Win: Jay Ruskin (15-7) Loss: Jeff Lopez (15-7)
Save: Burt Clinton (18)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Lopez pitching. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Tim Lyons strikes out. Carroll Diaz singles to right field. Herm Schalk singles to left field. Carroll Diaz aggressively advances to third on the hit. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jay Ruskin pitching. Mike Shuba singles in front of the right fielder. Walt Jones strikes out. Rex Steevens flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Leverett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Shawn Doheny flies out to the left fielder. Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Jonnard hits a home run. Jay Ruskin walks. Rickey McCloskey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Ward strikes out. Mark Cooke strikes out. Herb Masters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tim Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Herm Schalk hits a home run. Reggie Flannery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Connie Brinkman strikes out. Jeff Lopez grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Shuba singles to left field. Walt Jones hits a home run. Mike Shuba scores. Rex Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Shawn Doheny flies out to the left fielder. Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jonnard doubles to center field. Jay Ruskin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Chuck Leverett flies out to the right fielder. John Ward singles to left field. Mark Cooke singles to center field. John Ward advances to third on the hit. Herb Masters grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Tim Lyons strikes out. Carroll Diaz singles to center field. Herm Schalk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Connie Brinkman grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Shuba pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Reggie Flannery flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Doheny walks. Larry Knoblauch reached on a fielding error by Mike Shuba. Bill Jonnard lines out to the shortstop. Marty Durham is pinch hitting for Jay Ruskin. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Marty Durham doubles past the third baseman. Shawn Doheny scores. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Burt Clinton pitching. Walt Jones walks. Rex Steevens flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Leverett pops out to the first baseman. John Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mark Cooke strikes out. Herb Masters flies out to the center fielder. Connie Brinkman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Reggie Flannery lines out to the first baseman. Shawn Doheny grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Knoblauch doubles to right field. Bob Flinn 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. Bill Jonnard pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Flinn strikes out. Mike Shuba singles to left field. Walt Jones strikes out. Rex Steevens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Burt Clinton singles to left field. Rickey McCloskey doubles to center field. Burt Clinton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Darrell Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Lyons walks. Carroll Diaz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Lyons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herm Schalk walks. Reggie Flannery pops out to the third baseman. Shawn Doheny flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Fritz Pendleton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rickey McCloskey at CF. Chuck Leverett pops out to the second baseman. John Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rance Velasquez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Phil Baez did not respond to coaching in control Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in control Rance Velasquez improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Gleason did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bud Romanick did not respond to coaching in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Red Sprowl improves in range Emil May did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Boom-Boom Grubb improves in power_vs_lefty Bip Conine improves in range Steve Valdes did not respond to coaching in control Rudy Thornton did not respond to coaching in control