Win: Stefan Kimble (9-2) Loss: Steve Bourgeois (2-14)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Bourgeois pitching. Count Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Odwell grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Smith singles to right field. Hugh Veryzer singles to right field. Jimmy Smith advances to third on the hit. Charlie Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Minoru Kanazawa pitching. Billy Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Loucks flies out to the center fielder. Fran Sterrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Herman Shean strikes out. Casey Spooner grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Creek hits an infield single to the third baseman. Minoru Kanazawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Masaru Nishizawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bennie Jackson strikes out. Pat Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Count Johnston strikes out. John Odwell singles to center field. John Odwell steals second. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Veryzer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kurt Grover grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Bayless flies out to the center fielder. Steve Bourgeois grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Charlie Stanley singles to left field. Herman Shean pops out to the shortstop. Casey Spooner grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Charlie Stanley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wally Creek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Blackburn strikes out. Bruce Loucks flies out to the right fielder. Fran Sterrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Minoru Kanazawa grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Count Johnston flies out to the center fielder. John Odwell walks. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Masaru Nishizawa doubles to right field. Bennie Jackson lines out to the shortstop. Pat Kirby pops out to the shortstop. Kurt Grover flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Hugh Veryzer strikes out. Charlie Stanley strikes out. Herman Shean singles to right field. Casey Spooner walks. Wally Creek strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Gary Bayless flies out to the center fielder. Steve Bourgeois flies out to the left fielder. Billy Blackburn singles to left field. Billy Blackburn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs is pinch hitting for Minoru Kanazawa. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the center fielder. Count Johnston singles to left field. John Odwell strikes out. Jimmy Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Count Johnston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Stefan Kimble pitching. Bruce Loucks strikes out. Fran Sterrett pops out to the first baseman. Masaru Nishizawa singles to right field. Bennie Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Hugh Veryzer singles to right field. Charlie Stanley walks. Herman Shean singles past the shortstop. Hugh Veryzer scores. Casey Spooner pops out to the shortstop. Dee Williams is pinch hitting for Wally Creek. Dee Williams walks. Stefan Kimble hits a home run. Charlie Stanley scores. Herman Shean scores. Dee Williams scores. Elijah Stanton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Terry is pinch hitting for Count Johnston. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Terry singles to left field. John Odwell strikes out. Jimmy Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Scipio Wilson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dee Williams at C. Pat Kirby flies out to the left fielder. Kurt Grover walks. Gary Bayless flies out to the left fielder. Yeniet Perez is pinch hitting for Elijah Stanton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yeniet Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rube Brown pitching. Hugh Veryzer singles to center field. Charlie Stanley strikes out. Herman Shean walks. Koichi Kanemura is pinch hitting for Casey Spooner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Koichi Kanemura grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Billy Blackburn singles to left field. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Blackburn advances to second on the play. Fran Sterrett pops out to the shortstop. Masaru Nishizawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Rube Brown is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Deacon Kircher did not respond to coaching in range Jun Otsu did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Durning did not respond to coaching in control Deacon Kircher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Scott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Sodd improves in arm Bill Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lee Decker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Brainerd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wheezer Schmitz did not respond to coaching in control Libe Murtaugh did not respond to coaching in control Koji Saito did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Koji Saito did not respond to coaching in range