Win: Masaharu Yoshida (4-3) Loss: Burt Clinton (6-8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jorge Lee pitching. Tim Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Bill Jonnard flies out to the left fielder. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Phil Baez pitching. Mike Shuba singles to center field. Walt Jones walks. Jim Kane flies out to the right fielder. Frank Clarke pops out to the shortstop. Tarrik Quinn doubles to left field. Mike Shuba scores. Walt Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Ward lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Shawn Doheny doubles to right field. Joe Kinslow walks. Rickey McCloskey singles to right field. Shawn Doheny scores. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Bud Romanick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Kinslow advances to third on the play. Rickey McCloskey advances to second on the play. Phil Baez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Gomez strikes out. Chuck Leverett singles to right field. Jorge Lee fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jorge Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Chuck Leverett advances to second on the play. Mike Shuba strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the pitcher. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Walt Jones grounds out to the catcher. Jim Kane flies out to the center fielder. Frank Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Shawn Doheny grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the shortstop. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tarrik Quinn strikes out. John Ward singles to center field. Jim Gomez walks. Chuck Leverett strikes out. Jorge Lee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka hits an infield single to the shortstop. George Kilduff is pinch hitting for Bud Romanick. George Kilduff lines out to the shortstop. Phil Baez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Lyons walks. Bill Jonnard grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tim Lyons is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Shuba grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Jones strikes out. Jim Kane grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Carroll Diaz strikes out. Shawn Doheny flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Frank Clarke strikes out. Tarrik Quinn walks. John Ward walks. Jim Gomez singles to right field. Tarrik Quinn scores. John Ward advances to third on the hit. Jim Gomez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chuck Leverett singles to center field. John Ward scores. Jorge Lee hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mike Shuba grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. George Kilduff singles to center field. Phil Baez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Walt Jones singles to left field. Jim Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Jones advances to second on the play. Frank Clarke doubles to right field. Walt Jones scores. John Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tarrik Quinn strikes out. John Ward singles to left field. Frank Clarke scores. Jim Gomez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Ward is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tim Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Bill Jonnard walks. Carroll Diaz singles to left field. Shawn Doheny grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Chuck Leverett pops out to the second baseman. Jorge Lee strikes out. Mike Shuba grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Marty Anderson is pinch hitting for Joe Kinslow. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marty Anderson singles to right field. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Sal MacCormack is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sal MacCormack walks. George Kilduff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Anderson advances to third on the play. Sal MacCormack advances to second on the play. Reggie Flannery is pinch hitting for John Walker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Reggie Flannery walks. Darrell Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tim Lyons singles to left field. Marty Anderson scores. Bill Jonnard hits a home run. Sal MacCormack scores. Reggie Flannery scores. Tim Lyons scores. Masaharu Yoshida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carroll Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Burt Clinton pitching. Walt Jones walks. Jim Kane flies out to the right fielder. Frank Clarke hits a home run. Walt Jones scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dizzy Wilmet did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnny Brennan improves in power_vs_righty Joe McCormick improves in arm Cliff Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cliff Smith improves in arm Johnny Brennan improves in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Red Sprowl did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Griffin did not respond to coaching in control Earl Powell improves in range Bip Conine improves in contact_vs_lefty Ricky Sugden improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Vergez did not respond to coaching in control