Win: Mysterious Pickering (3-10) Loss: Fred Maddox (2-5)
Save: Ken Baker (28)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mysterious Pickering pitching. Art Masterson flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Pinkney strikes out. Jose Chase flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Fred Maddox pitching. Rick Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Hal Tyler walks. Scottie Jones singles to left field. Hal Tyler advances to third on the hit. Lloyd Noles singles to left field. Hal Tyler scores. Dan Wallace singles to right field. Scottie Jones is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Lloyd Noles advances to third on the play. Wayne Taylor doubles past the left fielder. Lloyd Noles scores. Dan Wallace uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Sam Hoeft singles to center field. Shawn Peters flies out to the left fielder. Bill Levis grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Hoeft advances to second on the play. Amos Varitek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Barrett singles past the shortstop. Mysterious Pickering lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Hal Tyler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gary Butcher singles to center field. Fred Maddox lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Art Masterson walks. Oscar Pinkney strikes out. Jose Chase singles to center field. Gary Butcher scores. Sam Hoeft flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Scottie Jones singles to center field. Lloyd Noles grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Scottie Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Wallace singles to left field. Lloyd Noles advances to third on the hit. Dan Wallace is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Wayne Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Shawn Peters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Levis triples. Amos Varitek strikes out. Gary Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Billy Lewis doubles to right field. Johnny Barrett singles to center field. Billy Lewis scores. Mysterious Pickering lays a bunt down the third base line. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Rick Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Hal Tyler singles to center field. Scottie Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Fred Maddox strikes out. Art Masterson walks. Oscar Pinkney walks. Jose Chase strikes out. Sam Hoeft flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lloyd Noles doubles to center field. Dan Wallace pops out to the second baseman. Wayne Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Lewis singles to center field. Lloyd Noles scores. Nelson Niedenfuer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Barrett singles to right field. Billy Lewis advances to third on the hit. Mysterious Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Shawn Peters reached on a fielding error by Dan Wallace. Bill Levis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shawn Peters is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Amos Varitek lines out to the shortstop. Gary Butcher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Levis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rick Thompson doubles to left field. Hal Tyler hits a home run. Rick Thompson scores. Scottie Jones pops out to the third baseman. Lloyd Noles strikes out. Dan Wallace pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Masashi Morinaka is pinch hitting for Nelson Niedenfuer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masashi Morinaka walks. Art Masterson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Masashi Morinaka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Oscar Pinkney walks. Jose Chase grounds out to the second baseman. Art Masterson advances to third on the play. Oscar Pinkney advances to second on the play. Sam Hoeft singles to center field. Art Masterson scores. Shawn Peters reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mysterious Pickering. Oscar Pinkney scores. Bill Levis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jack Young pitching. Wayne Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Lewis strikes out. Johnny Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Manny Moore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Wallace at 2B. Turd Ferguson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wayne Taylor at 1B. Amos Varitek singles to center field. Gary Butcher doubles to right field. Tommy Sain is pinch hitting for Jack Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tommy Sain walks. Art Masterson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Amos Varitek scores. Oscar Pinkney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Gary Butcher advances to third on the play. Tommy Sain advances to second on the play. Jose Chase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Steve Alomar pitching. Sadie Doherty is pinch hitting for Mysterious Pickering. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sadie Doherty strikes out. Rick Thompson hits a home run. Hal Tyler grounds out to the second baseman. Scottie Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Coffie pitching. Sam Hoeft singles to center field. Shawn Peters flies out to the center fielder. Bill Levis flies out to the center fielder. Amos Varitek singles to left field. Sam Hoeft advances to third on the hit. Ken Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gary Butcher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 13 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Rick Thompson (10), Lloyd Noles (18), Wayne Taylor (7), Billy Lewis (5).HR - Rick Thompson (10), Hal Tyler (11). Baserunning: CS - Dan Wallace (5). Fielding: E - Dan Wallace, Mysterious Pickering.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ham McKain did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Jenkins did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Jenkins did not respond to coaching in arm Bitsy Bass improves in velocity Tink Moran did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Del Chatham improves in range Cliff Paine did not respond to coaching in control March Bell did not respond to coaching in control Matt Crabtree improves in contact_vs_lefty