Win: Libe Murtaugh (1-5) Loss: Ken Courtney (8-5)
Save: Howie Martinez (32)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dutch Gazella pitching. Count Johnston strikes out. Jimmy Smith flies out to the right fielder. Herman Shean pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Gene Durning pitching. Max Sconiers doubles to left field. John Mathewson singles in front of the right fielder. Yadiel Bartolome singles to left field. Max Sconiers scores. Rodmy Perez flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Lovelace doubles to right field. John Mathewson scores. Yadiel Bartolome uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luis Clarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masaru Nishizawa singles to center field. Bobby Lovelace scores. Masaru Nishizawa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex McClure singles past the second baseman. Billy Foster grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex McClure is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hugh Veryzer walks. Joe Terry pops out to the third baseman. Dee Williams doubles to left field. Hugh Veryzer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wally Creek doubles to right field. Dee Williams scores. John Odwell strikes out. Luis Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dutch Gazella flies out to the right fielder. Max Sconiers singles to left field. Max Sconiers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Mathewson singles to center field. Yadiel Bartolome grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Mathewson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Count Johnston triples. Jimmy Smith singles to center field. Count Johnston scores. Herman Shean strikes out. Hugh Veryzer strikes out. Joe Terry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rodmy Perez flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Lovelace pops out to the first baseman. Masaru Nishizawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dee Williams walks. Wally Creek singles to right field. Dee Williams advances to third on the hit. John Odwell singles to right field. Dee Williams scores. Luis Clarke lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Count Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alex McClure grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Foster strikes out. Dutch Gazella flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Herman Shean grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Veryzer singles past the third baseman. Joe Terry triples. Hugh Veryzer scores. Libe Murtaugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dee Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Terry scores. Wally Creek singles to left field. John Odwell singles to right field. Wally Creek advances to third on the hit. Luis Clarke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Max Sconiers singles to right field. John Mathewson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yadiel Bartolome pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Count Johnston singles to left field. Jimmy Smith flies out to the center fielder. Count Johnston steals second. Herman Shean grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Veryzer singles to right field. Joe Terry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rodmy Perez strikes out. Greg Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bobby Lovelace pops out to the second baseman. Masaru Nishizawa walks. Alex McClure hits an infield single to the shortstop. Billy Foster walks. Libe Murtaugh walks. Masaru Nishizawa scores. Roy Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Max Sconiers walks. Alex McClure scores. John Mathewson grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Billy Foster is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dee Williams doubles to left field. Wally Creek grounds out to the pitcher. John Odwell grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Stanley is pinch hitting for Roy Mitchell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Charlie Stanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ken Courtney pitching. Yadiel Bartolome reached on a 2-base fielding error by Count Johnston. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Bobby Lovelace singles to left field. Yadiel Bartolome scores. Bobby Lovelace is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Masaru Nishizawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Count Johnston singles to left field. Jimmy Smith strikes out. Herman Shean grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alex McClure singles to left field. Billy Foster grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Gary Bayless is pinch hitting for Libe Murtaugh. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Bayless doubles to center field. Max Sconiers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Howie Martinez pitching. Hugh Veryzer singles to right field. Hugh Veryzer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Terry strikes out. Dee Williams pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Dee Williams 2 (12), Wally Creek (26).3B - Count Johnston (7), Joe Terry (3).SF - Dee Williams.GIDP - Herman Shean. Baserunning: SB - Count Johnston (22).CS - Hugh Veryzer (8). Fielding: E - Count Johnston.
Batting:2B - Max Sconiers (21), Bobby Lovelace (4), Gary Bayless (16).GIDP - John Mathewson, Billy Foster. Baserunning: CS - Max Sconiers (12), Bobby Lovelace (4), Masaru Nishizawa (4).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Blackie Hardy did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Koichi Kanemura did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bret Liefer improves in arm Steve Herring improves in contact_vs_lefty Koichi Kanemura did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charley Jones did not respond to coaching in control Jake Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Nestor DeMars improves in arm Nestor DeMars did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Propst did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charley Jones did not respond to coaching in control