Win: Julio Wilson (14-3) Loss: Ramon Hertz (7-3)
Save: Ron Reisling (27)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Julio Wilson pitching. Kevin Brown grounds out to the shortstop. George Hughes walks. George Hughes gets picked off first. Gene Graham grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ramon Hertz pitching. Karl Fields flies out to the center fielder. Carl Bell singles to center field. Bert Dunham flies out to the left fielder. Bill DeMiller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Willis strikes out. Jeff Matos singles to right field. Rube Elarton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Josh Nieman grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Harris flies out to the right fielder. Red Zuber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Bayne reached on a 2-base throwing error by Josh Nieman. Ramon Hertz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kevin Brown strikes out. George Hughes flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Shinichi Kashibuchi hits a home run. Julio Wilson singles to center field. Karl Fields pops out to the second baseman. Carl Bell singles to center field. Julio Wilson advances to third on the hit. Bert Dunham flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Julio Wilson scores. Bill DeMiller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Gene Graham flies out to the right fielder. Rusty Hemingway walks. Charlie Willis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Josh Nieman grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Harris strikes out. Red Zuber lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Matos strikes out. Rube Elarton grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Bayne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Shinichi Kashibuchi strikes out. Julio Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Karl Fields singles to right field. Carl Bell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Karl Fields is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ramon Hertz flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Brown strikes out. George Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bert Dunham strikes out. Bill DeMiller grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Nieman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gene Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Hemingway doubles to right field. Charlie Willis flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Matos flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Harris singles to right field. Mike Harris steals second. Red Zuber walks. Shinichi Kashibuchi strikes out. Julio Wilson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Julio Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Karl Fields grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rube Elarton flies out to the center fielder. Mike Bayne triples. Larry Davis is pinch hitting for Ramon Hertz. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Larry Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Bayne scores. Kevin Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bobby Casanova pitching. Carl Bell strikes out. Bert Dunham grounds out to the third baseman. Bill DeMiller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ron Reisling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Graham walks. Rusty Hemingway pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Willis singles to center field. Passed ball. Gene Graham advances to third. Charlie Willis advances to second. Jeff Matos flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Slagle improves in speed Joe Gray improves in endurance Joe Slagle improves in contact_vs_righty Junior Biemiller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Rodriguez improves in velocity Bill Carney improves in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Batten did not respond to coaching in endurance Larry Renick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Terry Reilley did not respond to coaching in control Bob Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Terry Reilley did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Ragland improves in arm