Win: T.J. Barranca (19-6) Loss: Lee Kelly (6-8)
Save: Taffy Stone (34)
Inning: 1 Minnesota T.J. Barranca pitching. Gabe Bomback strikes out. Rick Fisher strikes out. Jake Bradford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lee Kelly pitching. Spud Wilson singles to left field. Scoops Dailey grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Spud Wilson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Arnold Daniels strikes out. Red Batchelder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Butts Girardi flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Hernandez singles to right field. Denny Pirkl singles to right field. Pete High flies out to the left fielder. Ezra Birmingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Hundley grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Sisk pops out to the shortstop. Hector Rogers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lee Kelly strikes out. Gabe Bomback flies out to the right fielder. Rick Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Klondike MacDonald strikes out. T.J. Barranca singles to center field. Spud Wilson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jake Bradford strikes out. Butts Girardi hits a home run. Clarence Hernandez walks. Denny Pirkl strikes out. Clarence Hernandez steals second. Pete High strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Scoops Dailey doubles to left field. Arnold Daniels singles to left field. Scoops Dailey scores. Red Batchelder singles to left field. Arnold Daniels advances to third on the hit. Bob Hundley singles to center field. Arnold Daniels scores. Red Batchelder advances to third on the hit. Matt Sisk flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Red Batchelder scores. Hector Rogers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Hundley advances to second on the play. Klondike MacDonald hits a home run. Bob Hundley scores. T.J. Barranca walks. Spud Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ezra Birmingham strikes out. Joe Just is pinch hitting for Lee Kelly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Just grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Bomback walks. Rick Fisher singles past the first baseman. Gabe Bomback advances to third on the hit. Jake Bradford walks. Butts Girardi walks. Gabe Bomback scores. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Guy Bertaina pitching. Scoops Dailey strikes out. Arnold Daniels singles to center field. Red Batchelder flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hundley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Denny Pirkl grounds out to the second baseman. Pete High strikes out. Ezra Birmingham reached on a 2-base fielding error by Klondike MacDonald. Guy Bertaina grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Matt Sisk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hector Rogers singles past the second baseman. Klondike MacDonald singles to left field. Hector Rogers advances to third on the hit. T.J. Barranca singles to left field. Hector Rogers scores. Klondike MacDonald advances to third on the hit. Spud Wilson walks. Scoops Dailey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Klondike MacDonald scores. T.J. Barranca advances to third on the play. Spud Wilson advances to second on the play. Arnold Daniels pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gabe Bomback singles to center field. Rick Fisher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gabe Bomback is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jake Bradford singles to center field. Rick Fisher aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Darcy 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. Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Fisher scores. Jake Bradford advances to second on the play. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Red Batchelder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Hundley grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Sisk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Denny Pirkl flies out to the center fielder. Pete High hits a home run. Ezra Birmingham singles to left field. Jim Brady is pinch hitting for Guy Bertaina. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jim Brady hits a home run. Ezra Birmingham scores. Marty Valdez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gabe Bomback flies out to the left fielder. Rick Fisher walks. Jake Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rick Lefebvre pitching. Hector Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Klondike MacDonald hits a home run. Al Wells is pinch hitting for Marty Valdez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Al Wells walks. Spud Wilson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Wells is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scoops Dailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Taffy Stone pitching. Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Denny Pirkl pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Cliff Mullin did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Oddibe Knoll did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Herschel Hutchings did not respond to coaching in velocity Juan Radford did not respond to coaching in range Herschel Hutchings did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Hague did not respond to coaching in velocity Skeeter Johnson did not respond to coaching in 2B