Win: Roy Keane (15-11) Loss: Bunny McBean (10-19)
Save: Frank Hands (18)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bunny McBean pitching. Bill May hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bill May steals second. Tris Valentin grounds out to the shortstop. Skeeter Malone walks. Brian Guardado singles to left field. Bill May scores. Skeeter Malone steals third. Brian Guardado is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rex McCarver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Roy Keane pitching. Pinky Lerian strikes out. Craig McNamara lines out to the pitcher. C.K. May pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Connie Johnson singles to left field. Dane Doolan grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tommy LaVita grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Dagres singles to center field. Gus Tonks flies out to the right fielder. Jim Hough grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Roy Keane pops out to the first baseman. Bill May walks. Tris Valentin triples. Bill May scores. Skeeter Malone strikes out. Brian Guardado walks. Rex McCarver hits a home run. Tris Valentin scores. Brian Guardado scores. Connie Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Deke Miller singles to left field. Bunny McBean lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Deke Miller forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Pinky Lerian walks. Craig McNamara strikes out. C.K. May strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dane Doolan hits a home run. Steve McLaughlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Roy Keane strikes out. Bill May singles to left field. Tris Valentin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tommy LaVita strikes out. Julio Dagres grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Tonks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Skeeter Malone pops out to the pitcher. Brian Guardado flies out to the center fielder. Rex McCarver walks. Connie Johnson walks. Jose Wendell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Dane Doolan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Connie Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Hough hits a home run. Deke Miller hits a home run. Jose Wendell strikes out. Pinky Lerian grounds out to the third baseman. Craig McNamara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen singles to left field. Matt Saberhagen steals second. Roy Keane lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill May strikes out. Tris Valentin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City C.K. May grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy LaVita flies out to the center fielder. Julio Dagres singles to center field. Gus Tonks walks. Jim Hough singles to right field. Deke Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Skeeter Malone strikes out. Frank Land is pinch hitting for Brian Guardado. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Land strikes out. Rex McCarver grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ky Lin is pinch hitting for Jose Wendell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ky Lin singles past the shortstop. Pinky Lerian grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ky Lin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Craig McNamara singles to center field. Pinky Lerian advances to third on the hit. Ernie Henneman 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. C.K. May singles to center field. Pinky Lerian scores. Tommy LaVita flies out to the right fielder. Julio Dagres flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bake Callison pitching. Connie Johnson walks. Dane Doolan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Connie Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Matt Saberhagen flies out to the center fielder. Mike Pape is pinch hitting for Ernie Henneman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Pape pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Hands pitching. John Lade enters the game as a defensive replacement for Skeeter Malone at SS. Gus Tonks strikes out. Hanson DeMarre is pinch hitting for Jim Hough. Hanson DeMarre flies out to the right fielder. Deke Miller singles to center field. John Hulen is pinch hitting for Bake Callison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Hulen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Harry Lundbom pitching. Bill May walks. Tris Valentin pops out to the first baseman. John Lade singles to left field. Frank Land walks. Rex McCarver hits a home run. Bill May scores. John Lade scores. Frank Land scores. Jerry Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rey Hausman is pinch hitting for Connie Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rey Hausman doubles to right field. Dane Doolan singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen walks. Frank Hands flies out to the left fielder. Bill May flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pinky Lerian pops out to the second baseman. Craig McNamara grounds out to the second baseman. C.K. May walks. Tommy LaVita strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Rey Hausman (3).3B - Tris Valentin (4).HR - Rex McCarver 2 (12), Dane Doolan (4).GIDP - Dane Doolan. Baserunning: SB - Bill May (21), Skeeter Malone (9), Matt Saberhagen (10).CS - Brian Guardado (2).
Game Notes Jerry Thompson is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jimmy Stenhouse improves in contact_vs_righty Otis Altrock did not respond to coaching in control Tim McIntyre did not respond to coaching in control Ozzie Ruszkowski improves in speed Bill Mulligan did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dutch Crossin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dutch Crossin improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Wingo did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Bailey improves in arm