Win: Doug Dalton (8-7) Loss: Ken Easterday (13-8)
Save: Steve Hertz (19)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Doug Dalton pitching. Makoto Kaneyoshi doubles to right field. Ed Spiezio singles to center field. Makoto Kaneyoshi scores. Alan Johnson strikes out. Jacura Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Spiezio advances to second on the play. Allen Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ken Easterday pitching. Chris Grilli flies out to the right fielder. Pablo Sweet walks. Ivan Johnson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sloppy Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Gumpert strikes out. Charlie Picciuto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gail Whisenant grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Perkins walks. Hardin Hemus flies out to the center fielder. Gary Juster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ken Easterday grounds out to the second baseman. Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to right field. Ed Spiezio singles to center field. Makoto Kaneyoshi is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Alan Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Taylor doubles to right field. Doug Dalton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chris Grilli strikes out. Pablo Sweet doubles to left field. Bruce Taylor scores. Ivan Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jacura Hernandez doubles past the center fielder. Allen Nichols pops out to the third baseman. Sloppy Jones hits a home run. Jacura Hernandez scores. Bob Gumpert singles to right field. Charlie Picciuto flies out to the right fielder. Ken Easterday grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Gumpert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Gail Whisenant grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Perkins pops out to the first baseman. Hardin Hemus flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Makoto Kaneyoshi doubles to left field. Ed Spiezio flies out to the center fielder. Alan Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Makoto Kaneyoshi advances to third on the play. Jacura Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Gary Juster reached on a fielding error by Sloppy Jones. Gary Juster steals second. Bruce Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Dalton singles to left field. Gary Juster scores. Chris Grilli strikes out. Pablo Sweet flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Allen Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Sloppy Jones pops out to the shortstop. Bob Gumpert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ivan Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Gail Whisenant strikes out. Jimmy Perkins singles to left field. Hardin Hemus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Charlie Picciuto singles to right field. Ken Easterday lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Picciuto advances to third on the play. Ed Spiezio grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gary Juster singles to center field. Bruce Taylor strikes out. Woody Hinds is pinch hitting for Doug Dalton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Gary Juster steals second. Ed Spiezio throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Woody Hinds doubles to center field. Gary Juster scores. Chris Grilli reached on a fielding error by Bob Gumpert. The defense is playing the corners in. Pablo Sweet walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Ivan Johnson strikes out. Gail Whisenant walks. Woody Hinds scores. Jimmy Perkins hits an infield single to the shortstop. Chris Grilli scores. Hardin Hemus strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Steve Hertz pitching. Hal Dashiell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bruce Taylor at 3B. Alan Johnson singles to left field. Jacura Hernandez strikes out. Allen Nichols grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alan Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sloppy Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jose Russell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Gary Juster singles to center field. Hal Dashiell strikes out. Steve Hertz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Chris Grilli strikes out. Pablo Sweet strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bob Gumpert grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Picciuto flies out to the left fielder. Sam High is pinch hitting for Jose Russell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sam High flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Reach did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Hudson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Barfield did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry McGeary did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brian Walberg did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Nunn improves in speed Ugueth Kurtz improves in speed