Win: Dave Clarke (10-8) Loss: Frank Torgeson (3-13)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Dave Clarke pitching. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel hits a home run. Jimmy Hurdle scores. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Rodriguez triples. Bobby Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Frank Torgeson pitching. Bernardo Kalahan bunts for a base hit. Dick Bichette grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Joe Polcovich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Davey Smyth singles to right field. Ernie Cain strikes out. Frank Torgeson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Torgeson grounds out to the catcher. Davey Smyth advances to second on the play. Tom Sanchez walks. Jimmy Hurdle doubles to right field. Davey Smyth scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yasmani Tamayo strikes out. Lee Harris pops out to the first baseman. Dave Lupien singles to center field. Bob Glaus walks. Mike Mulligan singles to right field. Dave Lupien scores. Bob Glaus advances to third on the hit. Dave Clarke doubles to center field. Bob Glaus scores. Mike Mulligan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bernardo Kalahan singles to right field. Dave Clarke scores. Harry Bolling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Bichette pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Rodriguez walks. Bobby Barton walks. Davey Smyth strikes out. Ernie Cain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Polcovich grounds out to the pitcher. Yasmani Tamayo singles to right field. Lee Harris singles to center field. Yasmani Tamayo advances to third on the hit. Dave Lupien grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Bolling grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Hurdle pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Glaus walks. Mike Mulligan walks. Dave Clarke lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bernardo Kalahan grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Glaus scores. Mike Mulligan advances to third on the play. Dave Clarke advances to second on the play. Bill Kraly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Bichette singles to left field. Mike Mulligan scores. Joe Polcovich grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Clarke scores. Dick Bichette advances to second on the play. Yasmani Tamayo hits a home run. Dick Bichette scores. Sherman Dietzel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Luis Rodriguez triples. Bobby Barton walks. Davey Smyth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dave Lupien strikes out. Bob Glaus grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Mulligan walks. Dave Clarke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Mulligan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ernie Cain singles to center field. Ernie Cain steals second. Sherman Dietzel lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ernie Cain is thrown out at third. Sherman Dietzel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the right fielder. Dick Bichette strikes out. Joe Polcovich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jimmy Hurdle walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel pops out to the first baseman. Tarrik Smith flies out to the left fielder. Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yasmani Tamayo pops out to the first baseman. Lee Harris lines out to the first baseman. Dave Lupien walks. Bob Glaus grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dave Lupien is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bobby Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Davey Smyth pops out to the first baseman. Ernie Cain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Mulligan singles to right field. Dave Clarke fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Clarke grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bernardo Kalahan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Sherman Dietzel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Henry Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Tom Sanchez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Bogle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don DeJesus did not respond to coaching in arm George Benedict did not respond to coaching in control Joe Torres improves in contact_vs_lefty Don DeJesus improves in contact_vs_righty George Benedict did not respond to coaching in control Joe Torres did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Beltran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steven McCarthy did not respond to coaching in control Paul Boyles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mel Garcia did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Pence did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Metzler did not respond to coaching in velocity