Inning: 1 Minnesota Greg Pollux pitching. Tim Lyons reached on a fielding error by Greg Pollux. George Kilduff flies out to the left fielder. Shawn Doheny doubles to right field. Tim Lyons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bruno Clemensen singles to center field. Shawn Doheny scores. Rickey McCloskey singles to right field. Doug Shoemaker grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Phil Baez pitching. Mike Shuba doubles to right field. Earl Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Dixie Guinn triples. Mike Shuba scores. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi flies out to the left fielder. John Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the right fielder. Marty Anderson singles to right field. Phil Baez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tom Wood strikes out. Bip Conine singles to center field. Boom-Boom Grubb walks. Greg Pollux lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Shuba grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Kilduff singles to center field. Shawn Doheny flies out to the center fielder. Bruno Clemensen singles to center field. Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the catcher. George Kilduff advances to third on the play. Bruno Clemensen advances to second on the play. Doug Shoemaker walks. Moonlight Blyzka singles to right field. George Kilduff scores. Marty Anderson walks. Bruno Clemensen scores. Phil Baez strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Earl Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Guinn doubles to left field. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles past the second baseman. Dixie Guinn scores. John Ward singles to center field. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi advances to third on the hit. Tom Wood walks. Bip Conine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasuyuki Hamaguchi scores. John Ward advances to third on the play. Tom Wood advances to second on the play. Boom-Boom Grubb singles to right field. John Ward scores. Greg Pollux pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Lyons singles to center field. George Kilduff singles to left field. Shawn Doheny flies out to the center fielder. Bruno Clemensen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Shuba strikes out. Earl Powell strikes out. Dixie Guinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey flies out to the right fielder. Doug Shoemaker strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. John Ward walks. Tom Wood grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Ward is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bip Conine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Werth is pinch hitting for Marty Anderson. Jim Werth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dizzy Wilmet is pinch hitting for Phil Baez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dizzy Wilmet grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harry Fuller pitching. Boom-Boom Grubb pops out to the first baseman. Greg Pollux strikes out. Mike Shuba walks. Earl Powell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Kilduff walks. Hal Haberer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Bruno Clemensen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dixie Guinn grounds out to the third baseman. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. John Ward triples. Tom Wood walks. Bip Conine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Doug Shoemaker strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Boom-Boom Grubb flies out to the left fielder. Hal Haberer flies out to the left fielder. Mike Shuba strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Werth strikes out. Sal MacCormack is pinch hitting for Harry Fuller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sal MacCormack grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Kevin Spencer pitching. Earl Powell singles to center field. Earl Powell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dixie Guinn strikes out. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota George Kilduff pops out to the second baseman. Shawn Doheny walks. Shawn Doheny steals second. Bruno Clemensen doubles to center field. Shawn Doheny scores. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Doug Shoemaker hits a home run. Bruno Clemensen scores. Darrell Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moonlight Blyzka reached on a fielding error by Mike Shuba. Jim Werth grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Moonlight Blyzka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City John Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Bip Conine walks. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Phil Baez is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chief Zardon improves in speed Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in control Bob Deal did not respond to coaching in control Mike Beltre improves in power_vs_righty Curt Vidal improves in power_vs_righty Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in control Chief Zardon did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Greg Sheely did not respond to coaching in control George Hilgendorf did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Red Sprowl did not respond to coaching in speed Irv Baldwin did not respond to coaching in arm Irv Baldwin did not respond to coaching in speed Scott Nichols did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B