Win: Doc K Milacki (1-0) Loss: Rick Hollins (0-2)
Save: Akihiko Ota (21)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Doc K Milacki pitching. Randy Reyes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Al Embree doubles to right field. Rube Harris pops out to the shortstop. Cap Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rick Hollins pitching. Rudy K Roenicke hits a home run. Billy Devarez flies out to the center fielder. Jack Kramer grounds out to the shortstop. Chet K Daviault strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wes McMahan singles to right field. Mike Cafego strikes out. Spike Harkey singles to left field. Wes McMahan advances to third on the hit. George Bowers flies out to the left fielder. Rick Hollins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Claude TK Estalella singles to right field. Tomokazu T Kuzava walks. Art K McDonald singles to left field. Claude TK Estalella is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Tomokazu T Kuzava advances to third on the play. Art K McDonald is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Phil Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Randy Reyes strikes out. Al Embree grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Harris singles to center field. Cap Jennings lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Doc K Milacki strikes out. Rudy K Roenicke strikes out. Billy Devarez doubles to right field. Jack Kramer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Wes McMahan flies out to the left fielder. Mike Cafego doubles to right field. Spike Harkey flies out to the center fielder. George Bowers doubles to left field. Mike Cafego scores. Rick Hollins reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tomokazu T Kuzava. George Bowers scores. Randy Reyes walks. Al Embree singles to right field. Rube Harris flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Chet K Daviault grounds out to the second baseman. Claude TK Estalella walks. Claude TK Estalella steals second. Tomokazu T Kuzava walks. Art K McDonald grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Claude TK Estalella is out at third base. Phil Jones walks. Doc K Milacki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Cap Jennings strikes out. Wes McMahan grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Cafego flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rudy K Roenicke strikes out. Billy Devarez hits a home run. Jack Kramer singles to left field. Chet K Daviault singles to right field. Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Kramer advances to third on the play. Chet K Daviault advances to second on the play. Tomokazu T Kuzava hits a home run. Jack Kramer scores. Chet K Daviault scores. Alex Kilgus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art K McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Spike Harkey pops out to the first baseman. George Bowers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Kilgus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Phil Jones strikes out. Doc K Milacki singles to left field. Doc K Milacki gets picked off first. Rudy K Roenicke walks. Billy Devarez doubles to left field. Rudy K Roenicke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Kramer walks. Chet K Daviault grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Kramer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Randy Reyes pops out to the shortstop. Al Embree strikes out. Rube Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Claude TK Estalella flies out to the left fielder. Tomokazu T Kuzava doubles to left field. Buck Russell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art K McDonald grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Cap Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer McCaskill 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. Wes McMahan singles to center field. Mike Cafego pops out to the second baseman. Spike Harkey singles past the third baseman. Wes McMahan advances to third on the hit. George Bowers reached on a fielding error by Elmer McCaskill. Wes McMahan scores. Buddy Siebert is pinch hitting for Buck Russell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buddy Siebert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gary Grimes pitching. Rube Mattingly is pinch hitting for Elmer McCaskill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rube Mattingly grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy K Roenicke flies out to the left fielder. Billy Devarez walks. Jack Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Akihiko Ota pitching. Randy Reyes strikes out. Al Embree doubles to center field. Rube Harris flies out to the left fielder. Cap Jennings strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Billy Devarez 2 (26), Tomokazu T Kuzava (18).HR - Rudy K Roenicke (6), Billy Devarez (9), Tomokazu T Kuzava (12). Baserunning: SB - Claude TK Estalella (15).CS - Art K McDonald (4). Fielding: E - Tomokazu T Kuzava, Elmer McCaskill.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Robbins did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Robbins did not respond to coaching in control Gene Surhoff did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Meyers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Carsey did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Stapleton did not respond to coaching in control Rube Lopez did not respond to coaching in control Rube Lopez did not respond to coaching in control Curly Sproull did not respond to coaching in control Ernie K Burns improves in 3B