Win: Lefty Hoak (5-9) Loss: Pat Hatcher (1-6)
Save: Phil Baez (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Pat Hatcher pitching. Tim Lyons flies out to the left fielder. George Kilduff singles to right field. Waite Hendrickson flies out to the left fielder. Franklin Redmon singles to right field. George Kilduff advances to third on the hit. Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lefty Hoak pitching. Earl Powell pops out to the first baseman. Dixie Guinn flies out to the right fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi walks. John Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the left fielder. Marty Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tom Wood walks. Bip Conine grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Wood advances to second on the play. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lefty Hoak flies out to the left fielder. Tim Lyons singles to right field. George Kilduff flies out to the left fielder. Waite Hendrickson triples. Tim Lyons scores. Franklin Redmon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Pat Hatcher flies out to the right fielder. Earl Powell grounds out to the pitcher. Dixie Guinn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Doug Shoemaker singles past the second baseman. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Marty Anderson doubles to right field. Doug Shoemaker scores. Lefty Hoak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Moonlight Blyzka scores. Marty Anderson advances to third on the play. Tim Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. John Ward flies out to the left fielder. Tom Wood singles to left field. Bip Conine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota George Kilduff singles to left field. George Kilduff is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Waite Hendrickson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Franklin Redmon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Boom-Boom Grubb singles to center field. Chuck Leverett hits an infield single to the shortstop. Pat Hatcher lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Chuck Leverett advances to second on the play. Chuck Leverett advances to second on the play. Earl Powell grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Leverett advances to third on the play. Pat Hatcher advances to second on the play. Dixie Guinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Shoemaker singles to left field. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the left fielder. Jim Werth is pinch hitting for Marty Anderson. Jim Werth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles to center field. John Ward hits a home run. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi scores. Tom Wood pops out to the shortstop. Bip Conine strikes out. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lefty Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Kilduff grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Chuck Leverett flies out to the left fielder. Rex Steevens is pinch hitting for Pat Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rex Steevens singles to left field. Earl Powell flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Guinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Goldy pitching. Waite Hendrickson grounds out to the shortstop. Franklin Redmon walks. Rickey McCloskey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Phil Baez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. John Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Wood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker grounds out to the third baseman. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Jim Werth strikes out. Phil Baez 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: 9 Kansas City Bip Conine grounds out to the pitcher. Boom-Boom Grubb grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ricky Goossen did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Rance Velasquez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Curt Vidal did not respond to coaching in arm Billy Olsen did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Soriano improves in power_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: LaReace Tibault did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Sprowl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Red Sprowl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Grant Stein did not respond to coaching in endurance Greg Sheely did not respond to coaching in control LaReace Tibault did not respond to coaching in control Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B