Win: Scott Mejias (4-4) Loss: Steve Scott (10-3)
Save: Howie Martinez (17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Scott Mejias pitching. Count Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Claude Schaffer grounds out to the third baseman. Casey Spooner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Scott pitching. Bruce Loucks strikes out. Phil Thorpe singles to left field. Ken Schriver hits a home run. Phil Thorpe scores. Rodmy Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Blackburn singles to center field. Gary Bayless grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Billy Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Herman Shean grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Stanley pops out to the second baseman. John Odwell singles to right field. Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Milner lines out to the third baseman. Max Sconiers strikes out. Scott Mejias strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bud Lawson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ken Schriver. Steve Scott lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Count Johnston strikes out. Claude Schaffer singles past the second baseman. Bud Lawson scores. Casey Spooner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Loucks flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Phil Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Ken Schriver singles to center field. Ken Schriver steals second. Rodmy Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Herman Shean flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Stanley singles to right field. John Odwell grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Charlie Stanley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rudy Jacobs walks. Bud Lawson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Blackburn strikes out. Gary Bayless grounds out to the shortstop. George Milner singles to left field. Max Sconiers singles to right field. Scott Mejias grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Max Sconiers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Steve Scott flies out to the right fielder. Count Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Schaffer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bruce Loucks walks. Phil Thorpe singles to left field. Bruce Loucks advances to third on the hit. Ken Schriver singles to center field. Bruce Loucks scores. Phil Thorpe aggressively advances to third on the hit. Rodmy Perez singles to left field. Phil Thorpe scores. Ken Schriver advances to third on the hit. Rodmy Perez steals second. Billy Blackburn singles to center field. Ken Schriver scores. Rodmy Perez scores. Stefan Kimble comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Bayless flies out to the right fielder. Billy Blackburn steals second. George Milner singles to left field. Billy Blackburn scores. Max Sconiers strikes out. Scott Mejias singles to center field. Bruce Loucks grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Scott Mejias is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Casey Spooner flies out to the center fielder. Herman Shean flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Stanley singles to right field. John Odwell hits a home run. Charlie Stanley scores. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Phil Thorpe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Schriver grounds out to the shortstop. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bud Lawson strikes out. Alex Petty is pinch hitting for Stefan Kimble. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alex Petty strikes out. Count Johnston hits a home run. Claude Schaffer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Toshihisa Oishi pitching. Billy Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Gary Bayless strikes out. George Milner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Harvey Boggs enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Schriver at 2B. Marsh Callison enters the game as a defensive replacement for Billy Blackburn at CF. Rene Carey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Max Sconiers at C. Casey Spooner flies out to the left fielder. Herman Shean grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Stanley hits a home run. Jim Sheely comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Odwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rene Carey flies out to the right fielder. Kurt Grover is pinch hitting for Jim Sheely. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kurt Grover strikes out. Bruce Loucks bunts for a base hit. Phil Thorpe grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bruce Loucks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Howie Martinez pitching. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bud Lawson singles to right field. Ralph Klawitter is pinch hitting for Toshihisa Oishi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ralph Klawitter flies out to the center fielder. Count Johnston singles to right field. Claude Schaffer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Corbett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Wally Creek improves in range Wally Creek improves in power_vs_righty Hugh Veryzer did not respond to coaching in speed Milt Trotter did not respond to coaching in range Joe Corbett did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Terry did not respond to coaching in RF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Houser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Julio Schulte did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Welchel did not respond to coaching in speed Ike Winceniak improves in arm Bennie Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Propst improves in power_vs_righty