Win: Jim Gerlach (5-2) Loss: Dutch T Norwood (11-9)
Save: Gary Grimes (32)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Dutch T Norwood pitching. Randy Reyes strikes out. Al Embree walks. Rube Harris hits a home run. Al Embree scores. Mac Falls singles past the first baseman. Cap Jennings flies out to the center fielder. Romeo Hobbs singles to left field. Mac Falls advances to third on the hit. Wes McMahan hits a home run. Mac Falls scores. Romeo Hobbs scores. Mike Cafego singles to left field. Oscar Alberro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Oscar Alberro pitching. Jack Kramer triples. Billy Devarez walks. Billy Devarez steals second. Chet K Daviault singles in front of the right fielder. Jack Kramer scores. Billy Devarez scores. Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Chet K Daviault is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alf T Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Reyes singles to center field. Al Embree singles to left field. Randy Reyes advances to third on the hit. Rube Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Al Embree advances to second on the play. Mac Falls strikes out. Cap Jennings strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dutch K Young grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Sims Jr. doubles to right field. Alf T Gardner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs strikes out. Wes McMahan singles to right field. Mike Cafego doubles to right field. Wes McMahan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pinky K Womack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Alberro strikes out. Randy Reyes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tomokazu T Kuzava. Mike Cafego scores. Al Embree singles to center field. Randy Reyes scores. Rube Harris hits a home run. Al Embree scores. Mac Falls pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jack Kramer strikes out. Billy Devarez singles to left field. Chet K Daviault singles to right field. Billy Devarez advances to third on the hit. Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Devarez scores. Chet K Daviault advances to second on the play. Claude TK Estalella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Cap Jennings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Romeo Hobbs walks. Wes McMahan flies out to the left fielder. Mike Cafego bunts for a base hit. Oscar Alberro grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Cafego is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dutch K Young singles to right field. Ox TK Cubillan walks. Duke Sims Jr. triples. Dutch K Young scores. Ox TK Cubillan scores. Pinky K Womack walks. Jim Gerlach 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. Jack Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Duke Sims Jr. scores. Billy Devarez singles to right field. Chet K Daviault grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Chelini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Reyes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Embree lines out to the shortstop. Rube Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the third baseman. Claude TK Estalella doubles to left field. Dutch K Young grounds out to the shortstop. Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mac Falls walks. Cap Jennings flies out to the left fielder. Mac Falls steals second. Romeo Hobbs flies out to the right fielder. Wes McMahan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Duke Sims Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Jim Chelini is hit by a pitch. Jack Kramer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Chelini is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Devarez doubles to center field. Chet K Daviault singles to left field. Jack Kramer scores. Billy Devarez scores. Jose Alcantara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tomokazu T Kuzava flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Cafego bunts for a base hit. Minnie Stiely is pinch hitting for Jose Alcantara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Minnie Stiely lines out to the third baseman. Randy Reyes strikes out. Akihiko Ota comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Al Embree singles to center field. Rube Harris walks. Mac Falls pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Whitey Ford pitching. Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Dutch K Young doubles to left field. Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Sims Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Cap Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Romeo Hobbs strikes out. Wes McMahan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rudy K Roenicke is pinch hitting for Akihiko Ota. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rudy K Roenicke flies out to the right fielder. Jack Kramer pops out to the second baseman. Billy Devarez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Elmer McCaskill pitching. Mike Cafego pops out to the third baseman. George Bowers is pinch hitting for Whitey Ford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Bowers singles to center field. Randy Reyes pops out to the third baseman. Al Embree walks. Rube Harris singles to right field. Mac Falls pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gary Grimes pitching. Chet K Daviault flies out to the right fielder. Tomokazu T Kuzava flies out to the right fielder. Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Billy Devarez (29), Claude TK Estalella (23), Dutch K Young (19), Duke Sims Jr. (15).3B - Jack Kramer (7), Duke Sims Jr. (4).SF - Jack Kramer.GIDP - Chet K Daviault.HBP - Jim Chelini (1). Baserunning: SB - Billy Devarez (13).CS - Chet K Daviault (6). Fielding: E - Tomokazu T Kuzava.
Game Notes Akihiko Ota is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Meyers improves in speed Doug Scott did not respond to coaching in control Doug Eaton improves in arm Jack Janowicz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roger Hiller did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rube Lopez did not respond to coaching in control Tom German did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom German did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Paredes did not respond to coaching in control Ernie K Burns did not respond to coaching in 3B