Win: Tim Roberts (6-14) Loss: Duke Sadowski (3-5)
Save: Jeff Niekro (21)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Duke Sadowski pitching. Abe Daal grounds out to the third baseman. Gordon Hennessey flies out to the center fielder. Erv Owens pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tim Roberts pitching. Jerry Allen reached on a fielding error by Gordon Hennessey. Joe Sackinsky singles to left field. Jerry Allen advances to third on the hit. Ed Siddall strikes out. Stefan Brenly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Moose Fullerton singles to right field. Deacon Zacher strikes out. Taemon Fukae walks. Ray Griffin singles to center field. Moose Fullerton is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Taemon Fukae advances to third on the play. Alejandro Gentile flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bud Rodas strikes out. Tim Smith walks. Paddy Scalzi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tim Roberts strikes out. Abe Daal strikes out. Gordon Hennessey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Don Stearns strikes out. Duke Sadowski strikes out. Jerry Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Erv Owens walks. Moose Fullerton singles to left field. Erv Owens aggressively advances to third on the hit. Deacon Zacher singles to right field. Erv Owens scores. Moose Fullerton advances to third on the hit. Taemon Fukae pops out to the shortstop. Ray Griffin strikes out. Alejandro Gentile doubles to right field. Moose Fullerton scores. Tim Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky walks. Ed Siddall pops out to the catcher. Stefan Brenly pops out to the first baseman. Bud Rodas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Abe Daal grounds out to the shortstop. Gordon Hennessey singles to right field. Erv Owens grounds out to the pitcher. Gordon Hennessey advances to second on the play. Moose Fullerton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tim Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paddy Scalzi grounds out to the third baseman. Don Stearns flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Deacon Zacher grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Taemon Fukae pops out to the third baseman. Ray Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Duke Sadowski is hit by a pitch. Jerry Allen strikes out. Joe Sackinsky grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alejandro Gentile grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tim Roberts hits a home run. Abe Daal walks. Gordon Hennessey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Abe Daal is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Erv Owens grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gordon Hennessey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ed Siddall grounds out to the shortstop. Stefan Brenly lines out to the second baseman. Bud Rodas walks. Tim Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Moose Fullerton singles to center field. Deacon Zacher singles to right field. George Young 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. Taemon Fukae grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Deacon Zacher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Griffin flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Moose Fullerton scores. Alejandro Gentile grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Taemon Fukae is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Paddy Scalzi grounds out to the third baseman. Don Stearns hits a home run. Gus Reynolds is pinch hitting for George Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Allen walks. Joe Sackinsky singles past the shortstop. Jerry Allen advances to third on the hit. Joel Fortugno 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. Ed Siddall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Sisler pitching. Johnnie Thompson is pinch hitting for Joel Fortugno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnnie Thompson singles to center field. Abe Daal grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gordon Hennessey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jeff Niekro pitching. Dale Love enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alejandro Gentile at 2B. Stefan Brenly strikes out. Bud Rodas flies out to the center fielder. Tim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Howard Touchstone did not respond to coaching in speed Brad Dickey improves in range Harry Spangler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brad Dickey did not respond to coaching in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Keith Irwin improves in power_vs_righty John Porter improves in control Marty Johnson improves in range Dave Misse improves in power_vs_righty Dave Misse did not respond to coaching in CF