Win: Joe Smith (3-4) Loss: Otis Giannini (0-1)
Save: Brett Coulter (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Lew Pinto pitching. Carl Bartley grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Adams strikes out. Rick Ratliff grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Smith pitching. George Maddux singles to left field. Bert Crawford singles to center field. George Maddux advances to third on the hit. Rich Vargas strikes out. Clyde Jones strikes out. Jerry Hacker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Steve Kampouris grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Westfield grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Bench doubles to center field. Bob Franco pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Anders Lloyd strikes out. Al Drake flies out to the center fielder. John Traxler singles past the third baseman. Lew Pinto grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Traxler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Marcos Noriega singles to center field. Joe Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Bartley walks. Jose Adams singles to left field. Marcos Noriega scores. Carl Bartley advances to third on the hit. Rick Ratliff strikes out. Jose Adams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Maddux grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Crawford lines out to the shortstop. Rich Vargas walks. Clyde Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Steve Kampouris grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Westfield grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Paul Bench flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jerry Hacker reached on a fielding error by Bob Franco. Anders Lloyd singles to center field. Jerry Hacker advances to third on the hit. Anders Lloyd steals second. Al Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Hacker scores. Anders Lloyd advances to third on the play. John Traxler strikes out. Lew Pinto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Franco singles to center field. Marcos Noriega grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Franco is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Bartley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Maddux strikes out. Bert Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Rich Vargas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jose Adams strikes out. Rick Ratliff singles to center field. Steve Kampouris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Clyde Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Hacker flies out to the left fielder. Anders Lloyd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bob Westfield singles to left field. Paul Bench grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Westfield is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Franco grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Bench is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marcos Noriega grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Franco is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Al Drake pops out to the third baseman. John Traxler strikes out. Jack Allen is pinch hitting for Lew Pinto. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jack Allen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Otis Giannini pitching. Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Bartley flies out to the center fielder. Jose Adams hits a home run. Rick Ratliff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Maddux grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Crawford pops out to the second baseman. Rich Vargas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ray Hines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Kampouris strikes out. Bob Westfield strikes out. Paul Bench grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Brett Coulter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clyde Jones flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Hacker grounds out to the third baseman. Anders Lloyd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chippy Collier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dusty White did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Butch Aylesward did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rob Tamargo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rob Tamargo did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Horacio Barry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Donovan did not respond to coaching in control Elmer Wright improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Attreau did not respond to coaching in range