Win: John Connor (17-4) Loss: Brady McRae (9-11)
Save: Bob Tomanek (34)
Inning: 1 Kansas City John Connor pitching. Bob Dashiell singles past the second baseman. Juan Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Dashiell advances to second on the play. J.C. Heintzelman grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Montalvo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Brady McRae pitching. Charlie Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Ted Crooke flies out to the left fielder. Tom Mathes singles past the shortstop. Tom Mathes steals second. Norio Shinozuka singles to right field. Tom Mathes scores. Harry Files strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alan Castino singles to center field. Alan Castino is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marty Sargent triples. The defense is playing the infield in. John Quisenberry walks. John Bedford singles to left field. Marty Sargent scores. John Quisenberry advances to third on the hit. John Bedford steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Brady McRae strikes out. Bob Dashiell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Kostro grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Gumpert singles to center field. Hideo Yamasaki singles to right field. John Connor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Juan Martin strikes out. J.C. Heintzelman flies out to the right fielder. Ron Montalvo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ted Crooke walks. Tom Mathes singles to right field. Norio Shinozuka doubles to center field. Ted Crooke scores. Harry Files pops out to the second baseman. Jim Kostro grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Gumpert singles to left field. Tom Mathes scores. Norio Shinozuka scores. Dallas Gullic comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hideo Yamasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alan Castino flies out to the right fielder. Marty Sargent doubles to center field. John Quisenberry grounds out to the pitcher. John Bedford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Connor flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Bankhead walks. Ted Crooke flies out to the left fielder. Tom Mathes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dallas Gullic strikes out. Bob Dashiell singles to right field. Bob Dashiell steals second. Juan Martin flies out to the left fielder. J.C. Heintzelman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Norio Shinozuka hits a home run. Paddy Garfield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Files triples. Jim Kostro walks. Ken Gumpert strikes out. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Files scores. Jim Kostro advances to second on the play. John Connor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ron Montalvo doubles to right field. Alan Castino pops out to the second baseman. Marty Sargent strikes out. John Quisenberry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Mogridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Bankhead grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Ted Crooke strikes out. Tom Mathes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Bedford pops out to the third baseman. Jim Mogridge strikes out. Bob Dashiell singles to center field. Juan Martin doubles to left field. J.C. Heintzelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Norio Shinozuka grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Files flies out to the right fielder. Jim Kostro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ron Montalvo singles to center field. Ron Montalvo steals second. Alan Castino hits a home run. Ron Montalvo scores. Jim Newkirk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Marty Sargent singles to left field. John Quisenberry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Marty Sargent is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Bedford grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ken Gumpert flies out to the left fielder. Hideo Yamasaki strikes out. Todd Anderson is pinch hitting for Jim Newkirk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Todd Anderson singles to left field. Charlie Bankhead pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Tomanek pitching. Bobby Kiefer is pinch hitting for Jim Mogridge. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Kiefer triples. Bob Dashiell singles past the third baseman. Bobby Kiefer scores. Juan Martin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Dashiell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. J.C. Heintzelman singles to right field. Ron Montalvo singles past the shortstop. Juan Martin scores. J.C. Heintzelman advances to third on the hit. Alan Castino grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Juan Martin (30), Ron Montalvo (20), Marty Sargent (15).3B - Marty Sargent (6), Bobby Kiefer (1).HR - Alan Castino (21).GIDP - Alan Castino, John Bedford. Baserunning: SB - Bob Dashiell (30), Ron Montalvo (14), John Bedford (3).CS - Alan Castino (10).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Abbott did not respond to coaching in velocity Darrell Durst improves in arm Eddie Trinkle improves in contact_vs_lefty Del Bagby improves in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Poser did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Bacsik did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Raydon improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Raydon did not respond to coaching in 2B