Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Lucadello pitching. Glenn Spiezio hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Stearns singles to left field. Glenn Spiezio is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Ches Morales grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Stearns advances to second on the play. Billy Phillips walks. Sam Smith singles to right field. Bill Stearns scores. Billy Phillips advances to third on the hit. Mike Browne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Gary Mangus pitching. Vance Ballinger lines out to the third baseman. Bill Cepeda flies out to the center fielder. Tom Butland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Otis Estrada strikes out. Cory Ciardi strikes out. Gary Mangus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pete Burns grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Weiss strikes out. Frank Howard walks. Hughie Dillard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Glenn Spiezio flies out to the left fielder. Bill Stearns strikes out. Ches Morales walks. Billy Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Madden, Jr. lines out to the second baseman. Ed Lucadello grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Ballinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Sam Smith singles to center field. Sam Smith steals second. Mike Browne flies out to the center fielder. Otis Estrada singles to right field. Cory Ciardi doubles to center field. Sam Smith scores. Otis Estrada uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gary Mangus singles to left field. Glenn Spiezio walks. Bill Stearns grounds out to the second baseman. Cory Ciardi scores. Gary Mangus advances to third on the play. Glenn Spiezio advances to second on the play. Eduardo Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ches Morales grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Cepeda triples. Tom Butland doubles to center field. Bill Cepeda scores. Pete Burns flies out to the right fielder. Randy Weiss strikes out. Frank Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Billy Phillips doubles to left field. Sam Smith hits a home run. Billy Phillips scores. John Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Browne flies out to the left fielder. Otis Estrada grounds out to the shortstop. Cory Ciardi singles to center field. Gary Mangus grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cory Ciardi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hughie Dillard pops out to the first baseman. Ed Madden, Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Danning is pinch hitting for John Stone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Steve Danning strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ronnie Burrell pitching. Glenn Spiezio singles to center field. Bill Stearns flies out to the left fielder. Ches Morales strikes out. Billy Phillips grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Glenn Spiezio is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Vance Ballinger reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Stearns. Bill Cepeda singles to left field. Vance Ballinger scores. Tom Butland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Cepeda is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pete Burns grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Butland advances to second on the play. Randy Weiss lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sam Smith flies out to the center fielder. Mike Browne strikes out. Otis Estrada flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Davenport comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Howard pops out to the shortstop. Hughie Dillard flies out to the right fielder. Ed Madden, Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Cory Ciardi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Butland. Red Moran is pinch hitting for Jim Davenport. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Red Moran singles to left field. Cory Ciardi scores. Glenn Spiezio strikes out. Bill Stearns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Moran advances to second on the play. Ches Morales strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lloyd Spiezio pitching. Rusty Ordonez is pinch hitting for Ronnie Burrell . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Rusty Ordonez singles to right field. Vance Ballinger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Cepeda walks. Tom Butland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Charlie Johnson pitching. Jack Ellam is pinch hitting for Billy Phillips. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Ellam flies out to the left fielder. Sam Smith singles to center field. Mike Browne grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Smith advances to second on the play. Otis Estrada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pete Burns singles to center field. Randy Weiss strikes out. Frank Howard is hit by a pitch. Hughie Dillard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Howard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Madden, Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Livingston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Porter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Stember improves in power_vs_lefty Howie Egan improves in arm Bill Livingston improves in power_vs_lefty Juan Doran improves in arm Jacke Lowrey improves in LF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Doc King did not respond to coaching in control Doc King did not respond to coaching in control Dave Ryan did not respond to coaching in velocity Howard Lerchen did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Middleton did not respond to coaching in control Ron Garrett did not respond to coaching in arm