Win: Dave Campusano (10-4) Loss: Bert Nye (4-8)
Save: George Flanagan (34)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dave Campusano pitching. Elmer Guevara pops out to the second baseman. John Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Hal Bolden doubles to right field. George Eggert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bert Nye pitching. Lave Bowa grounds out to the second baseman. Angel Gill flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Arthur Blair strikes out. Wattie Hurst strikes out. Doc Bool grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Yariel Duvergel singles to center field. Bob Kelleher singles past the shortstop. Yariel Duvergel advances to third on the hit. Bob Tartabull flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Yariel Duvergel scores. Bill Beltran grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Kelleher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lefty Lindaman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Nye strikes out. Elmer Guevara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dave Campusano flies out to the right fielder. Lave Bowa grounds out to the second baseman. Angel Gill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Chapman walks. Hal Bolden flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! George Eggert singles to left field. Arthur Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Chapman advances to third on the play. George Eggert advances to second on the play. Wattie Hurst singles to center field. John Chapman scores. Wattie Hurst is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Sandy Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Bob Kelleher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Doc Bool walks. John Shannon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Doc Bool is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bert Nye lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Elmer Guevara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Tartabull grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Beltran hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Beltran steals second. Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Dave Campusano singles to center field. Bill Beltran scores. Lave Bowa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Campusano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Chapman pops out to the catcher. Hal Bolden grounds out to the second baseman. George Eggert singles to center field. Arthur Blair flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Angel Gill doubles to left field. Sandy Hernandez strikes out. Yariel Duvergel singles to right field. Angel Gill scores. Bob Kelleher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yariel Duvergel advances to second on the play. Bob Tartabull flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Emil Tauscher is pinch hitting for Wattie Hurst. Emil Tauscher grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Bool walks. John Shannon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doc Bool is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Thuman is pinch hitting for Bert Nye. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Charlie Thuman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Ortiz pitching. Frank Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Emil Tauscher at SS. Bill Beltran walks. Lefty Lindaman singles to center field. Dave Campusano lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lave Bowa flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Beltran scores. Angel Gill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Elmer Guevara strikes out. John Chapman hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hal Bolden strikes out. George Eggert hits a home run. John Chapman scores. Arthur Blair walks. Frank Nelson singles to center field. Kazuhide Niinuma comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Bool grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Arthur Blair is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Sandy Hernandez strikes out. Yariel Duvergel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Kelleher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Flanagan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Shannon strikes out. Lew Matthias is pinch hitting for John Ortiz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lew Matthias grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer Guevara singles to left field. Elmer Guevara is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes John Ortiz is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Kane improves in contact_vs_lefty Luis Kolb improves in contact_vs_righty Jackie Schulz did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Wolf did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Nabors did not respond to coaching in arm Bruno Milosevich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Templeton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Graterol did not respond to coaching in control Juice Mott did not respond to coaching in 1B