Win: Gary Ignasiak (4-14) Loss: Tim Arnsberg (1-4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Gary Ignasiak pitching. Steve Hodkey lines out to the second baseman. Sam Bielaski walks. Alex Gold pops out to the second baseman. Bill Garrison grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Cy Brunson pitching. Mark Newfield singles to center field. Bob Bailor strikes out. Sam Horn flies out to the right fielder. Rogers Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Frank Rauch pops out to the first baseman. Josh Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Onix Concepcion grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Rodriguez strikes out. Jimmie Foxx Jr. walks. George Brett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Ryan singles to right field. Ed Ryan steals second. The catcher fields the ball and Ed Ryan is thrown out at third. Steve Hodkey singles to center field. Sam Bielaski flies out to the right fielder. Alex Gold grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gary Ignasiak flies out to the center fielder. Mark Newfield walks. Bob Bailor grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mark Newfield is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Horn singles to right field. Bob Bailor advances to third on the hit. Rogers Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Garrison singles to center field. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Frank Rauch reached on a fielding error by George Brett. Josh Reynolds strikes out. Ed Ryan walks. Cy Brunson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Onix Concepcion strikes out. Julio Rodriguez singles to center field. Julio Rodriguez steals second. Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. George Brett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Hodkey grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Bielaski grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Gold walks. Alex Gold steals second. Bill Garrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gary Ignasiak strikes out. Mark Newfield grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm singles to center field. Frank Rauch grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Wilhelm advances to second on the play. Josh Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Sam Horn strikes out. Rogers Hornsby grounds out to the second baseman. Onix Concepcion singles to center field. Julio Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Cy Brunson strikes out. Steve Hodkey pops out to the third baseman. Sam Bielaski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. Klondike Douglass is pinch hitting for George Brett. Klondike Douglass walks. Gary Ignasiak lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Newfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alex Gold flies out to the right fielder. Bill Garrison grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Wilhelm pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe DiMaggio is pinch hitting for Bob Bailor. Joe DiMaggio grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Horn singles to center field. Rogers Hornsby strikes out. Onix Concepcion grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Frank Rauch grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Ryan hits a home run. Bruce Spongberg is pinch hitting for Cy Brunson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bruce Spongberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tim Arnsberg pitching. Julio Rodriguez singles past the second baseman. Jimmie Foxx Jr. singles to center field. Julio Rodriguez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Julio Rodriguez scores. Jimmie Foxx Jr. advances to third on the hit. Gary Ignasiak flies out to the center fielder. Klondike Douglass is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mark Newfield singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Frank Rauch is injured and is expected to be out 49 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Slattery improves in range Minnie Poepping did not respond to coaching in control Randy Stratton did not respond to coaching in arm Elmer Clark improves in velocity Greg Garrison did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Catalanatto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Manny Ramirez did not respond to coaching in range Ralph Branca did not respond to coaching in control Omar Moreno did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Skip Jutze did not respond to coaching in 3B