Inning: 1 Minnesota Ramon Hertz pitching. Loren Bramhall strikes out. Bob Youngs flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Bailor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Toru Okada pitching. Pat Pashnick grounds out to the pitcher. George Hughes triples. Scott Croucher walks. Chris Caldwell doubles to center field. George Hughes scores. Scott Croucher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Blair singles to left field. Chris Caldwell scores. Nigel Joseph singles to right field. Eddie Blair advances to third on the hit. Ricky Pierce singles to right field. Eddie Blair scores. Nigel Joseph advances to third on the hit. Jeff Schick flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Nigel Joseph scores. Yuichi Nakamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon Hertz singles to center field. Pat Pashnick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tom Stanicek hits a home run. Bill Martinez reached on a fielding error by Ramon Hertz. Bernie Mitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Martinez advances to second on the play. Hank Fife singles to center field. Bill Martinez is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Sandy Melton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Hughes flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Scott Croucher strikes out. Chris Caldwell walks. Eddie Blair flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yuichi Nakamoto strikes out. Loren Bramhall singles to center field. Bob Youngs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Loren Bramhall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nigel Joseph singles in front of the left fielder. Ricky Pierce singles to right field. Nigel Joseph advances to third on the hit. Jeff Schick grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Pierce advances to second on the play. Ramon Hertz is hit by a pitch. Pat Pashnick grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Nigel Joseph scores. Ricky Pierce advances to third on the play. Ramon Hertz advances to second on the play. Bill Jester comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tom Stanicek grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Mitchell walks. Hank Fife flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Scott Croucher grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Caldwell walks. Eddie Blair grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sandy Melton singles to right field. Bill Jester fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Jester singles to right field. Sandy Melton advances to third on the hit. Loren Bramhall pops out to the first baseman. Bob Youngs grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Jester advances to second on the play. Jerry Bailor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nigel Joseph strikes out. Ricky Pierce strikes out. Jeff Schick singles to left field. Ramon Hertz doubles to center field. Jeff Schick scores. Pat Pashnick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tom Stanicek strikes out. Bill Martinez walks. Bernie Mitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Martinez advances to second on the play. Hank Fife doubles to center field. Bill Martinez scores. Sandy Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Hughes strikes out. Scott Croucher singles to right field. Chris Caldwell strikes out. Eddie Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roy Layana is pinch hitting for Bill Jester. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Layana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Loren Bramhall singles to left field. Ryan Maxwell 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 1st. Bob Youngs singles to left field. Loren Bramhall advances to third on the hit. Ruben Littrell is pinch hitting for Jerry Bailor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ruben Littrell flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Loren Bramhall scores. Tom Stanicek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roy Lubratich pitching. Nigel Joseph singles to center field. Ricky Pierce strikes out. Jeff Schick grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Nigel Joseph is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lefty Sand is pinch hitting for Ryan Maxwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jeff Schick steals second. Lefty Sand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Chuck Farnsworth pitching. Bill Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Mitchell singles to center field. Enrique Perez is pinch hitting for Hank Fife. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Enrique Perez flies out to the center fielder. Bud Church is pinch hitting for Sandy Melton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Church flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Pat Pashnick pops out to the third baseman. George Hughes strikes out. Scott Croucher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gene Kellett is pinch hitting for Roy Lubratich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Kellett pops out to the first baseman. Loren Bramhall walks. Bob Youngs doubles past the center fielder. Loren Bramhall uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ruben Littrell strikes out. Tom Stanicek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Chris Caldwell (2), Ramon Hertz (1).3B - George Hughes (1).SF - Jeff Schick.GIDP - Eddie Blair.HBP - Ramon Hertz (1). Baserunning: SB - Jeff Schick (2). Fielding: E - Ramon Hertz.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carl Bell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Lieber improves in contact_vs_lefty Morgan Castilla improves in arm Dick Lieber improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Brower improves in speed Jack Leslie did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Ratliff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Lucas improves in velocity Mike McNamara did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Graham improves in power_vs_righty Cecil Neagle improves in arm Rusty Hemingway did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty