Win: Paul Spence (10-7) Loss: Brickhouse Brown (6-11)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Brickhouse Brown pitching. Kyle Reese flies out to the left fielder. Jim Kostro flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Viau grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Paul Spence pitching. Rennie Stennett strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hammonds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Randy Sveum flies out to the left fielder. Pat Regalado lines out to the third baseman. John Strickland singles to center field. Charlie Bankhead pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Juan Martin flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Conigliaro flies out to the center fielder. Mark Balboa singles to center field. Mark Colbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ron Agnew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Spence walks. Kyle Reese grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Masataka Takeshita singles past the first baseman. Brickhouse Brown lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rennie Stennett flies out to the left fielder. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Kostro walks. Jeff Viau singles in front of the left fielder. Jim Kostro advances to third on the hit. Randy Sveum walks. Pat Regalado walks. Jim Kostro scores. John Strickland doubles to right field. Jeff Viau scores. Randy Sveum scores. Pat Regalado uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Dressen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Bankhead triples. John Strickland scores. Ron Agnew singles to center field. Charlie Bankhead scores. Paul Spence lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kyle Reese lines out to the first baseman. Jim Kostro walks. Jeff Viau doubles to right field. Ron Agnew scores. Jim Kostro uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Sveum grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Hammonds singles past the third baseman. Juan Martin walks. Chuck Conigliaro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Hammonds advances to third on the play. Mark Balboa pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Pat Regalado walks. John Strickland walks. Charlie Bankhead flies out to the right fielder. Ron Agnew bunts for a base hit. Paul Spence flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Pat Regalado scores. Kyle Reese strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mark Colbert grounds out to the second baseman. Masataka Takeshita walks. Mike Dressen lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Masataka Takeshita forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Dressen steals second. Rennie Stennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Kostro grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Viau walks. Randy Sveum singles to left field. Jeff Viau advances to third on the hit. Pat Regalado strikes out. John Strickland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ikuo Inokawa strikes out. Bob Hammonds flies out to the left fielder. Juan Martin walks. Chuck Conigliaro grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Juan Martin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Charlie Bankhead walks. Ron Agnew flies out to the left fielder. Paul Spence fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Paul Spence grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Bankhead advances to second on the play. Kyle Reese strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mark Balboa walks. Mark Balboa steals second. Mark Colbert singles to center field. Mark Balboa scores. Masataka Takeshita singles to left field. Scrappy Stanton is pinch hitting for Mike Dressen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Colbert is out trying to steal third. Scrappy Stanton flies out to the left fielder. Masataka Takeshita is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Mogridge pitching. Jim Kostro strikes out. Jeff Viau hits a home run. Randy Sveum reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Colbert. Pat Regalado hits an infield single to the second baseman. John Strickland strikes out. Charlie Bankhead doubles to center field. Randy Sveum scores. Pat Regalado uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ron Agnew strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rennie Stennett grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Mizeur is pinch hitting for Ikuo Inokawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Mizeur grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Lombardi is pinch hitting for Bob Hammonds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Lombardi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Paul Spence strikes out. Kyle Reese flies out to the center fielder. Jim Kostro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Juan Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Conigliaro flies out to the center fielder. Les Mierkowicz is pinch hitting for Mark Balboa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Les Mierkowicz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Jeff Viau (25), John Strickland (30), Charlie Bankhead (18).3B - Charlie Bankhead (4).HR - Jeff Viau (5).SF - Paul Spence.GIDP - Kyle Reese.
Batting:GIDP - Chuck Conigliaro. Baserunning: SB - Mark Balboa (15), Mike Dressen (1).CS - Mark Colbert (9), Masataka Takeshita (7). Fielding: E - Mark Colbert.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Gumpert improves in speed Ed Newkirk did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ace Loepp improves in arm Ted Crooke did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary King improves in contact_vs_lefty Harley Hopkins improves in control Bob Dashiell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gary King improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Dashiell did not respond to coaching in 3B