Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Alperman pitching. Petie Kirkwood singles to left field. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Kevin Pickering walks. Bill Mulligan walks. Frank Land pops out to the second baseman. John Gwosdz lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ernie Henneman pitching. Bobby Lin grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Dagres singles to right field. Pinky Lerian flies out to the center fielder. John Toca grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jon Zubal grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Saberhagen lines out to the second baseman. Ernie Henneman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bobby Lane flies out to the center fielder. Craig McNamara pops out to the second baseman. Deke Miller singles to right field. Tyler Sands pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Petie Kirkwood strikes out. Sammy Halladay flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Pickering pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Alperman walks. Bobby Lin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Alperman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Julio Dagres singles to center field. Bobby Lin advances to third on the hit. Pinky Lerian singles to right field. Bobby Lin scores. Julio Dagres advances to third on the hit. John Toca flies out to the center fielder. Pinky Lerian steals second. Bobby Lane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Mulligan flies out to the right fielder. Frank Land walks. John Gwosdz walks. Jon Zubal singles to left field. Frank Land scores. John Gwosdz advances to third on the hit. Matt Saberhagen singles to center field. John Gwosdz scores. Jon Zubal advances to third on the hit. Ernie Henneman strikes out. Petie Kirkwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Craig McNamara singles to left field. Deke Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig McNamara advances to second on the play. Tyler Sands strikes out. Joe Alperman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sammy Halladay strikes out. Kevin Pickering singles to center field. Bill Mulligan singles to center field. Kevin Pickering advances to third on the hit. Frank Land flies out to the right fielder. John Gwosdz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bobby Lin grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Dagres pops out to the catcher. Pinky Lerian singles to left field. John Toca flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jon Zubal strikes out. Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Ernie Henneman singles to right field. Petie Kirkwood lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bobby Lane strikes out. Craig McNamara grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Deke Miller walks. Tyler Sands singles to left field. Jim Hough is pinch hitting for Joe Alperman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Hough flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bake Callison pitching. Sammy Halladay flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mulligan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bobby Lin walks. Julio Dagres pops out to the second baseman. Pinky Lerian doubles to center field. Bobby Lin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim McIntyre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Toca grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Lane grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Land grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! John Gwosdz grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Zubal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Craig McNamara flies out to the left fielder. Deke Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tyler Sands lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen singles to center field. Frank Skeels is pinch hitting for Tim McIntyre. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Matt Saberhagen steals second. Frank Skeels grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Saberhagen advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Petie Kirkwood strikes out. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Dean pitching. Eddie Jones is pinch hitting for Bake Callison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eddie Jones flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Lin flies out to the left fielder. Julio Dagres grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Mark McNeese pitching. Kevin Pickering flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mulligan walks. Frank Land flies out to the right fielder. John Gwosdz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Pinky Lerian singles to left field. Pinky Lerian is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Toca grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Lane walks. Craig McNamara grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Jon Zubal grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Joe Dean. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dane Doolan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Jay Wasinger pitching. Deke Miller singles to right field. Tyler Sands flies out to the center fielder. Harry Croucher is pinch hitting for Mark McNeese. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Croucher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Deke Miller advances to second on the play. Bobby Lin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Minnesota Brian Wilmet pitching. Petie Kirkwood grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sammy Halladay pops out to the second baseman. Kevin Pickering grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Kansas City Julio Dagres singles to right field. Pinky Lerian singles to left field. John Toca strikes out. Bobby Lane hits a home run. Julio Dagres scores. Pinky Lerian scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Boerner improves in contact_vs_righty Al Boerner improves in arm Al Boerner improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Cavanaugh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jose Bailey did not respond to coaching in speed Chance Bednar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Mann improves in power_vs_righty Jose Wendell did not respond to coaching in velocity