Win: Will Welch (2-1) Loss: Steve Foxen (7-8)
Save: Phil Howard (35)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Lee Ward pitching. Tom Kellum strikes out. Cupid Grace walks. Cupid Grace is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Scott Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Foxen pitching. Shigenori Shiroishi grounds out to the second baseman. John Peterson grounds out to the third baseman. Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pat Whiten pops out to the shortstop. Lee Harris hits an infield single to the second baseman. Danny McKeithan singles to right field. Placido Beck flies out to the left fielder. Jim Jonnard pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Art Knicely singles to right field. Shane Judnich walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to right field. Art Knicely is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Shane Judnich advances to third on the play. Walt Rosenthal strikes out. George Ferris singles to right field. Shane Judnich scores. Lee Ward singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Shigenori Shiroishi singles to left field. John Peterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Foxen flies out to the right fielder. Tom Kellum singles to center field. Cupid Grace singles to center field. Tom Kellum advances to third on the hit. Scott Fisher singles to right field. Tom Kellum scores. Cupid Grace advances to third on the hit. Pat Whiten strikes out. Lee Harris doubles to center field. Cupid Grace scores. Danny McKeithan singles to center field. Scott Fisher scores. Lee Harris scores. Will Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny McKeithan steals second. Placido Beck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kid Hale walks. Art Knicely hits a home run. Kid Hale scores. Shane Judnich strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the center fielder. Walt Rosenthal grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Jonnard pops out to the third baseman. Steve Foxen flies out to the center fielder. Tom Kellum flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Ferris reached on a fielding error by Placido Beck. Will Welch fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Will Welch is hit by a pitch. Shigenori Shiroishi grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Will Welch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Peterson strikes out. Kid Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Cupid Grace singles to center field. Scott Fisher singles to left field. Pat Whiten flies out to the right fielder. Lee Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cupid Grace advances to third on the play. Scott Fisher advances to second on the play. Danny McKeithan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Art Knicely triples. Shane Judnich walks. Ricardo Nash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Walt Rosenthal grounds out to the second baseman. Art Knicely scores. Shane Judnich advances to third on the play. Hoyt Hoblitzel advances to second on the play. George Ferris singles to right field. Shane Judnich scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. George Ferris is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Will Welch pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Placido Beck strikes out. Jim Jonnard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paxton Lee is pinch hitting for Ricardo Nash. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Paxton Lee singles to right field. Tom Kellum grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paxton Lee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Lefty Fernandez pitching. Shigenori Shiroishi strikes out. John Peterson singles to center field. Kid Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Peterson advances to second on the play. Art Knicely grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Cupid Grace flies out to the right fielder. Scott Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Whiten singles to center field. Joe Broberg 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. Lee Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Shane Judnich flies out to the center fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel pops out to the first baseman. Walt Rosenthal singles to right field. George Ferris grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walt Rosenthal is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Danny McKeithan singles to center field. Placido Beck flies out to the center fielder. Jim Jonnard flies out to the center fielder. Roy Hegman is pinch hitting for Lefty Fernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Hegman walks. Tom Kellum flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ron Parrish pitching. Luis Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Joe Broberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Shigenori Shiroishi walks. John Peterson flies out to the right fielder. Shigenori Shiroishi steals second. Kid Hale walks. Art Knicely strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Phil Howard pitching. Cupid Grace flies out to the right fielder. Scott Fisher doubles to left field. Pat Whiten strikes out. Lee Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jeff Fortugno did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pedro Blankenship did not respond to coaching in control Gary Martin improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Lupien improves in contact_vs_lefty Gene Coffie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Billy Gonder did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ned Rafter did not respond to coaching in range Wib Kiley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Don DeJesus did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Blix Lisenbee improves in range Ernie Cain improves in speed Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Henry Smith did not respond to coaching in C