Win: Webb Smith (1-0) Loss: John Connor (1-1)
Save: Ken Benavides (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City John Connor pitching. Ikuo Inokawa walks. Chuck Conigliaro singles to center field. Esty Leip flies out to the right fielder. Ikuo Inokawa is out trying to steal third. Rennie Stennett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Conigliaro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Webb Smith pitching. Kyle Reese walks. Pat Regalado flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Bankhead grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Don Uchrinscko singles to left field. Paul Beltre singles to right field. Bevo Rodriguez walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Mark Colbert singles to left field. Don Uchrinscko scores. Paul Beltre scores. Bevo Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Mark Colbert steals second. Webb Smith strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa strikes out. Chuck Conigliaro singles to center field. Bevo Rodriguez scores. Esty Leip grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jesse Treadway flies out to the right fielder. David Jordan strikes out. Joe Cross doubles to right field. Ted Eisenstat grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rennie Stennett grounds out to the pitcher. Don Uchrinscko singles to right field. Paul Beltre pops out to the second baseman. Bevo Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Jones grounds out to the second baseman. John Connor pops out to the shortstop. Kyle Reese walks. Pat Regalado singles to right field. Kyle Reese advances to third on the hit. Charlie Bankhead pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mark Colbert grounds out to the second baseman. Webb Smith strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jesse Treadway grounds out to the pitcher. David Jordan strikes out. Joe Cross singles to left field. Ted Eisenstat flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Chuck Conigliaro grounds out to the shortstop. Esty Leip hits a home run. Rennie Stennett singles to center field. Don Uchrinscko flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Paul Beltre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Jones singles to center field. John Connor fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Connor flies out to the center fielder. Kyle Reese flies out to the right fielder. Pat Regalado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bevo Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Colbert strikes out. Webb Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Charlie Bankhead walks. Jesse Treadway grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. David Jordan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ikuo Inokawa doubles to right field. Chuck Conigliaro grounds out to the second baseman. Ikuo Inokawa advances to third on the play. Esty Leip flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ikuo Inokawa scores. Chip Faulkner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rennie Stennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Cross flies out to the right fielder. Ted Eisenstat grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Jones pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Don Uchrinscko singles to left field. Don Uchrinscko steals second. Paul Beltre flies out to the left fielder. Bevo Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Don Uchrinscko advances to third on the play. Mark Colbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Shooty Lombardi is pinch hitting for Chip Faulkner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Shooty Lombardi pops out to the second baseman. Kyle Reese singles to right field. Pat Regalado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kyle Reese advances to second on the play. Charlie Bankhead walks. Jesse Treadway walks. David Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dave Shuman pitching. Webb Smith strikes out. Ed Mizeur is pinch hitting for Ikuo Inokawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Mizeur grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Conigliaro pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Cross doubles to center field. Ted Eisenstat strikes out. Jim Jones walks. Dave Shuman lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Joe Cross is thrown out at third. Jim Jones advances to second on the play. Jim Jones advances to second on the play. Kyle Reese doubles to left field. Jim Jones scores. Ken Benavides comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pat Regalado singles in front of the left fielder. Dave Shuman scores. Kyle Reese scores. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alan Castino improves in speed Paddy Garfield did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Castino improves in contact_vs_lefty Cliff Moffett did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Mathes did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Files improves in arm Ken Gumpert did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Rehg improves in arm Tom Mathes did not respond to coaching in RF