Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Wingo pitching. Matt Harkness grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill May grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Land strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Billy Smith pitching. Bobby Lin walks. John Toca singles to center field. Julio Dagres pops out to the first baseman. Deke Miller strikes out. Tyler Sands walks. Bobby Lane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the shortstop. Don Remmerswaal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Pinky Lerian doubles to right field. Craig McNamara grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Wingo walks. Bobby Lin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pinky Lerian advances to third on the play. Bill Wingo advances to second on the play. John Toca walks. Julio Dagres strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Guy Miranda strikes out. Sammy Halladay flies out to the right fielder. Billy Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Deke Miller singles to left field. Tyler Sands hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby Lane grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tyler Sands is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pinky Lerian singles to right field. Deke Miller scores. Bobby Lane advances to third on the hit. Craig McNamara strikes out. Bill Wingo singles to right field. Bobby Lane scores. Pinky Lerian advances to third on the hit. Bobby Lin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Matt Harkness flies out to the center fielder. Bill May singles to left field. Bill May is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Land strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Toca singles to center field. Julio Dagres grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Deke Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Mulligan triples. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the pitcher. Don Remmerswaal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mulligan scores. Guy Miranda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tyler Sands singles to center field. Bobby Lane grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pinky Lerian triples. Craig McNamara pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Sammy Halladay singles to center field. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Billy Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dane Doolan singles to right field. Sammy Halladay advances to third on the hit. Matt Harkness doubles to left field. Sammy Halladay scores. Dane Doolan scores. Bill May singles to left field. Frank Land walks. Bill Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Harkness scores. Bill May advances to third on the play. Frank Land advances to second on the play. Don Remmerswaal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jay Wasinger pitching. Bill Wingo grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Lin singles to right field. Bobby Lin steals second. John Toca flies out to the center fielder. Julio Dagres flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Guy Miranda reached on a fielding error by Bobby Lin. Sammy Halladay singles to center field. Guy Miranda is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jay Wasinger lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Sammy Halladay forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Matt Harkness hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bake Callison 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. Bill May strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Deke Miller walks. Tyler Sands lines out to the first baseman. Bobby Lane singles to center field. Deke Miller advances to third on the hit. Pinky Lerian strikes out. Craig McNamara hits a home run. Deke Miller scores. Bobby Lane scores. Matteo Darmian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Hough is pinch hitting for Bake Callison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Hough grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mark McNeese pitching. Frank Land grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Saberhagen walks. Don Remmerswaal grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Matt Saberhagen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bobby Lin singles to left field. John Toca singles to center field. Julio Dagres walks. Deke Miller walks. Bobby Lin scores. Joe Dean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tyler Sands walks. John Toca scores. Bobby Lane grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Julio Dagres scores. Deke Miller advances to third on the play. Pinky Lerian singles to center field. Deke Miller scores. Craig McNamara singles in front of the center fielder. Eddie Jones is pinch hitting for Mark McNeese. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eddie Jones singles to right field. Pinky Lerian scores. Craig McNamara advances to third on the hit. Bobby Lin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Terrence McQueen pitching. Guy Miranda grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Halladay lines out to the shortstop. Kevin Pickering is pinch hitting for Joe Dean. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kevin Pickering grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Pinky Lerian (9).3B - Pinky Lerian (3).HR - Craig McNamara (1).GIDP - Julio Dagres, Bobby Lane 2. Baserunning: SB - Bobby Lin (6). Fielding: E - Bobby Lin.
Game Notes Matt Harkness is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Derrick Golvin improves in contact_vs_lefty Danny Judson improves in power_vs_righty Carl Gorecki improves in contact_vs_righty Danny Judson improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mackey Gannon did not respond to coaching in velocity Sandy Wise improves in power_vs_righty Chance Bednar improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Mann improves in power_vs_righty