Win: Taku Teramae (14-8) Loss: Mike Bailor (12-9)
Save: Dave Siebert (6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Bailor pitching. Tarrik Quinn strikes out. Herb Masters flies out to the right fielder. Jim Kane walks. Rex Steevens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Taku Teramae pitching. Frank Polivka strikes out. Paul Bowie grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike Shuba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Jones singles to left field. Jerry Tolan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Walt Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Reggie Flannery strikes out. Dave Sheridan pops out to the first baseman. Joe Kinslow singles to left field. Topper Carney grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Kinslow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Taku Teramae pops out to the shortstop. Tarrik Quinn strikes out. Herb Masters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Bailor walks. Frank Polivka hits a home run. Mike Bailor scores. Paul Bowie walks. Carroll Diaz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Kane triples. Rex Steevens grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Shuba strikes out. Walt Jones doubles to left field. Jim Kane scores. Jerry Tolan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Reggie Flannery strikes out. Dave Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Joe Kinslow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Gomez singles to right field. Taku Teramae lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jim Gomez forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tarrik Quinn singles to center field. Herb Masters walks. Jim Kane pops out to the second baseman. Rex Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Shuba walks. Walt Jones singles to center field. Mike Shuba advances to third on the hit. Jerry Tolan flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Shuba scores. Walt Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Gomez singles to left field. Taku Teramae grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Gomez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Frank Polivka singles past the second baseman. Paul Bowie singles to right field. Frank Polivka advances to third on the hit. Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Bowie advances to second on the play. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tarrik Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Herb Masters singles to left field. Jim Kane singles to center field. Rex Steevens walks. Dave Schlitzer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Shuba singles to left field. Herb Masters scores. Jim Kane scores. Walt Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Topper Carney singles to center field. Topper Carney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Larry Knoblauch walks. Bill Jonnard is pinch hitting for Dave Schlitzer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Knoblauch steals second. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mac Schemanske pitching. Jerry Tolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jim Gomez strikes out. Taku Teramae strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Polivka grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Paul Bowie walks. Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tarrik Quinn hits an infield single to the shortstop. Herb Masters grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tarrik Quinn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Kane flies out to the center fielder. Rex Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Steve Cipriani enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jerry Tolan at 1B. Darrell Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Topper Carney walks. Larry Knoblauch walks. Roy Moeller is pinch hitting for Mac Schemanske. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Moeller walks. Dave Siebert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Polivka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Jim Gomez is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Boom-Boom Grubb improves in contact_vs_lefty Masaharu Yoshida did not respond to coaching in velocity John Ward did not respond to coaching in range Ricky Sugden improves in power_vs_righty Bill Todd improves in power_vs_righty George Griffin did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Shawn Doheny improves in arm Bud Romanick improves in power_vs_righty Billy Olsen did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Anderson improves in power_vs_righty Harvey Gabler improves in contact_vs_righty Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in range Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in 1B