Win: Bob Smith (8-7) Loss: Garland Rozema (6-12)
Save: Howie Martinez (44)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Shags Simons pitching. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Blackburn pops out to the shortstop. Fran Sterrett is hit by a pitch. Rodmy Perez singles to left field. Yadiel Bartolome strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dutch Gazella pitching. Count Johnston strikes out. John Odwell pops out to the first baseman. Herman Shean singles to center field. Hugh Veryzer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gary Bayless doubles to right field. Larry Houser doubles to left field. Gary Bayless scores. Bennie Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Houser advances to third on the play. Dutch Gazella strikes out. Bruce Loucks walks. Billy Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charlie Stanley strikes out. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Scipio Wilson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Fran Sterrett flies out to the center fielder. Rodmy Perez singles to left field. Yadiel Bartolome strikes out. Rodmy Perez steals second. Gary Bayless is hit by a pitch. Larry Houser strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wally Creek singles to center field. Shags Simons lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Count Johnston walks. John Odwell doubles to left field. Wally Creek scores. Count Johnston uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herman Shean singles to right field. John Odwell scores. Hugh Veryzer doubles to left field. Herman Shean uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Stanley strikes out. Jimmy Smith singles to center field. Hugh Veryzer scores. Scipio Wilson walks. Wally Creek grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Scipio Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bennie Jackson strikes out. Dutch Gazella grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Loucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Shags Simons strikes out. Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. John Odwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Billy Blackburn singles to left field. Fran Sterrett walks. Rodmy Perez singles to left field. Billy Blackburn scores. Yadiel Bartolome strikes out. Gary Bayless is hit by a pitch. Larry Houser is hit by a pitch. Fran Sterrett scores. Bennie Jackson singles to center field. Rodmy Perez scores. Gary Bayless scores. Bob Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kurt Grover is pinch hitting for Dutch Gazella. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Kurt Grover walks. Bruce Loucks singles to center field. Larry Houser scores. Billy Blackburn strikes out. Fran Sterrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Wheezer Schmitz pitching. Herman Shean walks. Hugh Veryzer singles to left field. Herman Shean advances to third on the hit. Charlie Stanley strikes out. Jimmy Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Herman Shean scores. Scipio Wilson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hugh Veryzer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rodmy Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Yadiel Bartolome strikes out. Gary Bayless strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Hidekazu Yamamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Creek grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Lee reached on a fielding error by Larry Houser. Count Johnston strikes out. John Odwell singles to center field. Herman Shean strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Larry Houser flies out to the left fielder. Bennie Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Yeniet Perez is pinch hitting for Hidekazu Yamamoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yeniet Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sid Waszgis pitching. Hugh Veryzer singles past the second baseman. Charlie Stanley strikes out. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Veryzer advances to second on the play. Scipio Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bruce Loucks grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Blackburn triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Fran Sterrett grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Blackburn scores. Rodmy Perez walks. Yadiel Bartolome strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Wally Creek grounds out to the pitcher. Rudy Jacobs is pinch hitting for Bob Lee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rudy Jacobs pops out to the second baseman. Count Johnston hits a home run. Bob Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Odwell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Garland Rozema pitching. Gary Bayless reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hugh Veryzer. Larry Houser grounds out to the shortstop. Bennie Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Gary Bayless advances to third on the play. Koji Saito is pinch hitting for Bob Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Koji Saito singles to center field. Gary Bayless scores. Bruce Loucks lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Howie Martinez pitching. Herman Shean grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Veryzer grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Stanley walks. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Gary Bayless (14), Larry Houser (10).3B - Billy Blackburn (7).HBP - Fran Sterrett (3), Gary Bayless 2 (3), Larry Houser (3). Baserunning: SB - Rodmy Perez (25). Fielding: E - Larry Houser.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Libe Murtaugh did not respond to coaching in control Fred Holley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mutz Lemaster did not respond to coaching in velocity Rene Carey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Mathewson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Milner did not respond to coaching in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willie Byrnes improves in arm Harry Brett improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Wall did not respond to coaching in control Milt Trotter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Dagres did not respond to coaching in arm Claude Schaffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty