Win: Matt Graham (6-2) Loss: Gary Swindells (2-2)
Save: Billy Wagner (19)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Gil Viau pitching. Jim Davidson flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Welch flies out to the right fielder. Gene Poole walks. Teden Mengi pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Matt Mercer pitching. Ruben Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Liam Bodie walks. Liam Bodie steals second. Todd Snell grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Bash Rockenfield singles to right field. Liam Bodie scores. Fred Thompson singles to center field. Jose Bash Rockenfield advances to third on the hit. Erwin Tank Rommel reached on a fielding error by Tom Barney. Jose Bash Rockenfield scores. Hal Florence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jose Hooper pops out to the first baseman. Allen Denzer singles to left field. Joe Niekro reached on a fielding error by Liam Bodie. Tom Barney singles to center field. Allen Denzer scores. Joe Niekro aggressively advances to third on the hit. Matt Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Jim Davidson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rich Moore singles to center field. Rich Moore steals second. Gil Viau lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ruben Rodriguez strikes out. Liam Bodie pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charlie Welch grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Poole hits a home run. Teden Mengi grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Hooper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Todd Snell is hit by a pitch. Todd Snell steals second. Jose Bash Rockenfield singles to left field. Todd Snell scores. Fred Thompson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Erwin Tank Rommel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Allen Denzer flies out to the left fielder. Joe Niekro singles to center field. Tom Barney flies out to the center fielder. Matt Mercer pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Hal Florence strikes out. Rich Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Viau strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Davidson singles to left field. Charlie Welch singles to center field. Jim Davidson advances to third on the hit. Gene Poole pops out to the third baseman. Teden Mengi walks. Jose Hooper walks. Jim Davidson scores. Allen Denzer reached on a fielding error by Gil Viau. Charlie Welch scores. Joe Niekro strikes out. Tom Barney singles to center field. Teden Mengi scores. Jose Hooper scores. Allen Denzer advances to third on the hit. Matt Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ruben Rodriguez walks. Liam Bodie grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ruben Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Todd Snell flies out to the center fielder. Jose Bash Rockenfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Davidson grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Welch flies out to the right fielder. Gene Poole strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Fred Thompson singles to center field. Erwin Tank Rommel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hal Florence triples. Rich Moore singles to left field. Hal Florence scores. John Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gil Viau singles to right field. Ruben Rodriguez triples. Rich Moore scores. Gil Viau scores. Liam Bodie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Teden Mengi doubles to right field. Jose Hooper flies out to the right fielder. Matt Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Allen Denzer singles to right field. Teden Mengi scores. Joe Niekro hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tom Barney walks. Pat Aldridge is pinch hitting for John Fisher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Aldridge grounds out to the shortstop. Allen Denzer scores. Joe Niekro advances to third on the play. Tom Barney advances to second on the play. Jim Davidson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gary Swindells pitching. Bob Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Allen Denzer at 2B. Todd Snell singles to center field. Jose Bash Rockenfield singles to left field. Todd Snell advances to third on the hit. Fred Thompson singles to right field. Todd Snell scores. Erwin Tank Rommel strikes out. Hal Florence walks. Rich Moore hits a home run. Jose Bash Rockenfield scores. Fred Thompson scores. Hal Florence scores. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian McKeel is pinch hitting for Matt Graham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian McKeel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ruben Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Carl Consolo pitching. Andres Ramirez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Moore at RF. Charlie Welch hits a home run. Gene Poole grounds out to the second baseman. Teden Mengi strikes out. Jose Hooper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Liam Bodie strikes out. Todd Snell flies out to the center fielder. Jose Bash Rockenfield hits a home run. Fred Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Billy Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Joe Niekro strikes out. Tom Barney reached on a fielding error by Liam Bodie. Mike Devine is pinch hitting for Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Devine walks. Jim Davidson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Frenchy Robinson did not respond to coaching in arm Frenchy Robinson did not respond to coaching in arm Polly Nomial did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Clement did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Cliff Richard did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jimbo Thome did not respond to coaching in arm Ken Knight improves in control Vic Bargar did not respond to coaching in velocity Allie Hamann improves in power_vs_lefty Jimbo Thome did not respond to coaching in C