Win: Buddy Maisel (4-1) Loss: Scott Mejias (3-2)
Save: Steve Breckinridge (19)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Buddy Maisel pitching. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Thorpe pops out to the third baseman. Ken Schriver singles past the shortstop. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Scott Mejias pitching. Count Johnston strikes out. Dee Williams flies out to the right fielder. Casey Spooner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Billy Blackburn strikes out. Gary Bayless strikes out. Al Watkins walks. Rene Carey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Herman Shean singles to right field. Herman Shean steals second. Charlie Stanley singles to center field. Herman Shean scores. John Odwell walks. Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Scipio Wilson singles to center field. Charlie Stanley scores. John Odwell advances to third on the hit. Buddy Maisel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Scott Mejias grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Loucks pops out to the second baseman. Phil Thorpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Count Johnston strikes out. Dee Williams strikes out. Casey Spooner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ken Schriver hits a home run. Rodmy Perez flies out to the left fielder. Billy Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Bayless pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Herman Shean strikes out. Charlie Stanley singles in front of the right fielder. John Odwell strikes out. Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Al Watkins grounds out to the shortstop. Rene Carey grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Mejias strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Scipio Wilson singles to left field. Buddy Maisel lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Scipio Wilson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Count Johnston singles to center field. Buddy Maisel advances to third on the hit. Count Johnston steals second. Dee Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Maisel scores. Count Johnston advances to third on the play. Casey Spooner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bruce Loucks flies out to the left fielder. Phil Thorpe strikes out. Ken Schriver is hit by a pitch. Rodmy Perez singles to center field. Ken Schriver advances to third on the hit. Billy Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Herman Shean hits an infield single to the pitcher. Charlie Stanley walks. John Odwell flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Scipio Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gary Bayless strikes out. Al Watkins reached on a fielding error by Dee Williams. Rene Carey grounds out to the shortstop. Al Watkins advances to second on the play. Kurt Grover is pinch hitting for Scott Mejias. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kurt Grover grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rube Brown pitching. Alex Petty is pinch hitting for Buddy Maisel. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Alex Petty grounds out to the shortstop. Count Johnston strikes out. Dee Williams singles to right field. Casey Spooner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Toshihisa Oishi pitching. Bruce Loucks strikes out. Phil Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Ken Schriver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Herman Shean grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Stanley walks. John Odwell pops out to the catcher. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Steve Breckinridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Billy Blackburn doubles to right field. Gary Bayless flies out to the center fielder. Al Watkins singles to center field. Billy Blackburn scores. Rene Carey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dee Williams. Emmett Bair is pinch hitting for Rube Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Emmett Bair flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Julio Schulte did not respond to coaching in endurance Ike Winceniak improves in power_vs_lefty Wheezer Schmitz did not respond to coaching in velocity Lon Moeller did not respond to coaching in control Yeniet Perez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ike Winceniak improves in contact_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hugh Veryzer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hugh Veryzer did not respond to coaching in arm Deacon Kircher improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Stanhouse improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Deacon Kircher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Sodd did not respond to coaching in 2B