Win: Webb Smith (7-2) Loss: Billy Fansler (1-6)
Save: Walt Clyde (10)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Webb Smith pitching. Pat Regalado walks. Jeff Viau flies out to the center fielder. Kyle Reese singles to center field. Pat Regalado advances to third on the hit. Randy Sveum flies out to the right fielder. Jim Kostro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Billy Fansler pitching. Tommy Haughey reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jesse Treadway. Nelson Plantenberg flies out to the right fielder. Ikuo Inokawa grounds out to the pitcher. Don Uchrinscko walks. Tanyon Valdez singles to right field. Tommy Haughey scores. Don Uchrinscko advances to third on the hit. Chuck Conigliaro grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Strickland strikes out. Jesse Treadway flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hutchinson singles to center field. Billy Fansler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Masataka Takeshita strikes out. Paul Beltre walks. Paul Beltre is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Webb Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pat Regalado grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Viau grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kyle Reese singles to right field. Randy Sveum walks. Jim Kostro bunts for a base hit. John Strickland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tommy Haughey pops out to the third baseman. Nelson Plantenberg strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jesse Treadway grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hutchinson walks. Billy Fansler fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Billy Fansler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Hutchinson advances to second on the play. Pat Regalado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Don Uchrinscko flies out to the center fielder. Tanyon Valdez strikes out. Chuck Conigliaro singles to right field. Masataka Takeshita singles to center field. Paul Beltre singles to right field. Chuck Conigliaro scores. Webb Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jeff Viau grounds out to the pitcher. Kyle Reese is hit by a pitch. Randy Sveum grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Kyle Reese is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Kostro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Randy Sveum is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tommy Haughey walks. Tommy Haughey steals second. Nelson Plantenberg grounds out to the pitcher. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the center fielder. Don Uchrinscko flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Strickland grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jesse Treadway walks. Joe Hutchinson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jesse Treadway is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Cross is pinch hitting for Billy Fansler. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Cross flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Sid Lynch pitching. Tanyon Valdez singles to center field. Chuck Conigliaro flies out to the center fielder. Masataka Takeshita doubles to right field. Tanyon Valdez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Beltre grounds out to the second baseman. Masataka Takeshita advances to third on the play. Webb Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pat Regalado singles to left field. Jeff Viau flies out to the right fielder. Kyle Reese strikes out. Randy Sveum strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tommy Haughey grounds out to the third baseman. Nelson Plantenberg doubles to center field. Ikuo Inokawa strikes out. Gene Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Don Uchrinscko singles to right field. Nelson Plantenberg scores. Tanyon Valdez walks. Chuck Conigliaro reached on a 2-base throwing error by Randy Sveum. Don Uchrinscko scores. Masataka Takeshita strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Kostro singles to right field. John Strickland singles to right field. Jesse Treadway flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hutchinson flies out to the left fielder. David Jordan is pinch hitting for Gene Nichols. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. David Jordan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Kostro is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dory Behenna pitching. Paul Beltre walks. Webb Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Memo Brant is pinch hitting for Tommy Haughey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Memo Brant singles to center field. Paul Beltre scores. Scrappy Stanton is pinch hitting for Nelson Plantenberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scrappy Stanton singles to right field. Bill Blair is pinch hitting for Ikuo Inokawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Blair pops out to the shortstop. Bob Hammonds is pinch hitting for Don Uchrinscko. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Hammonds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pat Regalado triples. Jeff Viau singles to center field. Pat Regalado scores. Kyle Reese triples. Jeff Viau scores. George Curtis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Sveum singles to left field. Kyle Reese scores. Walt Clyde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Kostro triples. Randy Sveum scores. John Strickland grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Kostro scores. Jesse Treadway flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hutchinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 12 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Harrison did not respond to coaching in control Gilberto Mathews improves in velocity Jack Nottebart did not respond to coaching in velocity Gilberto Mathews did not respond to coaching in control Ted Crooke did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Esty Leip improves in arm J.C. Heintzelman improves in arm Jim Wolverton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Esty Leip improves in range