Win: Clise Baldschun (3-1) Loss: Jack White (0-2)
Save: Chikao Nogusa (8)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack White pitching. Scott Croucher grounds out to the third baseman. Marcos Trujillo grounds out to the third baseman. George Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Clise Baldschun pitching. Jerry Bailor strikes out. Gene Kellett singles to center field. Bob Youngs flies out to the center fielder. Gene Buchanan singles to center field. Bob Brower flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ron Nielsen singles in front of the left fielder. Lefty Sand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Nielsen advances to second on the play. Nigel Joseph walks. Joe Hughes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack White. Ron Nielsen scores. Jim Littlejohn singles to right field. Nigel Joseph scores. Clise Baldschun grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hughes scores. Jim Littlejohn advances to second on the play. Scott Croucher walks. Marcos Trujillo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Scott Croucher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Martinez singles to left field. Frank Leever singles to center field. Bill Martinez advances to third on the hit. Enrique Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Martinez scores. Frank Leever advances to second on the play. Jack White strikes out. Jerry Bailor singles to right field. Gene Kellett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Hughes doubles to center field. Ron Nielsen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Youngs. George Hughes scores. Lefty Sand singles to left field. Ron Nielsen scores. Nigel Joseph singles to right field. Joe Hughes lines out to the second baseman. Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Sand advances to third on the play. Nigel Joseph advances to second on the play. Clise Baldschun singles to left field. Lefty Sand scores. Nigel Joseph scores. Scott Croucher singles to right field. Marcos Trujillo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Youngs strikes out. Gene Buchanan singles to center field. Bob Brower strikes out. Bill Martinez reached on a fielding error by Joe Hughes. Frank Leever flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Nielsen grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Sand strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Enrique Perez flies out to the left fielder. Jack White grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Bailor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nigel Joseph flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hughes walks. Jim Littlejohn flies out to the right fielder. Clise Baldschun grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gene Kellett singles to left field. Bob Youngs grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Kellett advances to second on the play. Gene Buchanan grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Brower grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Scott Croucher grounds out to the third baseman. Marcos Trujillo strikes out. George Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Martinez strikes out. Frank Leever strikes out. Enrique Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ron Nielsen singles to center field. Ron Nielsen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lefty Sand singles to left field. Nigel Joseph doubles to center field. Otto James 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 2nd. Joe Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Sand scores. Nigel Joseph advances to third on the play. Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roy Layana is pinch hitting for Otto James. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Layana singles to left field. Fujio Ohshima 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. Ruben Littrell is pinch hitting for Jerry Bailor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ruben Littrell grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Layana advances to second on the play. Gene Kellett singles to right field. Roy Layana scores. Bob Youngs walks. Gene Buchanan flies out to the center fielder. Bob Brower grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Jester pitching. Walt Donnels is pinch hitting for Fujio Ohshima. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walt Donnels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Croucher pops out to the second baseman. Marcos Trujillo singles to right field. George Hughes walks. Ron Nielsen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Hughes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yukinobu Aoyama pitching. Bill Martinez singles to right field. Frank Leever singles to center field. Bill Martinez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Enrique Perez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Martinez scores. Bernie Mitchell is pinch hitting for Bill Jester. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bernie Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Johnny Wills pitching. Lefty Sand singles to right field. Nigel Joseph grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ruben Littrell singles past the shortstop. Gene Kellett grounds out to the pitcher. Ruben Littrell advances to second on the play. Bob Youngs singles to center field. Gene Buchanan singles to center field. Ruben Littrell scores. Chikao Nogusa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Brower strikes out. Bill Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ferrell DeArmond did not respond to coaching in velocity Rusty Hemingway did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rusty Hemingway improves in contact_vs_righty Mike McNamara did not respond to coaching in velocity Ferrell DeArmond did not respond to coaching in velocity Ferrell DeArmond did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Karl Fields did not respond to coaching in speed Ramon Hendrix improves in power_vs_righty Tony Augustine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Morgan Castilla did not respond to coaching in speed Karl Fields improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Reberger did not respond to coaching in range