Win: Dave Gandolph (1-1) Loss: Greg Pollux (8-6)
Save: Burt Clinton (16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Greg Pollux pitching. Tim Lyons flies out to the left fielder. George Kilduff walks. Shawn Doheny hits a home run. George Kilduff scores. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Joe Kinslow walks. Rickey McCloskey walks. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Marty Anderson singles to left field. Joe Kinslow scores. Rickey McCloskey scores. Moonlight Blyzka advances to third on the hit. Dave Siebert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Gandolph grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dave Gandolph pitching. Mike Shuba singles to center field. Dixie Guinn flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shuba steals second. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the third baseman. John Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tim Lyons singles to center field. George Kilduff pops out to the shortstop. Shawn Doheny lines out to the second baseman. Bill Jonnard singles to center field. Tim Lyons advances to third on the hit. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Sprowl reached on a fielding error by Bill Jonnard. Red Sprowl steals second. Tom Wood pops out to the shortstop. Boom-Boom Grubb pops out to the first baseman. Willie Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey pops out to the catcher. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Marty Anderson strikes out. Dave Gandolph flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dave Siebert walks. Mike Shuba grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Siebert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dixie Guinn flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Leverett walks. John Ward grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chuck Leverett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Lyons flies out to the left fielder. George Kilduff doubles to center field. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Red Sprowl grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Wood walks. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Willie Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dave Siebert singles to left field. Mike Shuba walks. Dixie Guinn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Shuba is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Leverett strikes out. John Ward doubles past the first baseman. Dave Siebert scores. Dixie Guinn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red Sprowl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Marty Durham is pinch hitting for Marty Anderson. Marty Durham singles to center field. Dave Gandolph lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Marty Durham forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tim Lyons doubles to center field. Dave Goldy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Kilduff flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Gandolph is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Werth enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Durham at 1B. Tom Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boom-Boom Grubb singles to left field. Boom-Boom Grubb is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Willie Campbell hits an infield single to the catcher. Dave Goldy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Shawn Doheny singles to center field. Bill Jonnard pops out to the first baseman. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the pitcher. Shawn Doheny advances to second on the play. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Shuba strikes out. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Leverett walks. John Ward walks. Red Sprowl grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Jim Werth grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Sheridan is pinch hitting for Dave Gandolph. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Burt Clinton pitching. Tom Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Boom-Boom Grubb walks. Willie Campbell singles to center field. Red Maddox is pinch hitting for Dave Goldy. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Red Maddox flies out to the right fielder. Mike Shuba pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Alex Rios pitching. Tim Lyons lines out to the second baseman. George Kilduff grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dixie Guinn strikes out. Chuck Leverett strikes out. John Ward singles to left field. Red Sprowl singles to center field. John Ward advances to third on the hit. Tom Wood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 13
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chief Zardon improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy Olsen did not respond to coaching in control Cliff Smith improves in power_vs_righty Curt Vidal improves in arm Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in control Ricky Goossen improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vicente Griffin did not respond to coaching in arm Hal Haberer improves in endurance Frank Nieves improves in range Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Pat Hatcher. LaReace Tibault did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B