Win: Jimmie Sanicki (7-18) Loss: Sean Bones (8-17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jimmie Sanicki pitching. Marty Cruz triples. Placido Beck flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Marty Cruz scores. Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Sean Bones pitching. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Hugo Mercer triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Doug Fontenot pops out to the second baseman. Irv Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Cupid Grace walks. Eric Kroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cupid Grace advances to second on the play. Bobby Smith strikes out. Ian McNulty pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jay Brewster triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Minnie Patton singles to center field. Jay Brewster scores. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Gus Chamberlain flies out to the center fielder. Jimmie Sanicki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sean Bones strikes out. Marty Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Placido Beck singles to right field. Walt Poat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck pops out to the second baseman. Hugo Mercer strikes out. Doug Fontenot grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lamar Textor strikes out. Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Kroll singles to left field. Eric Kroll steals second. Bobby Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Irv Barthelson singles to center field. Jay Brewster hits a home run. Irv Barthelson scores. Minnie Patton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otie Shepherd hits an infield single to the shortstop. Gus Chamberlain singles to center field. Otie Shepherd advances to third on the hit. Jimmie Sanicki strikes out. Ross Rohr-Beck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ian McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Bones grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Cruz triples. Placido Beck doubles to left field. Marty Cruz scores. Walt Poat grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hugo Mercer grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Fontenot doubles to center field. Irv Barthelson singles to center field. Doug Fontenot scores. Jay Brewster walks. Minnie Patton singles to right field. Irv Barthelson is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Jay Brewster advances to third on the play. Otie Shepherd singles to right field. Jay Brewster scores. Billy Macias comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Chamberlain singles to center field. Minnie Patton scores. Jimmie Sanicki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lamar Textor doubles to right field. Cupid Grace strikes out. Eric Kroll strikes out. Bobby Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck walks. Hugo Mercer singles to right field. Ross Rohr-Beck advances to third on the hit. Doug Fontenot flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ross Rohr-Beck scores. Irv Barthelson flies out to the center fielder. Jonathan Knoblauch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Brewster grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hugo Mercer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ian McNulty singles to right field. Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Jonathan Knoblauch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Benitez strikes out. Ian McNulty is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Marty Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tim Wagner pitching. Minnie Patton flies out to the left fielder. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Chamberlain singles to right field. Jimmie Sanicki grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gus Chamberlain is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Placido Beck singles past the second baseman. Walt Poat singles to center field. Placido Beck advances to third on the hit. Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Poat advances to second on the play. Cupid Grace lines out to the third baseman. Joseph Orwell is pinch hitting for Eric Kroll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joseph Orwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Juan Schmidt is pinch hitting for Ross Rohr-Beck. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Juan Schmidt walks. Buddy Householder is pinch hitting for Hugo Mercer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buddy Householder pops out to the second baseman. Harl Mercedes is pinch hitting for Doug Fontenot. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harl Mercedes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Schmidt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Irv Barthelson singles to right field. Harl Mercedes is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Smith pops out to the third baseman. Ian McNulty flies out to the center fielder. George Stremmel is pinch hitting for Tim Wagner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Stremmel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Sean Bones is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: J.J. Briggs did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Jonnard improves in power_vs_righty John Brower did not respond to coaching in control J.J. Briggs improves in power_vs_lefty J.J. Briggs improves in range Lee Ward improves in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Jake Hunter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Grimes did not respond to coaching in arm Danny McKeithan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Barton did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Servais improves in range