Win: Tetsuya Aoki (6-14) Loss: Birdie Lake (14-7)
Save: Pat Trosky (15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Birdie Lake pitching. Elmer Guevara grounds out to the second baseman. Ed McNair pops out to the third baseman. John Chapman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tetsuya Aoki pitching. Yonel Hurtado strikes out. Lave Bowa strikes out. Freddy Perry hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Tartabull reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed McNair. Ed Lovelace grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hal Bolden flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! George Eggert strikes out. Arthur Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Yariel Duvergel doubles to left field. Angel Gill hits an infield single to the pitcher. Birdie Lake strikes out. Yonel Hurtado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wattie Hurst reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lefty Lindaman. Doc Bool grounds out to the shortstop. Tetsuya Aoki reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Lovelace. Wattie Hurst scores. Elmer Guevara flies out to the center fielder. Ed McNair doubles to center field. Tetsuya Aoki scores. John Chapman singles to left field. Ed McNair scores. Hal Bolden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lave Bowa strikes out. Freddy Perry singles to center field. Bob Tartabull doubles past the third baseman. Freddy Perry uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Lovelace flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Lindaman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota George Eggert walks. Arthur Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Eggert advances to second on the play. Wattie Hurst flies out to the left fielder. Doc Bool flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Yariel Duvergel flies out to the left fielder. Angel Gill walks. Birdie Lake lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tetsuya Aoki strikes out. Elmer Guevara grounds out to the pitcher. Ed McNair hits a home run. John Chapman walks. Hal Bolden flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Yonel Hurtado walks. Yonel Hurtado steals second. Lave Bowa grounds out to the catcher. Freddy Perry walks. Bob Tartabull flies out to the center fielder. Ed Lovelace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Eggert flies out to the right fielder. Arthur Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wattie Hurst grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Lefty Lindaman singles to right field. Yariel Duvergel grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Lindaman advances to second on the play. Angel Gill strikes out. Birdie Lake grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Doc Bool pops out to the shortstop. Del Young is pinch hitting for Tetsuya Aoki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Del Young grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Guevara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Shotton pitching. Yonel Hurtado walks. Lave Bowa grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Yonel Hurtado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Freddy Perry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed McNair singles to right field. John Chapman strikes out. Hal Bolden flies out to the center fielder. George Eggert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Tartabull singles to center field. Ed Lovelace hits an infield single to the catcher. Lefty Lindaman lines out to the third baseman. Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Angel Gill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Arthur Blair flies out to the center fielder. Wattie Hurst grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Bool grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pat Trosky comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Beltran is pinch hitting for Birdie Lake. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Beltran singles to center field. Yonel Hurtado reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wattie Hurst. Lave Bowa singles to left field. Bill Beltran scores. Yonel Hurtado scores. Freddy Perry pops out to the first baseman. Bob Tartabull pops out to the third baseman. Ed Lovelace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jackie Schulz improves in velocity Paul Kane improves in power_vs_lefty Joel Graber improves in contact_vs_lefty Neal Tinning did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bruno Milosevich did not respond to coaching in range Juice Mott improves in speed Ed Templeton improves in speed Dick Burg improves in speed Juice Mott did not respond to coaching in 1B