Win: Oziel Duran (9-10) Loss: Buck Russell (6-9)
Save: Akihiko Ota (24)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Oziel Duran pitching. Randy Reyes singles to center field. Al Embree strikes out. Rube Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Reyes advances to second on the play. Mac Falls grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Buck Russell pitching. Jack Kramer strikes out. Billy Devarez strikes out. Chet K Daviault grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Cap Jennings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Romeo Hobbs flies out to the right fielder. Wes McMahan reached on a fielding error by Jack Kramer. Mike Cafego strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the shortstop. Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Dutch K Young singles to center field. Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Buck Russell flies out to the right fielder. Randy Reyes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chet K Daviault. Al Embree singles to center field. Randy Reyes scores. Rube Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Al Embree advances to second on the play. Mac Falls strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Duke Sims Jr. singles to right field. Oziel Duran fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Oziel Duran strikes out. Jack Kramer hits a home run. Duke Sims Jr. scores. Billy Devarez strikes out. Chet K Daviault grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Cap Jennings strikes out. Romeo Hobbs pops out to the third baseman. Wes McMahan singles past the second baseman. Mike Cafego singles to right field. Wes McMahan advances to third on the hit. Buck Russell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the shortstop. Claude TK Estalella walks. Dutch K Young strikes out. Ox TK Cubillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Randy Reyes strikes out. Al Embree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rube Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Duke Sims Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Oziel Duran flies out to the center fielder. Jack Kramer singles past the shortstop. Billy Devarez hits a home run. Jack Kramer scores. Jose Alcantara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chet K Daviault singles to left field. Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mac Falls walks. Cap Jennings grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mac Falls is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Romeo Hobbs singles to center field. Wes McMahan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Claude TK Estalella flies out to the right fielder. Dutch K Young hits a home run. Jim Gerlach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ox TK Cubillan flies out to the left fielder. Duke Sims Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Cafego strikes out. Minnie Stiely is pinch hitting for Jim Gerlach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Minnie Stiely singles to left field. Randy Reyes singles to right field. Minnie Stiely advances to third on the hit. Al Embree strikes out. Rube Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alex Kilgus pitching. Rube Mattingly is pinch hitting for Oziel Duran. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rube Mattingly strikes out. Jack Kramer grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Devarez hits an infield single to the second baseman. Billy Devarez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alf T Gardner pitching. Ike Powell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dutch K Young at 1B. Mac Falls grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cap Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Romeo Hobbs hits a home run. Wes McMahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Chet K Daviault strikes out. Tomokazu T Kuzava doubles to right field. Claude TK Estalella lines out to the first baseman. Ike Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Akihiko Ota comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Cafego triples. George Bowers is pinch hitting for Alex Kilgus. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Bowers grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Cafego scores. Randy Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Al Embree pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Tomokazu T Kuzava (19).HR - Jack Kramer (17), Billy Devarez (11), Dutch K Young (19). Baserunning: CS - Billy Devarez (8). Fielding: E - Jack Kramer, Chet K Daviault.
Game Notes Rube Mattingly is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Wilkins did not respond to coaching in control Ray Robbins did not respond to coaching in control Jim Burchart improves in endurance Jim Burchart improves in endurance Roger Hiller did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Stapleton did not respond to coaching in velocity Cactus Keltner improves in range Tom German improves in power_vs_righty Bill Rincon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ernie K Burns improves in 3B