Win: Joe Gonzalez (9-5) Loss: Terrence McQueen (6-12)
Save: Ed Georgy (33)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Terrence McQueen pitching. Mike Pape walks. Mike Pape steals second. Pinky Curtis singles to right field. Mike Pape is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Tris Valentin singles to left field. Pinky Curtis advances to third on the hit. Frank Land hits a home run. Pinky Curtis scores. Tris Valentin scores. Bill May flies out to the center fielder. John Lade flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Gonzalez pitching. Pinky Lerian lines out to the first baseman. Craig McNamara walks. C.K. May strikes out. Tommy LaVita singles to right field. Julio Dagres doubles to left field. Craig McNamara scores. John Toca grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dane Doolan grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Hough walks. Deke Miller strikes out. Terrence McQueen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pinky Lerian walks. Craig McNamara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Pape singles to center field. Pinky Curtis strikes out. Tris Valentin strikes out. Frank Land strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City C.K. May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy LaVita pops out to the shortstop. Julio Dagres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill May grounds out to the shortstop. John Lade strikes out. Dane Doolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Toca walks. Jim Hough flies out to the center fielder. Deke Miller singles to left field. John Toca aggressively advances to third on the hit. Terrence McQueen strikes out. Pinky Lerian strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Hunter reached on a 2-base throwing error by Julio Dagres. Joe Gonzalez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Mike Pape strikes out. Pinky Curtis walks. Passed ball. Johnny Hunter advances to third. Pinky Curtis advances to second. Tris Valentin walks. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Craig McNamara grounds out to the shortstop. C.K. May flies out to the left fielder. Tommy LaVita singles to center field. Julio Dagres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill May hits a home run. John Lade grounds out to the third baseman. Dane Doolan singles to right field. Johnny Hunter singles to center field. Dane Doolan is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Joe Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Toca singles to left field. Jim Hough walks. Deke Miller singles to left field. John Toca scores. Terrence McQueen lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Deke Miller advances to second on the play. Deke Miller advances to second on the play. Pinky Lerian flies out to the center fielder. Craig McNamara singles to left field. Deke Miller scores. C.K. May flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Pape hits a home run. Harry Lundbom comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pinky Curtis flies out to the left fielder. Tris Valentin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Land grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tommy LaVita strikes out. Julio Dagres triples. Frank Hands comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Toca strikes out. Jim Hough strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Lade flies out to the center fielder. Dane Doolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Deke Miller hits a home run. Fred Cardoni comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Tonks is pinch hitting for Harry Lundbom. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Tonks strikes out. Pinky Lerian singles to left field. Craig McNamara grounds out to the second baseman. Pinky Lerian advances to second on the play. C.K. May grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bake Callison pitching. Rex McCarver is pinch hitting for Johnny Hunter. Rex McCarver strikes out. Brian Guardado is pinch hitting for Fred Cardoni. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Guardado grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Pape flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ed Georgy pitching. Connie Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rex McCarver at C. Tommy LaVita grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Dagres grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Toca strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tim McIntyre did not respond to coaching in velocity Vic McKechnie improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Mulligan improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Mulligan improves in power_vs_lefty 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: John Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Springer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Davyne McKay improves in velocity Jose Bailey improves in power_vs_righty