Win: Dax Hengel (5-9) Loss: John Cloninger (7-8)
Save: Jeff Billings (22)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Butch Hinchman pitching. Phil Dugas doubles to right field. Joe Yingling grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Alan Campbell walks. Brooks Denny singles to center field. Phil Dugas scores. Alan Campbell advances to third on the hit. Pat Osborn doubles to center field. Alan Campbell scores. Brooks Denny uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Osborn advances to third on the play. Bruce Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Cloninger pitching. Mike Marshall singles to center field. Joe Farrow walks. Walker Jones flies out to the right fielder. Art Sularz hits a home run. Mike Marshall scores. Joe Farrow scores. Nemo Rodriguez strikes out. Tom Deagle singles to center field. Hideaki Shirai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Shunsuke Ichimura strikes out. John Cloninger strikes out. Phil Dugas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Schacht doubles to center field. Butch Hinchman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Farrow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Yingling grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alan Campbell singles to right field. Brooks Denny flies out to the center fielder. Pat Osborn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Walker Jones flies out to the left fielder. Art Sularz grounds out to the second baseman. Nemo Rodriguez triples. Tom Deagle singles to left field. Nemo Rodriguez scores. Tom Deagle steals second. Hideaki Shirai hits a home run. Tom Deagle scores. Steve Hendley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Schacht flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Kennedy singles to center field. Bruce Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. John Kennedy advances to second on the play. Shunsuke Ichimura hits a home run. John Kennedy scores. Dax Hengel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Hendley strikes out. Phil Dugas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dax Hengel grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Marshall pops out to the first baseman. Joe Farrow reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Yingling. Walker Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Yingling grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Campbell grounds out to the pitcher. Brooks Denny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Art Sularz grounds out to the second baseman. Nemo Rodriguez doubles to left field. Tom Deagle hits a home run. Nemo Rodriguez scores. Jimmy Bonura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hideaki Shirai grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Schacht strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pat Osborn grounds out to the shortstop. John Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Dax Hengel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Claude Fisher walks. Claude Fisher steals second. Claude Fisher is out trying to steal third. Mike Marshall triples. Joe Farrow grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Marshall scores. Walker Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jeff Billings pitching. Shunsuke Ichimura grounds out to the shortstop. 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 right fielder. Phil Dugas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Johnny Cather pitching. Art Sularz grounds out to the second baseman. Nemo Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Deagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Yingling walks. Alan Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Yingling advances to second on the play. Brooks Denny walks. Pat Osborn singles to right field. Joe Yingling scores. John Kennedy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hideaki Shirai singles to left field. Bob Schacht grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hideaki Shirai is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jeff Billings lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bruce Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Shunsuke Ichimura grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ray Gillespie is pinch hitting for Johnny Cather. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ray Gillespie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Listach did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pinky Mundinger did not respond to coaching in arm Paul Sharrott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tracy Gold did not respond to coaching in velocity Raymond J. Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Brent Marsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Adam Twelve did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Nossek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Raymond J. Johnson improves in velocity Paul Sharrott did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Babe Milosevich did not respond to coaching in range Bill Williamson did not respond to coaching in velocity Boog Kline did not respond to coaching in arm Hugh Garrett improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Stevens improves in speed Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Dear improves in velocity Tom Williams improves in speed Binky Rollins did not respond to coaching in control Binky Rollins did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B