Win: Butch McCool (16-4) Loss: Joe Berkman (1-12)
Save: Jack Nottebart (42)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Berkman pitching. Kyle Reese doubles to left field. Jim Kostro flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Viau singles to center field. Kyle Reese scores. Randy Sveum strikes out. Jeff Viau is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Butch McCool pitching. Rennie Stennett pops out to the third baseman. Ikuo Inokawa grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Martin singles to center field. Chuck Conigliaro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Martin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Strickland walks. Charlie Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Ron Agnew bunts for a base hit. Bud Bush flies out to the left fielder. Butch McCool strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mark Colbert strikes out. Ray Lombardi grounds out to the third baseman. Les Mierkowicz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Kyle Reese strikes out. Jim Kostro reached on a fielding error by Ikuo Inokawa. Jeff Viau singles to left field. Jim Kostro advances to third on the hit. Randy Sveum grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Jones strikes out. Joe Berkman strikes out. Rennie Stennett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Strickland grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Bankhead singles to left field. Ron Agnew grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ikuo Inokawa hits an infield single to the shortstop. Juan Martin flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Conigliaro strikes out. Mark Colbert doubles to right field. Ray Lombardi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bud Bush grounds out to the second baseman. Butch McCool strikes out. Kyle Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Les Mierkowicz flies out to the center fielder. Jim Jones strikes out. Joe Berkman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Kostro strikes out. Jeff Viau strikes out. Randy Sveum bunts for a base hit. John Strickland singles to center field. Randy Sveum advances to third on the hit. Charlie Bankhead strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rennie Stennett strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Strickland. Juan Martin singles to center field. Ikuo Inokawa is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Chuck Conigliaro singles past the shortstop. Juan Martin advances to third on the hit. Mark Colbert grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ron Agnew grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Bush singles past the second baseman. Butch McCool lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Mogridge 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. Kyle Reese flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ray Lombardi grounds out to the third baseman. Les Mierkowicz walks. Les Mierkowicz steals second. Jim Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Les Mierkowicz advances to third on the play. Scrappy Stanton is pinch hitting for Jim Mogridge. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Scrappy Stanton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Danny Voss pitching. Jim Kostro walks. Jeff Viau strikes out. Randy Sveum flies out to the right fielder. John Strickland grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Kostro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rennie Stennett strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa reached on a 2-base throwing error by Randy Sveum. Juan Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Ikuo Inokawa advances to third on the play. Chuck Conigliaro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Agnew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud Bush singles in front of the center fielder. Joe Cross is pinch hitting for Butch McCool. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Cross grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jack Nottebart pitching. Mark Colbert walks. Ray Lombardi walks. Les Mierkowicz pops out to the shortstop. Jim Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Lombardi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Blair is pinch hitting for Danny Voss. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Blair pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ted Eisenstat did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ted Eisenstat did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ken Gumpert improves in range Ed Newkirk did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Kiefer improves in power_vs_lefty Don Biittner improves in range Alan Castino did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Wolverton did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Dashiell did not respond to coaching in 3B