Win: Walt Richert (7-11) Loss: Gil Loaiza (17-7)
Save: Harry Fuller (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Gil Loaiza pitching. Tim Lyons hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Tim Lyons steals second. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Reggie Flannery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Walt Richert pitching. Red Maddox pops out to the shortstop. Mike Shuba pops out to the third baseman. Jim Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Kinslow walks. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the right fielder. Moonlight Blyzka grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Walt Jones strikes out. Tarrik Quinn grounds out to the third baseman. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi reached on a fielding error by Sal MacCormack. Frank Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sal MacCormack walks. Walt Richert fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Walt Richert singles to right field. Tim Lyons hits a home run. Sal MacCormack scores. Walt Richert scores. Bill Jonnard lines out to the shortstop. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Reggie Flannery flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Gomez singles to left field. Gil Loaiza pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Red Maddox flies out to the left fielder. Mike Shuba strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Kinslow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Kane flies out to the center fielder. Walt Jones flies out to the left fielder. Tarrik Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sal MacCormack grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Richert singles to center field. Tim Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Bill Jonnard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walt Richert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles to center field. Frank Clarke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Gomez singles to center field. Gil Loaiza 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 Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Red Maddox pops out to the shortstop. Mike Shuba lines out to the first baseman. Jim Kane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey singles to left field. Moonlight Blyzka lines out to the first baseman. Sal MacCormack strikes out. Walt Richert singles to center field. Rickey McCloskey advances to third on the hit. Tim Lyons doubles to right field. Rickey McCloskey scores. Walt Richert is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Walt Jones walks. Tarrik Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi flies out to the center fielder. Frank Clarke singles to right field. Jim Gomez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Masaharu Yoshida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Jonnard hits an infield single to the first baseman. Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Flannery walks. Joe Kinslow flies out to the right fielder. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Masaharu Yoshida grounds out to the shortstop. Red Maddox doubles to left field. Mike Shuba walks. Jim Kane strikes out. Walt Jones singles past the third baseman. Red Maddox scores. Harry Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tarrik Quinn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the right fielder. Sal MacCormack grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Fuller grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. Frank Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Turk Yount improves in control Kevin Spencer did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in velocity Rance Velasquez improves in contact_vs_righty Gary Aldrich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gary Aldrich improves in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Greg Sheely did not respond to coaching in control Greg Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity Bip Conine improves in power_vs_lefty George Griffin did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Valdes did not respond to coaching in velocity Ricky Sugden improves in power_vs_righty