Win: Mark Lemongello (2-1) Loss: George Lipetri (4-2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mark Lemongello pitching. Jay Rolen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Doug Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Hodkey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Wayne Lewis pitching. Mark Newfield grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Sam Horn singles to center field. Rogers Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Aaron Doyle singles past the first baseman. Frank Rauch walks. Josh Reynolds grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Aaron Doyle advances to third on the play. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Onix Concepcion flies out to the right fielder. Julio Rodriguez walks. Julio Rodriguez steals second. Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. George Brett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Spongberg walks. Wayne Lewis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Rolen grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mark Lemongello grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Newfield lines out to the third baseman. Bob Bailor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Hodkey singles to right field. Aaron Doyle walks. Frank Rauch strikes out. Josh Reynolds doubles to right field. Steve Hodkey scores. Aaron Doyle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Wilhelm hits a home run. Josh Reynolds scores. Bruce Spongberg singles to center field. Wayne Lewis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Jay Rolen pops out to the first baseman. Doug Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Sam Horn singles to center field. Rogers Hornsby walks. Onix Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Horn advances to third on the play. Rogers Hornsby advances to second on the play. Julio Rodriguez walks. Jimmie Foxx Jr. walks. Sam Horn scores. George Brett singles to right field. Rogers Hornsby scores. Julio Rodriguez scores. Jimmie Foxx Jr. advances to third on the hit. Mark Lemongello strikes out. Mark Newfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Hodkey grounds out to the third baseman. Aaron Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Frank Rauch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Bailor walks. Sam Horn strikes out. Bob Bailor steals second. Rogers Hornsby grounds out to the third baseman. Onix Concepcion strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Josh Reynolds walks. Josh Reynolds steals second. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman. Wayne Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Julio Rodriguez singles to center field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. George Brett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Julio Rodriguez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mark Lemongello flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jay Rolen singles to right field. Jay Rolen steals second. Doug Smith singles to left field. Jay Rolen scores. Steve Hodkey flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Doug Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mark Newfield flies out to the left fielder. Klondike Douglass is pinch hitting for Bob Bailor. Klondike Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Sam Horn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe DiMaggio enters the game as a defensive replacement for Klondike Douglass at LF. Frank Rauch hits a home run. Josh Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Frank Wilhelm singles to center field. Bruce Spongberg singles past the shortstop. Frank Wilhelm advances to third on the hit. Alex Gold is pinch hitting for Wayne Lewis. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Alex Gold pops out to the shortstop. Jay Rolen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Johnny Dykstra pitching. Bill Garrison enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bruce Spongberg at C. Rogers Hornsby walks. Onix Concepcion flies out to the left fielder. Rogers Hornsby is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Julio Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Doug Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Hodkey flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Doyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Lipetri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jimmie Foxx Jr. reached on a 2-base throwing error by Josh Reynolds. George Brett singles past the shortstop. Jimmie Foxx Jr. scores. Happy Iott is pinch hitting for Mark Lemongello. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Happy Iott singles to center field. George Brett advances to third on the hit. Happy Iott steals second. Mark Newfield grounds out to the second baseman. George Brett scores. Happy Iott advances to third on the play. Joe DiMaggio singles to left field. Happy Iott scores. Bill Pryor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Horn hits a home run. Joe DiMaggio scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Aaron Doyle is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Randy Stratton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Minnie Poepping did not respond to coaching in control Minnie Poepping did not respond to coaching in control Brian Merritt did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Omar Moreno did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Justin Verlander improves in control Duke Sims Jr. improves in contact_vs_lefty Duke Sims Jr. did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Skip Jutze did not respond to coaching in 3B