Win: Tim Wagner (4-2) Loss: Steve Foxen (4-9)
Save: Ed Constable (35)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jug Sunday pitching. Marty Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Baldwin grounds out to the shortstop. Placido Beck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Jones pitching. Ross Rohr-Beck singles to right field. Hugo Mercer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Doug Fontenot strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Walt Poat pops out to the second baseman. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Cupid Grace singles to center field. Eric Kroll triples. Cupid Grace scores. Bobby Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Irv Barthelson singles to left field. Jay Brewster strikes out. Minnie Patton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Jones flies out to the left fielder. Marty Cruz walks. Eddie Baldwin walks. Marty Cruz steals third. Eddie Baldwin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Placido Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Otie Shepherd flies out to the center fielder. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the pitcher. Jug Sunday lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Walt Poat grounds out to the second baseman. Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Hugo Mercer hits an infield single to the shortstop. Doug Fontenot grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hugo Mercer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doug Fontenot steals second. Irv Barthelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Eric Kroll singles to left field. Bobby Smith flies out to the left fielder. John Jones lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marty Cruz singles to center field. Eric Kroll scores. Eddie Baldwin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ross Rohr-Beck. Placido Beck walks. Walt Poat pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jay Brewster walks. Minnie Patton strikes out. Otie Shepherd singles to left field. Gus Chamberlain grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lamar Textor strikes out. Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Kroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Yusaku Okamoto is pinch hitting for Jug Sunday. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Yusaku Okamoto grounds out to the shortstop. Ross Rohr-Beck walks. Hugo Mercer grounds out to the pitcher. Ross Rohr-Beck advances to second on the play. Doug Fontenot doubles past the third baseman. Ross Rohr-Beck scores. Irv Barthelson walks. Jay Brewster singles to right field. Doug Fontenot scores. Irv Barthelson advances to third on the hit. Minnie Patton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Harry Romero pitching. Bobby Smith grounds out to the pitcher. John Jones pops out to the second baseman. Marty Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Otie Shepherd singles to right field. Gus Chamberlain flies out to the center fielder. Varney Crutcher is pinch hitting for Harry Romero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otie Shepherd steals second. Tim Wagner 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. Varney Crutcher grounds out to the third baseman. Ross Rohr-Beck flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Steve Foxen pitching. Eddie Baldwin reached on a fielding error by Minnie Patton. Placido Beck strikes out. Walt Poat singles to left field. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Baldwin advances to third on the play. Walt Poat advances to second on the play. Cupid Grace singles to center field. Eddie Baldwin scores. Walt Poat scores. Eric Kroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hugo Mercer lines out to the first baseman. Doug Fontenot walks. Irv Barthelson singles to left field. Jay Brewster singles to center field. Doug Fontenot scores. Skeeter Ennis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Minnie Patton reached on a fielding error by Placido Beck. Otie Shepherd grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Smith singles to center field. Ian McNulty is pinch hitting for Skeeter Ennis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ian McNulty strikes out. Marty Cruz strikes out. Eddie Baldwin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ed Constable pitching. Gus Chamberlain walks. Buddy Householder is pinch running for Gus Chamberlain on 1st base. Steve Foxen lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Ross Rohr-Beck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Richard McConnell did not respond to coaching in control J.J. Briggs improves in arm Lee Ward improves in control Ron Muniz did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Morton did not respond to coaching in endurance Vern Moreno did not respond to coaching in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Grimes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Art Knicely did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Randy McElwee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Barton did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Servais did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Witt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty