Win: Amaury Malone (3-2) Loss: Steve Jones (10-5)
Save: Jeff Billings (21)
Inning: 1 Minnesota John Pruett pitching. Joe Yingling strikes out. Phil Dugas flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Poffenberger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Jones pitching. Mike Marshall singles to center field. Mike Marshall steals second. Joe Farrow grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Marshall advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Walker Jones singles to center field. Mike Marshall scores. Walker Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Mathewson hits a home run. Tom Deagle doubles to center field. George Knerr singles to center field. Hideaki Shirai flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ike Weiss singles to left field. Brooks Denny singles to left field. John Kennedy walks. Pat Osborn singles to center field. Ike Weiss scores. Brooks Denny uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Kennedy is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Bruce McCauley singles past the shortstop. Pat Osborn advances to third on the hit. Steve Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce McCauley advances to second on the play. Joe Yingling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Dixon strikes out. John Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Marshall walks. Joe Farrow pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Phil Dugas grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Poffenberger singles past the shortstop. Ike Weiss grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Poffenberger advances to second on the play. Brooks Denny singles past the second baseman. Bobby Poffenberger scores. John Kennedy singles to left field. Amaury Malone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Osborn walks. Bruce McCauley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Walker Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Mathewson walks. Tom Deagle doubles to right field. George Knerr walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Hideaki Shirai singles to right field. Mike Mathewson scores. Tom Deagle uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Knerr advances to third on the hit. Steve Hendley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Dixon strikes out. Amaury Malone singles to right field. George Knerr scores. Mike Marshall singles to center field. Hideaki Shirai scores. Joe Farrow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Steve Hendley grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Yingling strikes out. Phil Dugas singles to center field. Bobby Poffenberger walks. Ike Weiss singles to right field. Phil Dugas scores. Bobby Poffenberger advances to third on the hit. Brooks Denny singles past the second baseman. Bobby Poffenberger scores. Dick Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Walker Jones walks. Walker Jones steals second. Mike Mathewson flies out to the left fielder. Tom Deagle flies out to the center fielder. George Knerr lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Pat Osborn flies out to the center fielder. Bruce McCauley doubles to left field. Steve Hendley strikes out. Joe Yingling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hideaki Shirai strikes out. John Dixon doubles to left field. Dick Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Marshall triples. John Dixon scores. Jimmy Bonura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Farrow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Phil Dugas grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Poffenberger flies out to the center fielder. Ike Weiss grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Walker Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Mathewson walks. Mike Mathewson steals second. Tom Deagle strikes out. George Knerr walks. Hideaki Shirai strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Brooks Denny strikes out. John Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Osborn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Dixon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Dick Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Claude Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Marlon Wetteland pitching. Bruce McCauley singles past the second baseman. Jaime Riggs is pinch hitting for Jimmy Bonura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jaime Riggs flies out to the left fielder. Joe Yingling flies out to the left fielder. Phil Dugas walks. Bobby Poffenberger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kiki Baldwin pitching. Joe Farrow flies out to the right fielder. Walker Jones pops out to the second baseman. Mike Mathewson hits a home run. Johnny Cather comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Deagle walks. George Knerr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jeff Billings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ike Weiss walks. Brooks Denny flies out to the left fielder. John Kennedy singles to center field. Pat Osborn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Tom Deagle 2 (13), John Dixon (6).3B - Mike Marshall (5).HR - Mike Mathewson 2 (9). Baserunning: SB - Mike Marshall (29), Walker Jones (21), Mike Mathewson (10).CS - Walker Jones (24).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Bobby Peel improves in power_vs_righty Kevin Shetrone improves in speed Craig Rudi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Peel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Julio Frazier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dad Morgan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Craig Rudi improves in range Clay Griffith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Sharrott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Warstler improves in velocity Bob Parsons did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chris Engle improves in speed Jerry Ortiz improves in speed Claude Cavarretta improves in power_vs_righty Bill DeLancey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Williams improves in contact_vs_righty Danny Rush improves in range Danny Rush did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Dear did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Porter did not respond to coaching in control Tom Williams did not respond to coaching in SS