Win: Rick Ellis (5-4) Loss: Al Oliver (6-5)
Save: Al Leonard (15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Rick Ellis pitching. Adam Boisclair grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Fabregas grounds out to the shortstop. Fran Malinosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Al Oliver pitching. Joe Kranepool singles to right field. Joe Kranepool gets picked off first. John Stahl lines out to the shortstop. Goldie Shelby triples. Ed Merritt singles to left field. Goldie Shelby scores. Mateo Perez singles to right field. Passed ball. Ed Merritt advances to third. Mateo Perez advances to second. Billy Grich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rod Amelung strikes out. Gary Austin reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Merritt. Miguel Driscoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Austin advances to third on the play. Birdie Huskey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Slick Johnson singles to left field. U.L. Distefano walks. Rick Ellis fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rick Ellis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Slick Johnson advances to third on the play. Joe Kranepool singles to right field. Slick Johnson scores. John Stahl singles to center field. Goldie Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tommy Lee strikes out. Al Oliver grounds out to the pitcher. Adam Boisclair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Merritt walks. Ed Merritt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mateo Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Grich pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Leo Fabregas reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Merritt. Fran Malinosky grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Fabregas advances to third on the play. Rod Amelung singles to right field. Leo Fabregas scores. Gary Austin grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Slick Johnson pops out to the first baseman. U.L. Distefano flies out to the right fielder. Rick Ellis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Miguel Driscoll hits a home run. Birdie Huskey strikes out. Tommy Lee grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Kranepool singles to right field. John Stahl doubles to right field. Goldie Shelby triples. Joe Kranepool scores. John Stahl scores. Bill Morgan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Merritt walks. Mateo Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Goldie Shelby scores. Ed Merritt advances to second on the play. Billy Grich singles to left field. Slick Johnson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Adam Boisclair grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Fabregas reached on a fielding error by Mateo Perez. Fran Malinosky singles past the shortstop. Leo Fabregas aggressively advances to third on the hit. Fran Malinosky steals second. Rod Amelung grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Leo Fabregas scores. Fran Malinosky advances to third on the play. Gary Austin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City U.L. Distefano grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Brown is pinch hitting for Rick Ellis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Denny Brown strikes out. Joe Kranepool flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gates Hamlin pitching. Miguel Driscoll walks. Birdie Huskey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Miguel Driscoll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tommy Lee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Stahl strikes out. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Ed Merritt triples. Mateo Perez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Elmer Goletz is pinch hitting for Bill Morgan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Elmer Goletz walks. Elmer Goletz steals second. Adam Boisclair flies out to the center fielder. Leo Fabregas strikes out. Fran Malinosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Sandy Barragan pitching. Billy Grich grounds out to the third baseman. Slick Johnson singles to left field. U.L. Distefano strikes out. Yoshiyuki Higuchi is pinch hitting for Gates Hamlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Yoshiyuki Higuchi singles past the shortstop. Slick Johnson advances to third on the hit. Joe Kranepool grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Al Leonard pitching. Rod Amelung grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gary Austin grounds out to the shortstop. Miguel Driscoll hits a home run. Birdie Huskey singles to right field. Tommy Lee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Fabrique improves in velocity Hank Halliday did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Barnicle did not respond to coaching in arm Buddy Barnicle improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Phillips did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in velocity Claude Taylor improves in arm Kevin Zimmerman improves in velocity Arlo Dagenhard did not respond to coaching in control