Win: Buddy Maisel (7-7) Loss: Chris Williams (11-5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Buddy Maisel pitching. Phil Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Grover grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Juul grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Chris Williams pitching. Count Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Hiroshi Igawa singles to left field. Casey Spooner singles to center field. Hiroshi Igawa advances to third on the hit. Yo-Yo Catalanotto flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hiroshi Igawa scores. Rudy Jacobs singles to right field. Casey Spooner advances to third on the hit. Casey Spooner gets picked off third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Emmett Bair strikes out. Harvey Boggs grounds out to the shortstop. George Milner walks. Jimmy Sheridan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dee Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Petty hits a home run. Randy Pattison walks. Buddy Maisel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Count Johnston triples. Randy Pattison scores. Hiroshi Igawa walks. Casey Spooner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rene Carey flies out to the left fielder. Chris Williams flies out to the right fielder. Phil Thorpe walks. Kurt Grover flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yo-Yo Catalanotto singles to left field. Rudy Jacobs doubles to center field. Yo-Yo Catalanotto uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dee Williams strikes out. Alex Petty singles to center field. Rudy Jacobs scores. Randy Pattison walks. Buddy Maisel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Count Johnston reached on a 2-base fielding error by Emmett Bair. Alex Petty scores. Randy Pattison scores. Hiroshi Igawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Juul grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Emmett Bair strikes out. Harvey Boggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Casey Spooner walks. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Casey Spooner advances to second on the play. Rudy Jacobs singles to left field. Casey Spooner scores. Rudy Jacobs steals second. Dee Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Petty walks. Randy Pattison grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Petty is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Milner lines out to the second baseman. Jimmy Sheridan lines out to the shortstop. Rene Carey walks. Chris Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rene Carey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Buddy Maisel flies out to the left fielder. Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Igawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Phil Thorpe grounds out to the second baseman. Kurt Grover lines out to the third baseman. Bill Juul grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Casey Spooner singles to right field. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rudy Jacobs singles to right field. Dee Williams doubles to right field. Rudy Jacobs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Petty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Emmett Bair grounds out to the shortstop. Harvey Boggs flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! George Milner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Scipio Wilson is pinch hitting for Randy Pattison. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scipio Wilson singles to right field. Buddy Maisel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buddy Maisel flies out to the center fielder. Scipio Wilson steals second. Count Johnston grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hiroshi Igawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Rene Carey strikes out. Chris Williams walks. Phil Thorpe walks. Kurt Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Casey Spooner singles to right field. Ed Dagres is pinch hitting for Yo-Yo Catalanotto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Dagres strikes out. Rudy Jacobs doubles to right field. Casey Spooner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sid Waszgis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Dee Williams strikes out. Joe Corbett is pinch hitting for Alex Petty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Corbett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Larry Houser is pinch hitting for Bill Juul. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Houser singles to center field. Billy Blackburn is pinch hitting for Emmett Bair. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Blackburn singles to left field. Harvey Boggs strikes out. George Milner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Bourgeois did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill McAleese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lon Moeller did not respond to coaching in control Al Watkins did not respond to coaching in range Steve Bourgeois did not respond to coaching in velocity Lon Moeller did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hideo Tokumoto did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Ferrazzi did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Milt Trotter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Nino Hermoso improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Terry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Sodd improves in 2B