Win: Dave Clarke (3-8) Loss: Bob Bennett (1-3)
Save: Pedro Blankenship (15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Frank Torgeson pitching. Bernardo Kalahan singles to right field. Dick Bichette is hit by a pitch. Joe Polcovich strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan steals third. Lee Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bernardo Kalahan scores. Dick Bichette steals second. Bob Glaus flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dave Clarke pitching. Tom Sanchez singles to center field. Kid Hale walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tarrik Smith singles to left field. Tom Sanchez scores. Kid Hale is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Luis Rodriguez walks. Harry Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dave Lupien triples. Arthur Swindell hits a home run. Dave Lupien scores. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bernardo Kalahan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tarrik Smith. Dick Bichette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Davey Smyth strikes out. Ernie Cain hits an infield single to the second baseman. Frank Torgeson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Torgeson lines out to the third baseman. Tom Sanchez walks. Ernie Cain gets picked off second (1-6). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Polcovich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Harris singles to center field. Bob Glaus pops out to the shortstop. Dave Lupien grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to left field. Tarrik Smith pops out to the first baseman. Luis Rodriguez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bernardo Kalahan. Harry Brown doubles to right field. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Luis Rodriguez scores. Davey Smyth singles to center field. Davey Smyth is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Arthur Swindell strikes out. Mike Mulligan flies out to the right fielder. Dave Clarke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ernie Cain singles to center field. 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 center field. Tom Sanchez lines out to the pitcher. Kid Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Cain scores. Henry Smith advances to third on the play. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Bennett pitching. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Bichette grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Polcovich pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lee Harris walks. Bob Glaus hits a home run. Lee Harris scores. Yuichi Kanzaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Lupien strikes out. Arthur Swindell strikes out. Mike Mulligan singles to left field. Dave Clarke singles to right field. Mike Mulligan advances to third on the hit. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Davey Smyth doubles to right field. Ernie Cain walks. Yuichi Kanzaki lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Kid Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dick Bichette reached on a fielding error by Luis Rodriguez. Joe Polcovich strikes out. Lee Harris flies out to the center fielder. Bob Glaus singles to left field. Dave Lupien flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel lines out to the second baseman. Tarrik Smith singles to center field. Lefty Fernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tarrik Smith steals second. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Harry Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Arthur Swindell grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Mulligan walks. Gary Martin is pinch hitting for Lefty Fernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gary Martin singles to left field. Mike Mulligan advances to third on the hit. Bernardo Kalahan walks. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Bichette flies out to the center fielder. Joe Polcovich singles to right field. Mike Mulligan scores. Gary Martin scores. Bernardo Kalahan advances to third on the hit. Lee Harris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Morse pitching. Charley Owen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Polcovich at 1B. Davey Smyth singles to right field. Davey Smyth steals second. Ernie Cain strikes out. Phil Howard strikes out. Tom Sanchez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bob Glaus strikes out. Dave Lupien strikes out. Arthur Swindell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pedro Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kid Hale grounds out to the pitcher. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Batting:3B - Dave Lupien (5).HR - Bob Glaus (9), Arthur Swindell (9).SF - Lee Harris.HBP - Dick Bichette (2). Baserunning: SB - Bernardo Kalahan (26), Dick Bichette (16). Fielding: E - Bernardo Kalahan.
Batting:2B - Harry Brown (9), Davey Smyth (11), Henry Smith (4). Baserunning: SB - Tarrik Smith (11), Davey Smyth (15).CS - Davey Smyth (9). Fielding: E - Tarrik Smith, Luis Rodriguez.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Beltran did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Eddie Metzler did not respond to coaching in control Al Pence did not respond to coaching in control Frank Kirby improves in range Frank Kirby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Dorgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Nealon improves in speed Eric Conway improves in contact_vs_righty Oddibe Barthelson improves in contact_vs_lefty Masaharu Imanishi did not respond to coaching in speed Eric Conway did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eric Conway did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C