Win: Dutch T Norwood (2-0) Loss: Steve Wilkins (0-1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Wilkins pitching. Mike Smith singles to center field. Billy Devarez doubles to right field. Mike Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dutch K Young hits a home run. Billy Devarez scores. Claude TK Estalella bunts for a base hit. Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Claude TK Estalella is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Trammell strikes out. Ox TK Cubillan is hit by a pitch. Wilmer Chavez walks. Dutch T Norwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dutch T Norwood pitching. Al Embree grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Harris walks. Minnie Stiely strikes out. Rube Harris is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Smith flies out to the left fielder. Billy Devarez flies out to the center fielder. Dutch K Young walks. Claude TK Estalella walks. Lou Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Baker flies out to the left fielder. Wes McMahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Romeo Hobbs walks. Frank Warner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Trammell walks. John Trammell steals second. Bob Schmidt throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ox TK Cubillan singles to left field. John Trammell scores. Tyson Hopkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wilmer Chavez flies out to the center fielder. Dutch T Norwood lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Schmidt strikes out. Tyson Hopkins pops out to the second baseman. Al Embree singles to center field. Al Embree steals second. Rube Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Billy Devarez doubles to left field. Dutch K Young flies out to the left fielder. Claude TK Estalella singles past the first baseman. Billy Devarez scores. Tomokazu T Kuzava singles to center field. Claude TK Estalella advances to third on the hit. Tomokazu T Kuzava steals second. John Trammell singles to center field. Claude TK Estalella scores. Tomokazu T Kuzava scores. Ox TK Cubillan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Trammell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ox TK Cubillan steals second. Wilmer Chavez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Minnie Stiely strikes out. Bill Baker singles to left field. Wes McMahan flies out to the right fielder. Romeo Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dutch T Norwood grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Smith walks. Billy Devarez strikes out. Dutch K Young grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Frank Warner strikes out. Bob Schmidt pops out to the second baseman. Tyson Hopkins pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tomokazu T Kuzava flies out to the right fielder. John Trammell singles to left field. Ox TK Cubillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al Embree strikes out. Rube Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Minnie Stiely reached on a fielding error by Claude TK Estalella. Bill Baker grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Minnie Stiely is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rudy K Roenicke is pinch hitting for Wilmer Chavez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rudy K Roenicke doubles past the right fielder. Dutch T Norwood lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Smith singles to left field. Rudy K Roenicke scores. Billy Devarez singles to left field. Mike Smith advances to third on the hit. Dutch K Young flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Smith scores. Jim Gerlach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Claude TK Estalella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Wes McMahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Romeo Hobbs flies out to the right fielder. Frank Warner singles to center field. Bob Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava singles to center field. Art K McDonald is pinch hitting for John Trammell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tomokazu T Kuzava steals second. Art K McDonald strikes out. Ox TK Cubillan doubles to right field. Tomokazu T Kuzava scores. Rudy K Roenicke grounds out to the third baseman. Dutch T Norwood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Cap Jennings is pinch hitting for Jim Gerlach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cap Jennings strikes out. Troy Rollins is pinch hitting for Al Embree. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Troy Rollins flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Rube Harris singles to right field. Lou Dodge is pinch hitting for Minnie Stiely. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Dodge doubles to right field. Rube Harris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Baker triples. Lou Dodge scores. Wes McMahan doubles to right field. Bill Baker scores. Romeo Hobbs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gary Grimes pitching. Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Devarez strikes out. Dutch K Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Frank Warner flies out to the right fielder. Bob Schmidt reached on a 2-base fielding error by Billy Devarez. Jack Sutherland is pinch hitting for Gary Grimes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Sutherland singles to right field. Bob Schmidt scores. Troy Rollins singles to center field. Rube Harris lines out to the pitcher. Lou Dodge strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Steve Wilkins is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark W Aulds improves in range Chuck K Sheely improves in range Mark W Aulds did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Shaun Bowman did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kevin Riley did not respond to coaching in control Ray Robbins did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Meyers improves in power_vs_lefty Brian Thomas improves in power_vs_righty Bobby Meyers did not respond to coaching in 3B