Win: Yuji Nishiyama (7-13) Loss: Joe Wolter (6-18)
Save: Igor Stepanovs (28)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Yuji Nishiyama pitching. Patsy Wheat flies out to the right fielder. Nick Castellanos pops out to the second baseman. Bill Shields grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Wolter pitching. Steve Krause grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Crawford hits a home run. Johnnie Gwosdz lines out to the shortstop. Dude Cooper grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mark Canavan singles to center field. George Strickland strikes out. Lee Biggs flies out to the right fielder. Red Brown pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jerry Springer pops out to the shortstop. Don Reis singles past the second baseman. Rick Staehle singles to right field. Don Reis advances to third on the hit. Lloyd Troy pops out to the shortstop. Yuji Nishiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Emil Hutchinson strikes out. Joe Wolter strikes out. Patsy Wheat grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Krause grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Crawford hits a home run. Johnnie Gwosdz grounds out to the second baseman. Dude Cooper singles to right field. Jerry Springer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dude Cooper is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nick Castellanos walks. Bill Shields singles to right field. Mark Canavan pops out to the shortstop. George Strickland pops out to the second baseman. Lee Biggs pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Don Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Staehle pops out to the first baseman. Lloyd Troy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Red Brown strikes out. Emil Hutchinson strikes out. Joe Wolter singles to right field. Patsy Wheat grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yuji Nishiyama strikes out. Steve Krause strikes out. Rafael Crawford lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nick Castellanos pops out to the second baseman. Bill Shields grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Canavan hits a home run. George Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Johnnie Gwosdz singles to center field. Dude Cooper strikes out. Jerry Springer singles to left field. Johnnie Gwosdz advances to third on the hit. Don Reis grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Springer advances to second on the play. Rick Staehle singles to center field. Johnnie Gwosdz scores. Jerry Springer scores. Lloyd Troy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lee Biggs walks. Lee Biggs is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Red Brown strikes out. Emil Hutchinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lyle Rhem comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yuji Nishiyama strikes out. Steve Krause strikes out. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Boyd Miller is pinch hitting for Lyle Rhem. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Boyd Miller flies out to the center fielder. Patsy Wheat strikes out. Nick Castellanos hits a home run. Bill Shields grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Masanori Cooper pitching. Johnnie Gwosdz doubles to left field. Dude Cooper doubles to center field. Johnnie Gwosdz scores. Jerry Springer flies out to the right fielder. Don Reis walks. Rick Staehle grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dude Cooper is out at third base. Lloyd Troy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Igor Stepanovs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mark Canavan hits a home run. George Strickland pops out to the third baseman. Lee Biggs hits a home run. Red Brown walks. Emil Hutchinson walks. George Evans is pinch hitting for Masanori Cooper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Evans lines out to the second baseman. Patsy Wheat flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Collins did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Bowen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Willie Zacher improves in arm Papa Watson improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Hitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Javier did not respond to coaching in control Gus Becker did not respond to coaching in endurance Toby Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jesus Bankhead did not respond to coaching in C