Win: Steve Williams (10-5) Loss: Hideo Shimada (5-11)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Hideo Shimada pitching. Count Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Schaffer walks. Casey Spooner singles to center field. Claude Schaffer advances to third on the hit. John Odwell strikes out. Charlie Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Williams pitching. Gary Bayless pops out to the first baseman. Harvey Boggs grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Herman Shean strikes out. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Scipio Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Masaru Nishizawa strikes out. Bruce Loucks walks. Rodmy Perez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Count Johnston pops out to the second baseman. Claude Schaffer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kurt Grover doubles to right field. Max Sconiers grounds out to the shortstop. Hideo Shimada grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Bayless grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Casey Spooner grounds out to the second baseman. John Odwell strikes out. Charlie Stanley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harvey Boggs grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Masaru Nishizawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Herman Shean grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scipio Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bruce Loucks strikes out. Rodmy Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Kurt Grover flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Count Johnston singles to right field. Claude Schaffer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Count Johnston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Casey Spooner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Claude Schaffer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Max Sconiers grounds out to the shortstop. Hideo Shimada strikes out. Gary Bayless grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Odwell grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Stanley walks. Herman Shean doubles to right field. Charlie Stanley scores. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Scipio Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harvey Boggs strikes out. Phil Thorpe singles to left field. Masaru Nishizawa flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Steve Williams strikes out. Count Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Claude Schaffer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rodmy Perez strikes out. Kurt Grover strikes out. Max Sconiers singles to right field. Billy Blackburn is pinch hitting for Hideo Shimada. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Billy Blackburn singles to left field. Gary Bayless walks. Harvey Boggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chris Williams pitching. Casey Spooner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Odwell singles to right field. John Odwell steals second. Charlie Stanley reached on a fielding error by Kurt Grover. Charlie Stanley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Herman Shean singles to center field. John Odwell scores. Rudy Jacobs hits a home run. Herman Shean scores. Howie Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scipio Wilson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Stefan Kimble comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Phil Thorpe grounds out to the second baseman. Masaru Nishizawa pops out to the second baseman. Bruce Loucks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Durning did not respond to coaching in control Mike Sodd improves in range Joe Corbett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Durning did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Corbett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Walt Thacker did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Worden improves in control Lee Decker improves in arm Bill Propst did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Propst did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Brainerd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Propst improves in arm