Inning: 1 Kansas City Cy Carlton pitching. Charlie Welch walks. Gene Poole grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Welch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Teden Mengi lines out to the first baseman. Jose Hooper grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Poole is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Curt Farr pitching. Jose Stephenson strikes out. Liam Bodie doubles to center field. Todd Snell grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Bash Rockenfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Allen Denzer singles to left field. Joe Niekro grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tom Barney hits a home run. Jeff Bush singles to center field. Curt Farr grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Bush is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Fred Thompson singles to center field. Fred Thompson steals second. Erwin Tank Rommel singles to right field. Fred Thompson is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Don Davis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Allen Denzer. Rich Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Erwin Tank Rommel scores. Cy Carlton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charlie Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Poole grounds out to the third baseman. Teden Mengi doubles to center field. Jose Hooper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jose Stephenson singles to center field. Liam Bodie strikes out. Todd Snell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jose Stephenson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose Bash Rockenfield grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Allen Denzer flies out to the left fielder. Joe Niekro singles past the first baseman. Tom Barney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Fred Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Erwin Tank Rommel flies out to the center fielder. Don Davis singles past the second baseman. Rich Moore pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Bush grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Farr lines out to the pitcher. Charlie Welch pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Cy Carlton singles to right field. Jose Stephenson singles to left field. Cy Carlton advances to third on the hit. Liam Bodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Carlton scores. Jose Stephenson advances to second on the play. Todd Snell strikes out. Jose Bash Rockenfield singles past the second baseman. Jose Stephenson scores. Jose Bash Rockenfield steals second. Fred Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Gene Poole strikes out. Teden Mengi grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Hooper walks. Allen Denzer doubles to left field. Jose Hooper uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Devine is pinch hitting for Joe Niekro. Mike Devine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Erwin Tank Rommel strikes out. Don Davis strikes out. Rich Moore singles in front of the center fielder. Cy Carlton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rich Moore is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Barney hits a home run. Jeff Bush flies out to the right fielder. Pat Aldridge is pinch hitting for Curt Farr. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pat Aldridge grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Welch walks. Gene Poole strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gary Swindells pitching. Jose Stephenson grounds out to the pitcher. Liam Bodie strikes out. Todd Snell hits a home run. Jose Bash Rockenfield hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jose Bash Rockenfield steals second. Fred Thompson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Teden Mengi flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jose Hooper singles to right field. Allen Denzer doubles to right field. Jose Hooper uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herm Hoffer 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. Mike Devine grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Barney lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Erwin Tank Rommel strikes out. Don Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Moore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jeff Bush hits a home run. Patrick Frick is pinch hitting for Gary Swindells. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Patrick Frick strikes out. Charlie Welch grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Poole strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Doc Flowers pitching. Brian McKeel is pinch hitting for Herm Hoffer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Brian McKeel grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jose Stephenson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Liam Bodie is hit by a pitch. Todd Snell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Liam Bodie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tom Clement improves in contact_vs_righty Trench Zimmer did not respond to coaching in control Milt Weathers did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Dear 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: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Red Dog Mattis improves in control Joe Schmidt improves in arm Jimbo Thome did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vance Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Rico Martinez did not respond to coaching in C