Win: Jose Steevens (1-0) Loss: Yosvani Diaz (2-6)
Save: Ivan Mouton (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jose Steevens pitching. Junior Grimes strikes out. Julio Polanco walks. Ernest Pinnance grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Julio Polanco is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ernest Pinnance steals second. Von Babb doubles to center field. Ernest Pinnance scores. Joe Fitzke singles to left field. Von Babb scores. Yoanis Vega singles to right field. Jorge Nahem grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Yosvani Diaz pitching. Tim K Meulens grounds out to the third baseman. Don K McKain singles to left field. Pepe K Irwin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tadahiko Matsumoto walks. Yosvani Diaz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Junior Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Julio Polanco grounds out to the second baseman. Tadahiko Matsumoto advances to third on the play. Yosvani Diaz advances to second on the play. Ernest Pinnance pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Chief Escobar walks. Chief Escobar steals second. Joe Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chief Escobar advances to third on the play. Santiago W Gomez singles to right field. Chief Escobar scores. Marty K Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Von Babb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Fitzke grounds out to the third baseman. Yoanis Vega grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jose Steevens strikes out. Tim K Meulens grounds out to the shortstop. Don K McKain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jorge Nahem grounds out to the shortstop. Tadahiko Matsumoto grounds out to the second baseman. Yosvani Diaz reached on a fielding error by Pepe K Irwin. Junior Grimes singles to center field. Yosvani Diaz advances to third on the hit. Julio Polanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pepe K Irwin grounds out to the second baseman. Chief Escobar hits a home run. Joe Wilson walks. Santiago W Gomez strikes out. Marty K Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ernest Pinnance grounds out to the shortstop. Von Babb walks. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Yoanis Vega flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Glenn Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Jose Steevens walks. Tim K Meulens flies out to the center fielder. Jose Steevens is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jorge Nahem grounds out to the third baseman. Tadahiko Matsumoto grounds out to the shortstop. Yosvani Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Don K McKain grounds out to the second baseman. Pepe K Irwin singles to right field. Chief Escobar doubles to center field. Pepe K Irwin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Wilson strikes out. Santiago W Gomez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Junior Grimes singles to left field. Junior Grimes steals second. Julio Polanco walks. Ernest Pinnance flies out to the center fielder. Von Babb strikes out. Joe Fitzke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Marty K Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Johnson singles to center field. Jose Steevens lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim K Meulens walks. Don K McKain pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yoanis Vega singles past the third baseman. Jorge Nahem strikes out. Tadahiko Matsumoto flies out to the right fielder. Paul Reynolds is pinch hitting for Yosvani Diaz. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paul Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Prudie Pruiett pitching. Pepe K Irwin doubles to center field. Chief Escobar singles to right field. Pepe K Irwin scores. Joe Wilson strikes out. Santiago W Gomez walks. Marty K Kelly walks. Glenn Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chief Escobar scores. Virgil Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ethan K Dempsey is pinch hitting for Jose Steevens. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ethan K Dempsey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ivan Mouton pitching. Tim K Parker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty K Kelly at 1B. Junior Grimes strikes out. Julio Polanco grounds out to the pitcher. Ernest Pinnance strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Yoanis Vega is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Roque did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Huggins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Snodgrass improves in power_vs_righty Bill Huggins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jurickson Profar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Milt Gilbert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lefty K Abernathy did not respond to coaching in control Saul W Schappert improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Buckeye did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Buckeye did not respond to coaching in control Don K Santana improves in speed Troy K Albanese improves in contact_vs_righty George K Mattick did not respond to coaching in CF