Win: Ray Andrews (1-5) Loss: Yuichi Kanzaki (3-3)
Save: Pedro Blankenship (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Frank Torgeson pitching. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Bichette singles to center field. Dick Bichette steals second. Joe Polcovich singles to right field. Dick Bichette scores. Lee Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Polcovich advances to second on the play. Bob Glaus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ray Andrews pitching. Tom Sanchez bunts for a base hit. Tom Sanchez steals second. Kid Hale reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Bichette. Tom Sanchez scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to right field. Hoyt Hoblitzel steals second. Tarrik Smith walks. Luis Rodriguez grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Kid Hale is out at home. Harry Brown singles to left field. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Tarrik Smith scores. Luis Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Davey Smyth strikes out. Ernie Cain strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dave Lupien grounds out to the shortstop. Arthur Swindell walks. Mike Mulligan strikes out. Ray Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Torgeson pops out to the second baseman. Tom Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Bichette walks. Joe Polcovich singles to center field. Dick Bichette advances to third on the hit. Lee Harris singles to left field. Dick Bichette scores. Joe Polcovich advances to third on the hit. Bob Glaus strikes out. Dave Lupien walks. Arthur Swindell strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tarrik Smith strikes out. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Mulligan singles to center field. Ray Andrews lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernardo Kalahan grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Bichette singles to right field. Mike Mulligan scores. Joe Polcovich singles to center field. Lee Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Brown flies out to the left fielder. Davey Smyth walks. Davey Smyth steals second. Ernie Cain singles to center field. Davey Smyth scores. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Frank Torgeson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Henry Smith doubles to right field. Tom Sanchez walks. Kid Hale strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Bennett pitching. Bob Glaus grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Lupien grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Arthur Swindell hits a home run. Yuichi Kanzaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Mulligan singles to right field. Mike Mulligan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ray Andrews strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan pops out to the third baseman. Dick Bichette singles to right field. Dick Bichette steals second. Joe Polcovich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Davey Smyth strikes out. Ernie Cain strikes out. Yuichi Kanzaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lee Harris singles past the first baseman. Bob Glaus singles to center field. Lee Harris advances to third on the hit. Dave Lupien strikes out. Bob Glaus steals second. Arthur Swindell reached on a fielding error by Harry Brown. Lee Harris scores. Mike Mulligan hits a home run. Bob Glaus scores. Arthur Swindell scores. Cy Plympton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Andrews strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Sanchez singles to left field. Kid Hale singles to center field. Tom Sanchez is out trying to steal third. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the left fielder. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dick Bichette grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Polcovich grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez walks. Luis Rodriguez steals second. Frank Morse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Harry Brown strikes out. Davey Smyth strikes out. Ernie Cain hits a home run. Luis Rodriguez scores. Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Cy Plympton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Bogle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Broberg pitching. Bob Glaus doubles to center field. Dave Lupien flies out to the right fielder. Arthur Swindell strikes out. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pedro Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Sanchez doubles to center field. Kid Hale flies out to the right fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Luis Rodriguez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bob Glaus (4).HR - Arthur Swindell (3), Mike Mulligan (2). Baserunning: SB - Dick Bichette 2 (11), Bob Glaus (8).CS - Mike Mulligan (5). Fielding: E - Dick Bichette.
Batting:2B - Tom Sanchez (6), Henry Smith (1).HR - Ernie Cain (6). Baserunning: SB - Tom Sanchez (13), Hoyt Hoblitzel (7), Luis Rodriguez (5), Davey Smyth (8).CS - Tom Sanchez (9), Hoyt Hoblitzel (7). Fielding: E - Harry Brown.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Beltran improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Pence did not respond to coaching in velocity Mel Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Ed Dorgan improves in arm Mel Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Al Pence did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Nealon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Masaharu Imanishi improves in arm Don DeJesus improves in contact_vs_righty Scott Winkelman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Scott Winkelman improves in contact_vs_righty Masaharu Imanishi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C