Win: Bill Laxton (3-0) Loss: Mark Stahoviak (0-4)
Save: Woody Vidro (5)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bill Laxton pitching. Bill Orr lines out to the third baseman. Toshishige Kato grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Callahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mark Stahoviak pitching. John Stahl flies out to the right fielder. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Dan Gettinger walks. Johnny Barkley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Cot Kelly strikes out. Claude Martin strikes out. Herm Kuehne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Barnes walks. Billy Grich reached on a fielding error by Herm Kuehne. Charlie Bravo grounds out to the third baseman. George Barnes advances to third on the play. Billy Grich advances to second on the play. Russ Jakucki singles to left field. George Barnes scores. Billy Grich scores. Bill Laxton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Stahl singles to center field. Russ Jakucki scores. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Charlie Harkness strikes out. Kenny Sularz strikes out. Mark Stahoviak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dan Gettinger singles to center field. Johnny Barkley singles to right field. Dan Gettinger advances to third on the hit. George Barnes walks. Billy Grich singles to left field. Dan Gettinger scores. Johnny Barkley scores. George Barnes is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Charlie Bravo flies out to the left fielder. Russ Jakucki grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Billy Grich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bill Orr hits an infield single to the shortstop. Toshishige Kato strikes out. Bill Orr is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Herb Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Laxton flies out to the left fielder. John Stahl walks. Goldie Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gettinger singles to right field. John Stahl advances to third on the hit. Johnny Barkley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Cot Kelly lines out to the shortstop. Claude Martin flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Herm Kuehne doubles to center field. Charlie Harkness strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Barnes strikes out. Billy Grich grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Bravo walks. Russ Jakucki singles to left field. Charlie Bravo advances to third on the hit. Bill Laxton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Kenny Sularz grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Stahoviak singles to center field. Bill Orr reached on a fielding error by Bill Laxton. Toshishige Kato strikes out. Herb Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Stahl walks. Katsuhiro Ono comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Goldie Shelby pops out to the second baseman. John Stahl steals second. Dan Gettinger flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Barkley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Yutaka Toyoda is pinch hitting for Cot Kelly. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yutaka Toyoda doubles past the third baseman. Claude Martin grounds out to the catcher. Herm Kuehne doubles to right field. Yutaka Toyoda scores. Guy Arroyo is pinch hitting for Charlie Harkness. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Guy Arroyo singles to left field. Herm Kuehne scores. Kenny Sularz grounds out to the shortstop. Guy Arroyo advances to second on the play. Kenny Johnson is pinch hitting for Katsuhiro Ono. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kenny Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rich Woodard pitching. George Barnes strikes out. Billy Grich flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Bravo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Dutch Dempsey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Russ Jakucki at SS. Bill Orr singles to left field. Charlie Glynn is pinch hitting for Toshishige Kato. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Glynn strikes out. Ricky Keen is pinch hitting for Herb Callahan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ricky Keen pops out to the first baseman. Yutaka Toyoda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dutch Dempsey singles to left field. Slick Johnson is pinch hitting for Bill Laxton. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Slick Johnson singles to right field. Dutch Dempsey advances to third on the hit. John Stahl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Slick Johnson advances to second on the play. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dan Gettinger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Woody Vidro pitching. Claude Martin strikes out. Herm Kuehne grounds out to the shortstop. Guy Arroyo walks. Kenny Sularz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Bond did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Scranton improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Lloyd did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Lloyd did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Sax did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Kranepool improves in arm P.J. Jones did not respond to coaching in range Jeremy Hutchings did not respond to coaching in control