Win: Lefty Hoak (3-6) Loss: Pat Hatcher (1-4)
Save: Burt Clinton (3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Pat Hatcher pitching. Tim Lyons singles to left field. George Kilduff singles to right field. Tim Lyons advances to third on the hit. Shawn Doheny flies out to the left fielder. Bruno Clemensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Kilduff advances to second on the play. Rickey McCloskey doubles to center field. Tim Lyons scores. George Kilduff scores. Doug Shoemaker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Wood. Rickey McCloskey scores. Moonlight Blyzka lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lefty Hoak pitching. Mike Shuba flies out to the center fielder. Earl Powell flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Guinn singles to left field. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marty Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Hoak strikes out. Tim Lyons singles to center field. George Kilduff singles to center field. Tim Lyons advances to third on the hit. Shawn Doheny singles to right field. Tim Lyons scores. George Kilduff advances to third on the hit. Bruno Clemensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Wood doubles to right field. Bip Conine strikes out. Boom-Boom Grubb singles to left field. Pat Hatcher doubles to right field. Tom Wood scores. Mike Shuba flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey singles to left field. Doug Shoemaker pops out to the first baseman. Moonlight Blyzka singles to left field. Rickey McCloskey advances to third on the hit. Marty Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rickey McCloskey scores. Rudy Thornton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Hoak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Earl Powell strikes out. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasuyuki Hamaguchi doubles to left field. John Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. George Kilduff singles to center field. George Kilduff steals second. Shawn Doheny grounds out to the pitcher. Bruno Clemensen singles to center field. George Kilduff scores. Rickey McCloskey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tom Wood singles to left field. Bip Conine singles past the second baseman. Boom-Boom Grubb lines out to the second baseman. Rudy Thornton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Shuba strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker grounds out to the shortstop. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Werth is pinch hitting for Marty Anderson. Jim Werth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Earl Powell walks. Dixie Guinn pops out to the catcher. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Powell advances to second on the play. John Ward hits a home run. Earl Powell scores. Tom Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lefty Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lyons flies out to the left fielder. George Kilduff pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bip Conine strikes out. Boom-Boom Grubb flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Shawn Doheny pops out to the shortstop. Bruno Clemensen grounds out to the second baseman. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Shuba flies out to the left fielder. Earl Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Guinn hits a home run. Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi walks. John Ward singles to left field. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi advances to third on the hit. Tom Wood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker reached on a fielding error by Tom Wood. Moonlight Blyzka grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Werth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bip Conine reached on a 2-base throwing error by Doug Shoemaker. Boom-Boom Grubb grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Thornton strikes out. Mike Shuba strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Burt Clinton flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lyons lines out to the third baseman. George Kilduff singles to left field. Shawn Doheny grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Kilduff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Earl Powell doubles to right field. Dixie Guinn strikes out. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi flies out to the center fielder. John Ward singles to right field. Earl Powell scores. John Ward steals second. Tom Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Shawn Doheny is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Turk Yount did not respond to coaching in control Curt Vidal did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Devon Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Turk Yount did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Beltre improves in speed Ricky Goossen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty 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: George Hilgendorf improves in arm Grant Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity Irv Baldwin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scott Nichols improves in endurance Grant Stein did not respond to coaching in control Enrique Albanese did not respond to coaching in control Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B