Win: Masanori Cooper (4-1) Loss: Gaylen Hickey (1-6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Gaylen Hickey pitching. Lee Biggs hits a home run. Ryan Higgins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Patsy Wheat hits an infield single to the shortstop. Gary Langsford doubles to right field. Patsy Wheat uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kerry Crump singles past the shortstop. Gary Langsford scores. Willie Zacher strikes out. Papa Watson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Masanori Cooper pitching. Pete Ventura singles to left field. Don Reis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pete Ventura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Reis steals second. Rafael Crawford walks. Dude Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Reis advances to third on the play. Rafael Crawford advances to second on the play. Joe Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Evans hits a home run. Masanori Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Biggs singles to left field. Lee Biggs steals second. Ryan Higgins singles to center field. Lee Biggs scores. Frank Carty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Higgins steals second. Patsy Wheat walks. Gary Langsford singles to left field. Ryan Higgins scores. Kerry Crump strikes out. Willie Zacher doubles to center field. Patsy Wheat scores. Papa Watson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jesus Bankhead flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Wander Franco flies out to the right fielder. Joe Brett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Evans strikes out. Masanori Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Biggs singles past the second baseman. Ryan Higgins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Carty reached on a fielding error by Gary Langsford. Pete Ventura walks. Don Reis strikes out. Rafael Crawford doubles past the third baseman. Frank Carty scores. Pete Ventura scores. Dude Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Joe Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Patsy Wheat pops out to the catcher. Gary Langsford doubles to left field. John Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kerry Crump doubles to left field. Gary Langsford scores. Willie Zacher grounds out to the second baseman. Kerry Crump advances to third on the play. Papa Watson singles to left field. Kerry Crump scores. Papa Watson steals second. George Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jesus Bankhead singles to center field. Wander Franco singles to right field. Joe Brett strikes out. John Williams fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Williams strikes out. Pete Ventura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Masanori Cooper strikes out. Lee Biggs strikes out. Ryan Higgins walks. Patsy Wheat grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Don Reis grounds out to the third baseman. Rafael Crawford singles to right field. Dude Cooper hits a home run. Rafael Crawford scores. Joe Garcia singles to right field. Jesus Bankhead doubles to center field. Wander Franco strikes out. Joe Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Vern Bridges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Gary Langsford strikes out. Kerry Crump grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Zacher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Vern Bridges pops out to the first baseman. Pete Ventura walks. Don Reis singles past the second baseman. Pete Ventura is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. John Kelso comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Papa Watson singles to center field. George Evans walks. Mark Canavan is pinch hitting for John Kelso. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Canavan flies out to the right fielder. Lee Biggs pops out to the second baseman. Ryan Higgins walks. Patsy Wheat singles to right field. Papa Watson scores. George Evans scores. Ryan Higgins advances to third on the hit. Gary Langsford pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tom Horsey pitching. Dude Cooper singles to center field. Joe Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dude Cooper advances to second on the play. Jesus Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Wander Franco strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kerry Crump strikes out. Joe Snyder is pinch hitting for Willie Zacher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Snyder lines out to the third baseman. Papa Watson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Brett walks. Robby MacRobello is pinch hitting for Vern Bridges. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Robby MacRobello grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Brett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pete Ventura singles to right field. Robby MacRobello advances to third on the hit. Don Reis grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Pete Ventura advances to second on the play. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Nate Williams pitching. George Evans strikes out. Bill Shields is pinch hitting for Tom Horsey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Shields grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Biggs reached on a fielding error by Dude Cooper. Ryan Higgins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Shaw pitching. Dude Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Garcia hits a home run. Jesus Bankhead strikes out. Wander Franco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Gary Langsford 2 (4), Kerry Crump (10), Willie Zacher (7).HR - Lee Biggs (5), George Evans (5). Baserunning: SB - Lee Biggs (6), Ryan Higgins (8), Papa Watson (3). Fielding: E - Gary Langsford.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tommy Moore improves in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Moore improves in power_vs_righty Lerton Hughes did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Hollingsworth improves in contact_vs_righty Tommy Moore improves in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Giles did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Twombly improves in contact_vs_lefty Alex Nichols did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Javier did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Collins did not respond to coaching in C