Win: Atley Taylor (5-13) Loss: Dick Alberts (3-10)
Save: Pablo Garcia (16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Atley Taylor pitching. Loren Bramhall flies out to the left fielder. Roy Layana reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pat Pashnick. Beiker Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Stanicek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dick Alberts pitching. Keita Arakane singles to left field. Ricky Pierce walks. Jeff Schick flies out to the right fielder. Brant Waddell strikes out. John Adkins grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ricky Pierce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Martinez strikes out. Bernie Mitchell singles to center field. Bernie Mitchell steals second. Frank Stark strikes out. Sandy Melton lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Calvin Craig singles to center field. Paul Garagozzo singles to center field. Calvin Craig advances to third on the hit. Pat Pashnick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Calvin Craig scores. Atley Taylor singles to center field. Keita Arakane grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dick Alberts pops out to the third baseman. Loren Bramhall strikes out. Roy Layana pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ricky Pierce grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Schick flies out to the left fielder. Brant Waddell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Beiker Miller flies out to the center fielder. Tom Stanicek strikes out. Bill Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Adkins grounds out to the pitcher. Calvin Craig grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Garagozzo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bernie Mitchell strikes out. Frank Stark grounds out to the third baseman. Sandy Melton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Pat Pashnick singles to center field. Atley Taylor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Keita Arakane grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Pashnick advances to third on the play. Ricky Pierce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dick Alberts strikes out. Loren Bramhall flies out to the right fielder. Roy Layana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jeff Schick flies out to the right fielder. Brant Waddell strikes out. John Adkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Beiker Miller strikes out. Tom Stanicek flies out to the right fielder. Bill Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Calvin Craig pops out to the third baseman. Paul Garagozzo strikes out. Pat Pashnick hits a home run. Atley Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bernie Mitchell pops out to the second baseman. Frank Stark strikes out. Sandy Melton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Keita Arakane flies out to the left fielder. Ricky Pierce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Schick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bob Youngs is pinch hitting for Dick Alberts. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Youngs singles to center field. Pablo Garcia 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 1st. Loren Bramhall strikes out. Roy Layana strikes out. Beiker Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Henry Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ruben Littrell improves in range Enrique Perez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scott Koob did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Enrique Perez improves in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Yogi Latimer did not respond to coaching in control Geronimo Cole did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Lucas did not respond to coaching in control Scott Croucher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walt Donnels did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty