Inning: 1 Kansas City Ernie Henneman pitching. Bobby Lin grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Dagres strikes out. Pinky Lerian strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Derek Bolick pitching. Frank Skeels hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bill May grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John Gwosdz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Toca grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Lane strikes out. Dutch Crossin pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Jon Zubal strikes out. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Deke Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Tyler Sands grounds out to the shortstop. Derek Bolick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Guy Miranda walks. Sammy Halladay walks. Ernie Henneman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Skeels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill May singles to left field. Guy Miranda scores. Sammy Halladay scores. John Gwosdz hits a home run. Bill May scores. Bill Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bobby Lin reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Gwosdz. Julio Dagres walks. Pinky Lerian pops out to the first baseman. John Toca walks. Bobby Lane strikes out. Dutch Crossin walks. Bobby Lin scores. Deke Miller hits a home run. Julio Dagres scores. John Toca scores. Dutch Crossin scores. Tyler Sands grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jon Zubal singles to right field. Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Guy Miranda flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Halladay singles past the shortstop. Jon Zubal advances to third on the hit. Ernie Henneman walks. Frank Skeels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Derek Bolick strikes out. Bobby Lin grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Dagres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill May reached on a fielding error by Derek Bolick. John Gwosdz singles to center field. Bill May advances to third on the hit. Bill Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill May scores. John Gwosdz advances to second on the play. Jon Zubal grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Saberhagen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Pinky Lerian grounds out to the shortstop. John Toca grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Lane walks. Bobby Lane steals second. Dutch Crossin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Guy Miranda flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the shortstop. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Ernie Henneman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dane Doolan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Matteo Darmian pitching. Deke Miller flies out to the center fielder. Tyler Sands hits a home run. Les Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Hough is pinch hitting for Derek Bolick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Hough flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Lin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mark McNeese pitching. Frank Skeels singles to center field. Frank Skeels steals second. Bill May walks. John Gwosdz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Frank Skeels advances to third on the play. Bill Mulligan bunts for a base hit. Frank Skeels scores. Jon Zubal singles to right field. Bill Mulligan advances to third on the hit. Matt Saberhagen walks. Terrence McQueen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Guy Miranda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Julio Dagres singles to center field. Pinky Lerian singles to center field. Julio Dagres advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. John Toca flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Julio Dagres scores. Bobby Lane strikes out. Dutch Crossin walks. Jay Wasinger 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. Deke Miller singles to center field. Pinky Lerian scores. Dutch Crossin advances to third on the hit. Tyler Sands singles to center field. Dutch Crossin scores. Craig McNamara is pinch hitting for Terrence McQueen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Craig McNamara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Brian Wilmet pitching. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Wasinger singles to left field. Frank Skeels strikes out. Bill May strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bobby Lin grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Dagres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Pinky Lerian grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Davyne McKay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Gwosdz flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Jon Zubal walks. Matt Saberhagen hits an infield single to the third baseman. Guy Miranda singles to right field. Jon Zubal scores. Matt Saberhagen advances to third on the hit. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Phil Lemonds did not respond to coaching in control Phil Wolfe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Stephen Mejia improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Thomson did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kip Sexton improves in speed Kip Sexton improves in range John Youngblood improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Stenhouse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty