Win: Marius Whaley (11-7) Loss: Russ Kern (7-12)
Save: Ron Reisling (35)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Marius Whaley pitching. Kevin Brown singles to left field. Kevin Brown steals second. Jim Littlejohn pops out to the first baseman. Kevin Brown gets picked off second (1-4). George Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Russ Kern pitching. Karl Fields flies out to the left fielder. Carl Hernandez triples. Bert Dunham strikes out. Bill DeMiller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gene Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Hemingway singles to right field. Rusty Hemingway steals second. Alex Coluccio grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Willis lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tommy Hosley walks. Morgan Castilla pops out to the shortstop. Tommy Hosley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ramon Hendrix flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Larry Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Kern lines out to the shortstop. Kevin Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Shinichi Kashibuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Marius Whaley strikes out. Karl Fields pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the shortstop. George Hughes strikes out. Gene Graham triples. Rusty Hemingway flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carl Hernandez singles to right field. Bert Dunham singles to right field. Bill DeMiller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bert Dunham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tommy Hosley flies out to the center fielder. Morgan Castilla strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alex Coluccio walks. Charlie Willis walks. Larry Davis strikes out. Russ Kern lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Alex Coluccio is thrown out at third. Charlie Willis advances to second on the play. Charlie Willis advances to second on the play. Kevin Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ramon Hendrix walks. Shinichi Kashibuchi singles to right field. Marius Whaley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Karl Fields hits a home run. Ramon Hendrix scores. Shinichi Kashibuchi scores. Carl Hernandez singles to right field. Carl Hernandez steals second. Bert Dunham grounds out to the pitcher. Bill DeMiller hits a home run. Carl Hernandez scores. Roy Willhite comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Hosley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the second baseman. George Hughes strikes out. Gene Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Morgan Castilla hits a home run. Ramon Hendrix grounds out to the shortstop. Shinichi Kashibuchi lines out to the second baseman. Marius Whaley walks. Karl Fields singles to center field. Marius Whaley advances to third on the hit. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Charlie Willis singles to right field. Larry Davis walks. Ed Ratliff is pinch hitting for Roy Willhite. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Ratliff walks. Kevin Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Juan Scull pitching. Bert Dunham strikes out. Bill DeMiller flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Hosley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the second baseman. George Hughes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gene Graham hits a home run. Rusty Hemingway triples. Nolan Briggs 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. Alex Coluccio singles to right field. Rusty Hemingway scores. Charlie Willis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Coluccio is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Josh Nieman is pinch hitting for Morgan Castilla. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Josh Nieman pops out to the third baseman. Ramon Hendrix strikes out. Shinichi Kashibuchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Larry Davis triples. Hod Schemer is pinch hitting for Juan Scull. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hod Schemer walks. Ron Reisling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kevin Brown reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shinichi Kashibuchi. Larry Davis scores. Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! George Hughes strikes out. Gene Graham singles to center field. Hod Schemer scores. Kevin Brown scores. Gene Graham steals second. Gene Graham is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:3B - Gene Graham (4), Rusty Hemingway (9), Larry Davis (1).HR - Gene Graham (20). Baserunning: SB - Kevin Brown (30), Gene Graham (13), Rusty Hemingway (21).CS - Gene Graham (13).
Batting:3B - Carl Hernandez (10).HR - Karl Fields (13), Bill DeMiller (25), Morgan Castilla (3). Baserunning: SB - Carl Hernandez (15).CS - Tommy Hosley (2). Fielding: E - Shinichi Kashibuchi.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Slagle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Tomney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Tomney improves in contact_vs_lefty March Velez did not respond to coaching in control Joe Slagle did not respond to coaching in arm Glenn Lytle did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Abrego did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Ragland did not respond to coaching in arm Roger Southworth did not respond to coaching in control Joe Abrego improves in contact_vs_righty Mul Lasher improves in power_vs_lefty John Harris did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty