Win: Ryan Maxwell (9-2) Loss: Johnny Wills (5-7)
Save: Pablo Garcia (29)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Vic Hermanski pitching. Gordie Bowman walks. Gordie Bowman steals second. Ricky Pierce flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Schick walks. Brant Waddell flies out to the right fielder. Calvin Craig singles to right field. Gordie Bowman scores. Jeff Schick aggressively advances to third on the hit. Nigel Joseph singles to right field. Jeff Schick scores. Calvin Craig advances to third on the hit. Nigel Joseph is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota George Zuber pitching. Loren Bramhall grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Layana singles to left field. Jerry Bailor singles past the third baseman. Tom Stanicek hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bud Morgan strikes out. Gene Kellett triples. Roy Layana scores. Jerry Bailor scores. Tom Stanicek scores. Hank Fife hits a home run. Gene Kellett scores. Yukinobu Aoyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Stark singles to right field. Vic Hermanski singles to left field. Frank Stark advances to third on the hit. Loren Bramhall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Adkins strikes out. Chris Caldwell grounds out to the pitcher. Yukinobu Aoyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Roy Layana walks. Roy Layana steals second. Jerry Bailor pops out to the first baseman. Tom Stanicek pops out to the second baseman. Bud Morgan doubles to center field. Roy Layana scores. Gene Kellett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gordie Bowman grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Pierce doubles to right field. Jeff Schick hits a home run. Ricky Pierce scores. Brant Waddell strikes out. Calvin Craig pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Hank Fife pops out to the catcher. Frank Stark flies out to the center fielder. Vic Hermanski reached on a 2-base fielding error by Chris Caldwell. Loren Bramhall singles to center field. Vic Hermanski scores. Roy Layana grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nigel Joseph grounds out to the second baseman. John Adkins strikes out. Chris Caldwell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jerry Bailor singles to right field. Tom Stanicek walks. Bud Morgan walks. Gene Kellett strikes out. Hank Fife pops out to the catcher. Frank Stark walks. Jerry Bailor scores. Fritz Shinnick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Hermanski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Fritz Shinnick singles to right field. Gordie Bowman hits a home run. Fritz Shinnick scores. Otto James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricky Pierce triples. Jeff Schick singles to right field. Ricky Pierce scores. Brant Waddell flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Craig grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Loren Bramhall singles to left field. Roy Layana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Loren Bramhall advances to second on the play. Jerry Bailor singles to center field. Loren Bramhall scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tom Stanicek flies out to the left fielder. Bud Morgan grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nigel Joseph grounds out to the second baseman. John Adkins lines out to the second baseman. Chris Caldwell singles to left field. Fritz Shinnick grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gene Kellett walks. Hank Fife walks. Frank Stark walks. Otto James strikes out. Loren Bramhall flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gene Kellett scores. Wes Masaoka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Layana strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gordie Bowman singles to right field. Gordie Bowman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ricky Pierce strikes out. Jeff Schick doubles to right field. Yuichi Nakamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brant Waddell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jerry Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Tom Stanicek grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Morgan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Calvin Craig walks. Nigel Joseph singles to center field. Calvin Craig is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. John Adkins grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nigel Joseph is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Caldwell doubles to right field. John Adkins uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pat Pashnick is pinch hitting for Wes Masaoka. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Pashnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ryan Maxwell pitching. Gene Kellett pops out to the shortstop. Hank Fife grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Stark grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Johnny Wills comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gordie Bowman doubles to right field. Ricky Pierce strikes out. Jeff Schick singles to left field. Gordie Bowman scores. Brant Waddell singles past the second baseman. Jeff Schick advances to third on the hit. Calvin Craig strikes out. Nigel Joseph hits a home run. Jeff Schick scores. Brant Waddell scores. Roy Lubratich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Adkins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pablo Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Beiker Miller is pinch hitting for Roy Lubratich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Beiker Miller walks. Loren Bramhall strikes out. Roy Layana strikes out. Jerry Bailor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tiny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in endurance Scott Croucher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ramon Hertz improves in control Walt Donnels did not respond to coaching in speed Scott Croucher improves in arm Jim Littlejohn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Howard Smith did not respond to coaching in control Enrique Perez did not respond to coaching in range Gene Buchanan did not respond to coaching in speed Red Zuber improves in arm Richie Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Brower improves in speed