Win: Don Crumpler (1-3) Loss: Horacio Hillegas (1-8)
Save: Steve Ferguson (10)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Don Crumpler pitching. George Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Daisuke Shimoyama grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Murray pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Horacio Hillegas pitching. Nixey Caballero grounds out to the second baseman. John Wyrostek lines out to the first baseman. Fred Myers singles to right field. Don Renteria grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Myers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jay Carroll strikes out. Ace Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Dave Appleton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Doug Barrios grounds out to the third baseman. George Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Nino Ackley doubles to left field. Dick Poloni singles to center field. Don Crumpler grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yuset Rivera grounds out to the third baseman. Jo-Jo McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Horacio Hillegas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nixey Caballero grounds out to the second baseman. John Wyrostek grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Myers doubles to right field. Don Renteria hits a home run. Fred Myers scores. Doug Barrios hits a home run. George Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota George Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Daisuke Shimoyama flies out to the center fielder. Roy Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nino Ackley pops out to the second baseman. Dick Poloni flies out to the center fielder. Don Crumpler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jay Carroll strikes out. Ace Griffin strikes out. Dave Appleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nixey Caballero strikes out. John Wyrostek walks. Claude Allison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Fred Myers flies out to the right fielder. Don Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yuset Rivera walks. Jo-Jo McGraw grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Claude Allison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Doug Barrios pops out to the catcher. George Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Nino Ackley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Butcher singles to center field. Daisuke Shimoyama strikes out. Roy Murray grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Butcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jay Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dick Poloni reached on a fielding error by Ace Griffin. Don Crumpler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Nixey Caballero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Poloni advances to third on the play. John Wyrostek lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ken Dede is pinch hitting for Ace Griffin. Ken Dede strikes out. Dave Appleton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rick Hildebrand is pinch hitting for Yuset Rivera. Rick Hildebrand grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Fred Myers walks. Don Renteria grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Doug Barrios grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Steve Ferguson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Lazor is pinch hitting for Jo-Jo McGraw. Frank Lazor strikes out. Jerry Trinkle is pinch hitting for Claude Allison. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Trinkle doubles to right field. George Butcher flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Daisuke Shimoyama flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fred Cron did not respond to coaching in arm Will Stewart did not respond to coaching in range Mike Snipes did not respond to coaching in arm Rick Callahan did not respond to coaching in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Sharrott did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Nischwitz did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Nischwitz did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Nitkowski did not respond to coaching in velocity