Win: Adam Pico (1-2) Loss: Johnny Cleveland (0-3)
Save: Brett Coulter (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Smith pitching. George Maddux strikes out. Bert Crawford grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Vargas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Lefty Dellucci pitching. Jose Adams strikes out. Ernesto Lalana pops out to the third baseman. Rick Ratliff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Clyde Jones flies out to the right fielder. Al Drake grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Greene grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Babe Kurosaki pops out to the third baseman. Bob Westfield flies out to the center fielder. Carl Bartley singles to center field. Carl Bartley steals second. Paul Bench grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Don Shallock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Dellucci strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Clint Mizell walks. Joe Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Smith pops out to the third baseman. Jose Adams walks. Ernesto Lalana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clint Mizell advances to third on the play. Jose Adams advances to second on the play. Rick Ratliff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Maddux triples. Bert Crawford singles past the second baseman. George Maddux scores. Rich Vargas doubles to right field. Bert Crawford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clyde Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Al Drake strikes out. Tony Greene strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Babe Kurosaki pops out to the third baseman. Bob Westfield strikes out. Carl Bartley singles to center field. Carl Bartley steals second. Paul Bench pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Don Shallock lines out to the second baseman. Jack Allen strikes out. Lefty Dellucci flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Clint Mizell grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Smith singles to right field. Jose Adams strikes out. Ernesto Lalana singles to right field. Rick Ratliff hits an infield single to the second baseman. Babe Kurosaki hits a home run. Joe Smith scores. Ernesto Lalana scores. Rick Ratliff scores. Bob Westfield walks. Carl Bartley singles to center field. Paul Bench singles to center field. Clint Mizell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Maddux pops out to the catcher. Bert Crawford singles to right field. Rich Vargas hits a home run. Bert Crawford scores. Clyde Jones flies out to the center fielder. Al Drake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Kampouris is pinch hitting for Joe Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Steve Kampouris singles to left field. Joe Bengough comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Adams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ernesto Lalana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City George Linebrink pitching. Tony Greene singles to center field. Don Shallock strikes out. Jack Allen doubles to center field. Tony Greene uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Bengough grounds out to the shortstop. George Maddux strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rick Ratliff doubles to left field. Babe Kurosaki singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Johnny Cleveland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Westfield flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Ratliff scores. Babe Kurosaki steals second. Carl Bartley grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Kurosaki advances to third on the play. Paul Bench flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Adam Pico comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Vargas singles to left field. Clyde Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rich Vargas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clyde Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Clint Mizell grounds out to the shortstop. Marcos Noriega is pinch hitting for Adam Pico. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marcos Noriega hits a home run. Eddie Hausmann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Adams singles to right field. Ernesto Lalana grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jose Adams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Ratliff pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Brett Coulter pitching. Al Drake pops out to the catcher. Tony Greene flies out to the center fielder. Don Shallock lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bud Zitzmann improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Darren Greer did not respond to coaching in speed Steve McCarron did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Ballou did not respond to coaching in control George Garagiola did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Ballou did not respond to coaching in control Tomotaka Ishimoto did not respond to coaching in speed Rob Tamargo did not respond to coaching in SS