Inning: 1 Minnesota Chris Moseley pitching. Jerry Bailor lines out to the shortstop. Ruben Littrell strikes out. Sandy Melton triples. Hank Fife strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Vic Hermanski pitching. Scott Croucher walks. Paul Garagozzo flies out to the center fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ron Nielsen singles to right field. Scott Croucher scores. Nigel Joseph is hit by a pitch. Pat Pashnick doubles to left field. Ron Nielsen scores. Nigel Joseph uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Ingram singles to right field. Pat Pashnick scores. Jeff Schick hits a home run. Bill Ingram scores. Otto James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Chris Moseley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Loren Bramhall walks. Bill Martinez walks. Bernie Mitchell singles to center field. Loren Bramhall scores. Bill Martinez advances to third on the hit. Bernie Mitchell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Youngs singles to right field. Bill Martinez scores. Otto James lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Bailor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Scott Croucher grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Garagozzo doubles to center field. Ron Nielsen grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Garagozzo advances to third on the play. Nigel Joseph lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ruben Littrell strikes out. Sandy Melton strikes out. Hank Fife grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Pat Pashnick strikes out. Bill Ingram pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Schick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Loren Bramhall strikes out. Bill Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bernie Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Hughes walks. Chris Moseley pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Scott Croucher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Hughes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Garagozzo walks. Scott Croucher is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Youngs singles to right field. Gene Kellett is pinch hitting for Otto James. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gene Kellett strikes out. Yukinobu Aoyama 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 is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerry Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Yuichi Nakamoto pitching. Ron Nielsen doubles to center field. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Pashnick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Nielsen advances to third on the play. Bill Ingram flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ruben Littrell strikes out. Sandy Melton grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Fife walks. Loren Bramhall singles to left field. Hank Fife advances to third on the hit. Bill Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jeff Schick singles to right field. George Hughes singles to left field. Jeff Schick advances to third on the hit. Yukinobu Aoyama grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Schick scores. George Hughes advances to second on the play. Scott Croucher walks. Paul Garagozzo grounds out to the second baseman. George Hughes advances to third on the play. Scott Croucher advances to second on the play. Ron Nielsen singles to center field. George Hughes scores. Scott Croucher scores. Bill Jester comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bernie Mitchell doubles past the third baseman. Bob Youngs walks. 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 lines out to the second baseman. Jerry Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Ruben Littrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roy Lubratich pitching. Pat Pashnick strikes out. Bill Ingram is hit by a pitch. Jeff Schick walks. George Hughes walks. Lefty Sand is pinch hitting for Yukinobu Aoyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lefty Sand reached on a fielding error by Bill Martinez. Bill Ingram scores. Scott Croucher doubles to right field. Jeff Schick scores. George Hughes scores. Lefty Sand uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Garagozzo walks. Ron Nielsen strikes out. Nigel Joseph pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ryan Maxwell pitching. Masami Ono enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Pashnick at 2B. Sandy Melton doubles to left field. Enrique Perez is pinch hitting for Hank Fife. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Enrique Perez walks. Loren Bramhall strikes out. Bill Martinez singles to right field. Sandy Melton scores. Bernie Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Enrique Perez advances to third on the play. Bill Martinez advances to second on the play. Bob Youngs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Masami Ono strikes out. Bill Ingram flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Schick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tom Stanicek is pinch hitting for Roy Lubratich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Stanicek is hit by a pitch. Jerry Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Ruben Littrell pops out to the second baseman. Sandy Melton is hit by a pitch. Enrique Perez singles to left field. Tom Stanicek scores. Sandy Melton advances to third on the hit. Chuck Farnsworth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Loren Bramhall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Scott Croucher (6), Paul Garagozzo (6), Ron Nielsen (2), Pat Pashnick (7).HR - Jeff Schick (5).HBP - Nigel Joseph (4), Bill Ingram (1). Baserunning: CS - Scott Croucher (6).
Game Notes Gene Kellett is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Koob did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Haworth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red Zuber improves in power_vs_righty Bob Brower improves in arm Bill DeMiller improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill DeMiller improves in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rusty Hemingway did not respond to coaching in speed Mike McNamara improves in velocity Mike McNamara did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Ratliff improves in range Russ Seminara improves in velocity Charlie Willis improves in speed