Win: Mike Bailor (14-8) Loss: Gil Loaiza (12-7)
Save: Burt Clinton (15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Gil Loaiza pitching. Tim Lyons doubles to center field. Bud Romanick singles to center field. Tim Lyons scores. Shawn Doheny flies out to the center fielder. Bud Romanick steals second. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bud Romanick advances to third on the play. Joe Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Bailor pitching. Mike Shuba singles to left field. Mike Shuba is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dixie Guinn singles to left field. Earl Powell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dixie Guinn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chuck Leverett walks. John Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey flies out to the center fielder. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Marty Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Sprowl strikes out. Tom Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Boom-Boom Grubb walks. Gil Loaiza grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Bailor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Bud Romanick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Shuba pops out to the first baseman. Dixie Guinn flies out to the right fielder. Earl Powell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Shawn Doheny singles to left field. Bill Jonnard singles to right field. Joe Kinslow hits a home run. Shawn Doheny scores. Bill Jonnard scores. Rudy Thornton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Anderson walks. Mike Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Chuck Leverett grounds out to the shortstop. John Ward flies out to the right fielder. Red Sprowl walks. Red Sprowl steals second. Tom Wood singles to right field. Red Sprowl scores. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tim Lyons pops out to the first baseman. Bud Romanick strikes out. Shawn Doheny pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rudy Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Mike Shuba walks. Dixie Guinn flies out to the center fielder. Earl Powell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Jonnard walks. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Jonnard advances to second on the play. Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the third baseman. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Marty Durham is pinch hitting for Marty Anderson. Marty Durham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Werth enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Durham at 1B. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the second baseman. John Ward singles to right field. Red Sprowl flies out to the right fielder. John Ward steals second. Tom Wood singles to center field. John Ward scores. Boom-Boom Grubb flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Bailor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Romanick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rudy Thornton singles in front of the right fielder. Mike Shuba grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dixie Guinn singles past the third baseman. Earl Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Shawn Doheny hits a home run. Bill Jonnard flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Rickey McCloskey walks. Dave Goldy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moonlight Blyzka pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Chuck Leverett grounds out to the shortstop. John Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Red Sprowl lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Werth flies out to the center fielder. Burt Clinton grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Lyons pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tom Wood strikes out. Boom-Boom Grubb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Maddox is pinch hitting for Dave Goldy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Red Maddox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Turk Yount improves in control Joe McCormick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Elko improves in control Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in control Curt Vidal improves in power_vs_righty Mike Beltre improves in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Haberer did not respond to coaching in control Vicente Griffin did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Nieves did not respond to coaching in range Artie Kernek improves in range George Hilgendorf improves in range Grant Stein improves in control Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B