Win: Lorenzo McCorry (2-0) Loss: Steve Ferguson (0-2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Chick Pagel pitching. John Wyrostek flies out to the center fielder. Nixey Caballero hits a home run. Don Renteria pops out to the second baseman. Doug Barrios singles to right field. George Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ed Wilson pitching. George Butcher doubles to right field. Daisuke Shimoyama singles to left field. George Butcher scores. Roy Murray strikes out. Jay Carroll strikes out. Danny Wade singles to left field. Daisuke Shimoyama advances to third on the hit. Dave Appleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nino Ackley flies out to the left fielder. Tom Taylor singles to right field. Maurice Karow reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yuset Rivera. Ed Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Taylor scores. Maurice Karow advances to third on the play. John Wyrostek singles to center field. Maurice Karow scores. John Wyrostek is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yuset Rivera flies out to the center fielder. Jo-Jo McGraw lines out to the shortstop. Chick Pagel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nixey Caballero flies out to the right fielder. Don Renteria singles to center field. Doug Barrios strikes out. George Brown reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jo-Jo McGraw. Nino Ackley singles to left field. Don Renteria scores. Tom Taylor pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Daisuke Shimoyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Maurice Karow grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Wilson walks. John Wyrostek walks. Nixey Caballero flies out to the center fielder. Don Renteria singles to left field. Doug Barrios strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jay Carroll lines out to the shortstop. Danny Wade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dave Appleton doubles to left field. Yuset Rivera grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Pat Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Brown walks. Nino Ackley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Taylor walks. Maurice Karow walks. David Murray 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. Ed Wilson flies out to the center fielder. John Wyrostek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jo-Jo McGraw walks. David Murray fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. David Murray grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. George Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nixey Caballero reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jo-Jo McGraw. Don Renteria grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Doug Barrios pops out to the second baseman. George Brown doubles past the third baseman. Nixey Caballero scores. Nino Ackley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Daisuke Shimoyama walks. Roy Murray strikes out. Jay Carroll strikes out. Danny Wade strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Taylor doubles to center field. Maurice Karow pops out to the second baseman. Ed Wilson doubles to center field. Tom Taylor scores. John Wyrostek strikes out. Nixey Caballero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dave Appleton flies out to the left fielder. Yuset Rivera grounds out to the shortstop. Jo-Jo McGraw singles past the shortstop. Ken Dede is pinch hitting for David Murray. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Dede grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jo-Jo McGraw is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lorenzo McCorry pitching. Don Renteria grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Barrios grounds out to the shortstop. George Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Butcher strikes out. Daisuke Shimoyama hits a home run. Roy Murray singles to center field. Jay Carroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Murray is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Danny Wade grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jay Carroll is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Nino Ackley flies out to the right fielder. Tom Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Maurice Karow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dave Appleton doubles to center field. Henry Sturdivant 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. Rick Hildebrand is pinch hitting for Yuset Rivera. Rick Hildebrand singles to left field. Dave Appleton scores. Steve Ferguson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jo-Jo McGraw singles to center field. Jerry Trinkle is pinch hitting for Lorenzo McCorry. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Trinkle singles to left field. Rick Hildebrand scores. Jo-Jo McGraw advances to third on the hit. Marty Hutton is pinch running for Jerry Trinkle on 1st base. George Butcher hits a home run. Jo-Jo McGraw scores. Marty Hutton scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pasqual Dean did not respond to coaching in control Ty Montefusco did not respond to coaching in control Pasqual Dean did not respond to coaching in control Mike Nischwitz did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ed Foor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Cron did not respond to coaching in range Rick Callahan did not respond to coaching in arm Lou Carroll improves in power_vs_lefty