Lundbom scores. Terry Brewington flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Johnny Fluhrer advances to second. Rod Smith singles to center field. Johnny Fluhrer scores. Masaki Yamanaka singles to right field. Rod Smith advances to third on the hit. Hiromi Nagai singles to left field. Rod Smith scores. Masaki Yamanaka advances to third on the hit. Keita Arakane is pinch hitting for Cupid Ross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Keita Arakane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Watty Downs pitching. Beiker Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Frank Ford doubles to right field. Joe Sundberg 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. Bombo Mertz grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Lundbom walks. Johnny Fluhrer flies out to the center fielder. Terry Brewington strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Kazuhiro Inagaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Loren Bramhall flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jim Gainey singles to left field. Chuck Cook is pinch hitting for Joe Sundberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chuck Cook pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Hook pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Closter did not respond to coaching in control Jim Balas did not respond to coaching in velocity Arnie Magadan did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Closter did not respond to coaching in control Arnie Magadan did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Steinbrenner did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Bailor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Bailor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Ferens improves in power_vs_righty Paul Garagozzo improves in power_vs_righty Ryan Reed improves in arm Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in 3B