Inning: 1 Minnesota Dave Siebert pitching. Tim Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. George Kilduff flies out to the right fielder. Rickey McCloskey singles to center field. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Kevin Spencer pitching. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Vicente Griffin walks. John Ward walks. Red Maddox grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Jonnard singles to left field. Joe Kinslow walks. Marty Anderson singles to center field. Bill Jonnard scores. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Spencer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bip Conine walks. Chuck Leverett flies out to the right fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi flies out to the right fielder. Dave Siebert reached on a fielding error by Bill Jonnard. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Kilduff walks. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Shawn Doheny singles to center field. George Kilduff advances to third on the hit. Bill Jonnard flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, George Kilduff scores. Joe Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Earl Powell strikes out. Vicente Griffin hits a home run. John Ward singles to left field. Red Maddox strikes out. Bip Conine pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Marty Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Kevin Spencer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kevin Spencer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Chuck Leverett lines out to the second baseman. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi triples. Dave Siebert grounds out to the third baseman. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tim Lyons walks. George Kilduff strikes out. Rickey McCloskey hits a home run. Tim Lyons scores. Hal Haberer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shawn Doheny flies out to the center fielder. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Earl Powell lines out to the first baseman. Vicente Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. John Ward flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Kinslow triples. Marty Anderson pops out to the third baseman. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Kevin Spencer strikes out. Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Red Maddox singles to right field. Bip Conine flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Leverett flies out to the left fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi walks. Hal Haberer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Kilduff lines out to the shortstop. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Shawn Doheny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dixie Guinn strikes out. Earl Powell grounds out to the third baseman. Vicente Griffin singles past the third baseman. John Ward singles to right field. Vicente Griffin advances to third on the hit. Red Maddox is hit by a pitch. Bip Conine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Jonnard flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kinslow hits a home run. Marty Anderson doubles to left field. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Franklin Redmon is pinch hitting for Kevin Spencer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Franklin Redmon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Phil Baez pitching. Chuck Leverett walks. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. Hal Haberer lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Chuck Leverett forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dixie Guinn walks. Earl Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tim Lyons doubles to left field. Darrell Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Kilduff strikes out. Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lyons advances to third on the play. Shawn Doheny pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Vicente Griffin grounds out to the third baseman. John Ward singles to center field. Red Maddox flies out to the center fielder. Bip Conine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 14
Batting:2B - Tim Lyons (15), Marty Anderson (5).3B - Joe Kinslow (3).HR - Rickey McCloskey (15), Joe Kinslow (6).SF - Bill Jonnard.GIDP - Kevin Spencer. Fielding: E - Bill Jonnard.
Game Notes Hal Haberer is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Olsen did not respond to coaching in control Weldon Gagnon did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in velocity Turk Yount did not respond to coaching in control Bob Deal improves in velocity Chief Zardon improves in contact_vs_righty 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 control Red Sprowl did not respond to coaching in speed Gil Loaiza did not respond to coaching in control Chris Parsons did not respond to coaching in control Don Hoffman improves in range George Griffin improves in endurance Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B