Win: Les McGeary (6-3) Loss: Paul Burleson (5-7)
Save: Bill Jester (20)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Terry Reilley pitching. Brent Dalena flies out to the right fielder. Dixon Springer hits a home run. Gene Graham singles to right field. Terry Tresh grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Graham advances to second on the play. George Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Clise Baldschun pitching. Gene Buchanan flies out to the right fielder. Roy Layana flies out to the right fielder. Carl Hernandez walks. Tony Augustine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jeff Schick doubles to left field. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Charlie Willis singles to left field. Jeff Schick scores. Clise Baldschun fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Clise Baldschun strikes out. Brent Dalena singles to right field. Charlie Willis advances to third on the hit. Brent Dalena steals second. Dixon Springer singles to right field. Charlie Willis scores. Brent Dalena scores. Dixon Springer steals second. Gene Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ruben Littrell walks. Red Zuber singles to left field. Ruben Littrell advances to third on the hit. Scott Koob grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ruben Littrell scores. Gene Kellett hits a home run. Terry Reilley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Terry Tresh grounds out to the shortstop. George Hughes doubles to left field. Jeff Schick flies out to the center fielder. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gene Buchanan grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Layana walks. Carl Hernandez pops out to the shortstop. Tony Augustine walks. Ruben Littrell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Charlie Willis singles to left field. Clise Baldschun fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Clise Baldschun strikes out. Brent Dalena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Willis advances to second on the play. Dixon Springer walks. Gene Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Red Zuber grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Koob flies out to the right fielder. Gene Kellett grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Terry Tresh grounds out to the shortstop. George Hughes singles to right field. Jeff Schick singles to center field. Les McGeary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Charlie Willis flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Les McGeary strikes out. Gene Buchanan strikes out. Roy Layana pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Clise Baldschun singles to right field. Brent Dalena grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clise Baldschun is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dixon Springer flies out to the center fielder. Gene Graham pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Carl Hernandez reached on a fielding error by George Hughes. Tony Augustine singles to right field. Ruben Littrell strikes out. Red Zuber walks. Scott Koob strikes out. Gene Kellett singles to center field. Carl Hernandez scores. Tony Augustine scores. Red Zuber advances to third on the hit. Les McGeary strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Terry Tresh singles to right field. Terry Tresh steals second. George Hughes singles to right field. Terry Tresh scores. Jeff Schick strikes out. George Hughes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex Coluccio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gene Buchanan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Roy Layana singles to center field. Yukinobu Aoyama 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 1st. Carl Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Tony Augustine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Charlie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Hemingway is pinch hitting for Yukinobu Aoyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Dalena pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Paul Burleson pitching. Ruben Littrell hits a home run. Red Zuber singles to center field. Scott Koob doubles to right field. Red Zuber uses his aggressiveness and scores. My Manrique comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Kellett hits a home run. Scott Koob scores. Bob Brower is pinch hitting for Les McGeary. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Brower is hit by a pitch. Gene Buchanan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Roy Layana grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Jester pitching. Dixon Springer singles to center field. Dixon Springer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gene Graham flies out to the left fielder. Terry Tresh lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Slagle improves in speed Ed Ratliff improves in arm Jeff Matos improves in power_vs_lefty Chris Coles did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Willhite improves in velocity Ed Ratliff did not respond to coaching in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Harris improves in power_vs_righty Jamie Zahniser improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Jackson improves in range Denny Mora improves in arm Denny Mora did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Harris improves in speed