Win: Greg Johnson (8-4) Loss: Steve Bourgeois (5-12)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Bourgeois pitching. Count Johnston singles to left field. Jimmy Smith doubles to right field. Count Johnston uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jun Otsu grounds out to the pitcher. Hugh Veryzer doubles to right field. Jimmy Smith scores. Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Herman Shean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Lee pitching. Bennie Jackson flies out to the center fielder. John Mathewson walks. Yadiel Bartolome grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Mathewson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rodmy Perez singles to left field. Bobby Lovelace strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wally Creek strikes out. John Odwell pops out to the third baseman. Bob Lee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Masaru Nishizawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Bokelmann hits a home run. Steve Bourgeois grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Smith strikes out. Jun Otsu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bennie Jackson singles to right field. John Mathewson strikes out. Yadiel Bartolome singles to right field. Rodmy Perez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yadiel Bartolome is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Lovelace strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Hugh Veryzer lines out to the third baseman. Rudy Jacobs doubles to right field. Herman Shean grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Creek walks. John Odwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Masaru Nishizawa grounds out to the pitcher. Alex McClure flies out to the left fielder. Greg Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Bokelmann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Greg Johnson singles to center field. Count Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Smith singles to center field. Greg Johnson advances to third on the hit. Jun Otsu grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Johnson scores. Jimmy Smith advances to second on the play. Hugh Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Bourgeois strikes out. Bennie Jackson strikes out. John Mathewson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs hits an infield single to the second baseman. Herman Shean strikes out. Wally Creek flies out to the right fielder. John Odwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Yadiel Bartolome strikes out. Rodmy Perez hits a home run. Bobby Lovelace walks. Masaru Nishizawa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Greg Johnson singles past the second baseman. Count Johnston singles to center field. Greg Johnson advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Count Johnston advances to second on the play. Jun Otsu walks. Hugh Veryzer singles to right field. Greg Johnson scores. Herman Ward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy Jacobs singles to center field. Count Johnston scores. Jun Otsu scores. Hugh Veryzer advances to third on the hit. Herman Shean flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hugh Veryzer scores. Wally Creek walks. John Odwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alex McClure singles to right field. Bill Bokelmann strikes out. Gary Bayless is pinch hitting for Herman Ward. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Bayless flies out to the center fielder. Alex McClure is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Bowling pitching. Greg Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bennie Jackson strikes out. John Mathewson reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Odwell. Yadiel Bartolome strikes out. Rodmy Perez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jun Otsu grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Veryzer grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bobby Lovelace grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Mitchell 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. Masaru Nishizawa walks. Alex McClure strikes out. Bill Bokelmann flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Grimes did not respond to coaching in control Gene Brown did not respond to coaching in range Koichi Kanemura did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bret Liefer improves in speed Steve Scott did not respond to coaching in control Jim Hamlin did not respond to coaching in endurance
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jake Davis improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Nash improves in power_vs_lefty John Alicea improves in speed Jake Davis improves in speed John Alicea did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charley Jones improves in velocity