Inning: 1 Minnesota Rick Ellis pitching. Adam Boisclair pops out to the shortstop. Leo Fabregas grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Mulligan singles to right field. Brian Mulligan steals second. Rod Amelung singles to right field. Gary Austin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Gene Wilmet pitching. Joe Kranepool singles to right field. John Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Ed Merritt walks. Mateo Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Miguel Driscoll singles past the first baseman. Miguel Driscoll gets picked off first. Bill Carroll singles to right field. Bill Carroll is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tommy Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Billy Grich doubles to center field. Slick Johnson singles to center field. U.L. Distefano doubles to center field. Billy Grich scores. Rick Ellis singles to center field. Slick Johnson scores. U.L. Distefano scores. Joe Kranepool strikes out. John Stahl triples. Rick Ellis scores. Goldie Shelby flies out to the left fielder. Ed Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gene Wilmet strikes out. Adam Boisclair grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Fabregas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mateo Perez singles to center field. Billy Grich flies out to the right fielder. Slick Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Mateo Perez steals second. U.L. Distefano pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Brian Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Amelung flies out to the center fielder. Gary Austin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rick Ellis grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Kranepool grounds out to the third baseman. John Stahl grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Miguel Driscoll strikes out. Bill Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Goldie Shelby grounds out to the catcher. Ed Merritt singles to left field. Mateo Perez hits an infield single to the shortstop. Billy Grich singles to center field. Ed Merritt scores. Mateo Perez advances to third on the hit. Slick Johnson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mateo Perez scores. Billy Grich advances to second on the play. U.L. Distefano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gene Wilmet flies out to the left fielder. Adam Boisclair grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Fabregas walks. Leo Fabregas steals second. Brian Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rick Ellis grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Kranepool grounds out to the shortstop. John Stahl reached on a fielding error by Gary Austin. Goldie Shelby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Stahl is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rod Amelung walks. Gary Austin pops out to the first baseman. Miguel Driscoll flies out to the left fielder. Bill Carroll hits a home run. Rod Amelung scores. Tommy Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ed Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. Mateo Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Grich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gene Wilmet pops out to the second baseman. Adam Boisclair strikes out. Monte Wacker is pinch hitting for Leo Fabregas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Monte Wacker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Slick Johnson strikes out. U.L. Distefano singles to left field. Denny Brown is pinch hitting for Rick Ellis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Denny Brown flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kranepool grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gates Hamlin pitching. Brian Mulligan singles to left field. Sohichiro Hirayama is pinch hitting for Rod Amelung. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Mulligan steals second. Sohichiro Hirayama grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Austin strikes out. Ron Black is pinch hitting for Miguel Driscoll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Black strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Gary Austin is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tony Black did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Fabrique did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Vitelli did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Vitelli did not respond to coaching in power_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: Deacon Pierce improves in range Arlo Dagenhard did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Zimmerman improves in velocity Rickey Nevers did not respond to coaching in control