Inning: 1 Baltimore Gary Mangus pitching. Hugh Spurgeon grounds out to the second baseman. Walker Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Paul Witte strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lloyd Spiezio pitching. Cory Ciardi reached on a fielding error by Walker Jackson. Ray Park strikes out. Kevin Autry grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cory Ciardi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walter Parks grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Mike Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Brief grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Mann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Greg King singles to center field. Ryne Keefe grounds out to the second baseman. Greg King advances to second on the play. Scott McDonald hits a home run. Greg King scores. Red Moran grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Mangus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Paul Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Ontiveros grounds out to the shortstop. Lloyd Spiezio grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Cory Ciardi strikes out. Ray Park flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Kevin Autry singles to left field. Walter Parks walks. Greg King triples. Kevin Autry scores. Walter Parks scores. Mike Rawlings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ryne Keefe singles to center field. Greg King scores. Ryne Keefe steals second. Scott McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Hugh Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Walker Jackson strikes out. Paul Witte hits a home run. Mike Wright hits a home run. Dan Brief flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Red Moran flies out to the right fielder. Gary Mangus strikes out. Cory Ciardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Shawn Mann strikes out. Paul Garcia strikes out. Dick Ontiveros reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ryne Keefe. Mike Rawlings grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ray Park pops out to the shortstop. Kevin Autry flies out to the right fielder. Walter Parks hits a home run. Greg King reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dan Brief. Ryne Keefe doubles to left field. Greg King scores. Scott McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Hugh Spurgeon walks. Hugh Spurgeon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Walker Jackson walks. Paul Witte grounds out to the third baseman. Walker Jackson advances to second on the play. Mike Wright singles to right field. Walker Jackson scores. Dan Brief pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Red Moran flies out to the center fielder. Andy Vernon 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. Matt Baker is pinch hitting for Gary Mangus. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Matt Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Cory Ciardi singles to right field. Ray Park walks. Kevin Autry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Les Menke pitching. Shawn Mann singles to left field. Paul Garcia lines out to the shortstop. Dick Ontiveros doubles to center field. Butch Armas is pinch hitting for Andy Vernon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Butch Armas singles to center field. Shawn Mann scores. Dick Ontiveros scores. William Kuczynski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Butch Armas steals second. Walker Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Patrick Sheehan pitching. Walter Parks flies out to the left fielder. Greg King hits a home run. Ryne Keefe pops out to the second baseman. Scott McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Paul Witte pops out to the third baseman. Mike Wright flies out to the left fielder. Dan Brief strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Red Moran grounds out to the third baseman. Ches Morales is pinch hitting for William Kuczynski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ches Morales grounds out to the shortstop. Cory Ciardi doubles to center field. Ray Park walks. Kevin Autry hits a home run. Cory Ciardi scores. Ray Park scores. Walter Parks singles to right field. Greg King grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Jay Wood pitching. Shawn Mann grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Ontiveros hits a home run. Patrick Sheehan singles to right field. Hugh Spurgeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Dick Ontiveros (4).HR - Paul Witte (6), Mike Wright (8), Dick Ontiveros (2). Baserunning: SB - Butch Armas (7).CS - Hugh Spurgeon (3). Fielding: E - Walker Jackson, Dan Brief.
Game Notes Paul Garcia is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Orlando Fleming did not respond to coaching in endurance Charlie Nomo did not respond to coaching in endurance Pete Weis did not respond to coaching in endurance Orlando Fleming did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Livengood did not respond to coaching in endurance Byron Delmas improves in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Wantz improves in speed Joe Cook did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gary Jordan improves in speed Paul Manning did not respond to coaching in control Al Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brad Bacsik did not respond to coaching in velocity