Win: Steve Hammaker (11-7) Loss: Roy Williams (0-1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tim Connelly pitching. Jose Serrano grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Zachary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Andy Niekro pitching. Bill Cox singles past the shortstop. Hub Sain flies out to the center fielder. Daijiro Brando grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joey Hernandez walks. Toshiya Ueda grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joey Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mark Cooke flies out to the center fielder. Juan Clark singles to center field. Roger Rodriguez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Pearce Northrup pops out to the catcher. Charlie Benz grounds out to the second baseman. Nico Herrera singles to right field. Tim Connelly singles past the shortstop. Bill Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Leroy Anchor walks. Topper Carney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leroy Anchor advances to second on the play. Andy Niekro strikes out. Jose Serrano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Hub Sain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daijiro Brando doubles to center field. Joey Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Toshiya Ueda grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Vic Weaver doubles to right field. Bob Zachary strikes out. Mark Cooke strikes out. Juan Clark singles to left field. Vic Weaver scores. Roger Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Pearce Northrup grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Benz singles to left field. Charlie Benz steals second. Nico Herrera pops out to the third baseman. Tim Connelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Leroy Anchor strikes out. Topper Carney flies out to the center fielder. Andy Niekro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Bill Cox walks. Hub Sain grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Daijiro Brando grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jose Serrano flies out to the center fielder. Vic Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Bob Zachary hits a home run. Mark Cooke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Joey Hernandez walks. Toshiya Ueda singles to left field. Roy Williams 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. Pearce Northrup strikes out. Charlie Benz grounds out to the third baseman. Joey Hernandez advances to third on the play. Toshiya Ueda advances to second on the play. Nico Herrera singles to right field. Joey Hernandez scores. Toshiya Ueda scores. Sam Orme is pinch hitting for Tim Connelly. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Sam Orme strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Hammaker pitching. Juan Clark strikes out. Roger Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Leroy Anchor singles to left field. Leroy Anchor steals second. Topper Carney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Bill Cox singles to left field. Hub Sain singles to center field. Bill Cox advances to third on the hit. Daijiro Brando hits a home run. Bill Cox scores. Hub Sain scores. Walker Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joey Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Toshiya Ueda strikes out. Pearce Northrup grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Walker Ruebel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Serrano grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Charlie Benz pops out to the first baseman. Turner Dalesandro is pinch hitting for Nico Herrera. Turner Dalesandro reached on a fielding error by Jose Serrano. Shigeyoshi Miyamoto is pinch hitting for Steve Hammaker. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shigeyoshi Miyamoto hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Cox hits a home run. Turner Dalesandro scores. Shigeyoshi Miyamoto scores. Hub Sain singles to right field. Daijiro Brando pops out to the second baseman. Joey Hernandez singles to center field. Hub Sain advances to third on the hit. Toshiya Ueda walks. Fred Wright is pinch hitting for Pearce Northrup. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Sheldon Nied pitching. Sammy Berardino enters the game as a defensive replacement for Turner Dalesandro at C. Bob Zachary grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Cooke walks. Juan Clark flies out to the right fielder. Roger Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mark Cooke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Baltimore total runners left on base: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Langford did not respond to coaching in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jim Kane did not respond to coaching in arm Rudy Walsh did not respond to coaching in range
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Fields did not respond to coaching in control Bill Jorgens improves in power_vs_righty Ned Saucier did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Bishop improves in velocity Ned Saucier did not respond to coaching in control Bart Splittorff did not respond to coaching in velocity Geoff Whaley did not respond to coaching in CF