Win: George Zaske (2-2) Loss: Steve Gagliano (1-4)
Save: Steve Strittmatter (10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City George Zaske pitching. Tsutomu Kadota flies out to the right fielder. Reid Nicholson strikes out. Bobby Rooney grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Steve Gagliano pitching. Rupe Ostrowski singles past the first baseman. Rupe Ostrowski steals second. Edwards Plummer hits a home run. Rupe Ostrowski scores. Bill Howard walks. Bill Howard steals second. Kerwin Kline walks. Charlie Hannahs strikes out. Greg Landrum singles to right field. Bill Howard scores. Rob Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Kerwin Kline advances to third on the play. Greg Landrum advances to second on the play. Matt Cihocki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Johnson strikes out. Alan Durbin strikes out. Teruo Takeuchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto George Zaske grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rupe Ostrowski singles to left field. Edwards Plummer grounds out to the third baseman. Rupe Ostrowski advances to second on the play. Bill Howard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Brantley singles to center field. Bob Brantley steals second. Clete Schoonmaker strikes out. Steve Gagliano strikes out. Tsutomu Kadota doubles to left field. Bob Brantley scores. Reid Nicholson singles to left field. Tsutomu Kadota scores. Bobby Rooney walks. Ed Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Kerwin Kline hits an infield single to the shortstop. Charlie Hannahs flies out to the center fielder. Kerwin Kline steals second. Greg Landrum flies out to the right fielder. Rob Thompson hits a home run. Kerwin Kline scores. Fred Scalzi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Cihocki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alan Durbin strikes out. Teruo Takeuchi grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto George Zaske singles to right field. Rupe Ostrowski strikes out. Edwards Plummer doubles to right field. George Zaske uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ron Mails comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Howard flies out to the right fielder. Kerwin Kline singles to left field. Edwards Plummer scores. Charlie Hannahs reached on a fielding error by Bobby Rooney. Greg Landrum grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker pops out to the shortstop. Ron Mails grounds out to the pitcher. Tsutomu Kadota grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Rob Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Matt Cihocki strikes out. George Zaske flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Reid Nicholson singles to left field. Bobby Rooney grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Reid Nicholson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Rooney steals second. Ed Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Alan Durbin walks. Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Rupe Ostrowski grounds out to the second baseman. Edwards Plummer singles to right field. Edwards Plummer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Howard singles to right field. Bill Howard is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Brantley strikes out. Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the right fielder. Stan Tobin is pinch hitting for Ron Mails. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan Tobin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Harry Romero pitching. Kerwin Kline strikes out. Charlie Hannahs strikes out. Greg Landrum flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tsutomu Kadota reached on a fielding error by Rob Thompson. Randy McElwee is pinch hitting for Reid Nicholson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy McElwee strikes out. Bobby Rooney pops out to the shortstop. Ed Johnson singles to center field. Tsutomu Kadota advances to third on the hit. Bubba McDaniel is pinch hitting for Alan Durbin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Johnson steals second. Bubba McDaniel pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Rob Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Chico Gehring is pinch hitting for Matt Cihocki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chico Gehring grounds out to the shortstop. George Zaske lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jason Metz is pinch hitting for Teruo Takeuchi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jason Metz grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Brantley doubles to left field. Clay Irwin is pinch hitting for Clete Schoonmaker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Clay Irwin walks. Harry Romero lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Bob Brantley is thrown out at third. Clay Irwin advances to second on the play. Clay Irwin advances to second on the play. Tsutomu Kadota singles to left field. Clay Irwin scores. Harry Romero advances to third on the hit. Steve Strittmatter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Randy McElwee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Toronto total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Reid Nicholson is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in control Jay Brewster did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in control Steve Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Irv Barthelson did not respond to coaching in range Bob Witt improves in contact_vs_righty
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Aaron Lozado improves in speed Maury Stull did not respond to coaching in range Aaron Lozado improves in power_vs_righty Paxton Lee improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Jacome improves in control Ed Davis did not respond to coaching in speed