Win: Jack Martin (1-0) Loss: Doug Naylor (1-1)
Save: Kevin Knowles (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jack Martin pitching. Niko Landreaux strikes out. Maddy Castino grounds out to the shortstop. Casey Cuddyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Doug Naylor pitching. Victorino Vizquel walks. Victorino Vizquel steals second. Webster Brink flies out to the center fielder. Val Henry flies out to the center fielder. Buck Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Battey walks. Pedro Cruz strikes out. Nick Gaetti strikes out. Knox McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Chuck Luque reached on a 2-base fielding error by Niko Landreaux. Tyler Simmons pops out to the first baseman. Von Massey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Luque advances to third on the play. Kevin Miksis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ethan Braun strikes out. Doug Naylor grounds out to the second baseman. Niko Landreaux flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jack Martin strikes out. Victorino Vizquel singles to right field. Webster Brink walks. Victorino Vizquel steals third. Webster Brink steals second. Val Henry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Victorino Vizquel scores. Webster Brink advances to third on the play. Buck Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Maddy Castino grounds out to the shortstop. Casey Cuddyer reached on a fielding error by Von Massey. Joe Battey strikes out. Pedro Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Chuck Luque strikes out. Tyler Simmons walks. Tyler Simmons steals second. Von Massey grounds out to the second baseman. Tyler Simmons advances to third on the play. Kevin Miksis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Nick Gaetti pops out to the catcher. Knox McCarthy strikes out. Ethan Braun walks. Doug Naylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Webster Brink. Niko Landreaux flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jack Martin singles to center field. Victorino Vizquel reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pedro Cruz. Webster Brink walks. Val Henry strikes out. Buck Weaver strikes out. Chuck Luque singles to right field. Jack Martin scores. Victorino Vizquel is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Maddy Castino strikes out. Casey Cuddyer grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Battey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tyler Simmons strikes out. Von Massey singles to center field. Kevin Miksis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pedro Cruz singles to center field. Nick Gaetti singles past the shortstop. Pedro Cruz advances to third on the hit. Knox McCarthy strikes out. Nick Gaetti steals second. Ethan Braun strikes out. Doug Naylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jack Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Bell is pinch hitting for Victorino Vizquel. Jason Bell flies out to the left fielder. Webster Brink pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tom Poepping enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jason Bell at SS. Niko Landreaux grounds out to the shortstop. Maddy Castino flies out to the center fielder. Casey Cuddyer walks. Joe Battey walks. Pedro Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Val Henry flies out to the center fielder. Buck Weaver strikes out. Chuck Luque singles to right field. Tyler Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Kevin Knowles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Nick Gaetti strikes out. Knox McCarthy singles to right field. Gary Winters is pinch hitting for Ethan Braun. Gary Winters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Knox McCarthy advances to second on the play. Bubba Thompson is pinch hitting for Doug Naylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bubba Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Wehrmeister did not respond to coaching in velocity William Lucier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Silver Magnante did not respond to coaching in velocity William Lucier did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Newt Diaz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sheldon McKnight did not respond to coaching in velocity Newt Diaz improves in speed Brandon Cool did not respond to coaching in velocity Newt Diaz did not respond to coaching in CF