Win: John Hartzell (6-1) Loss: John Kelso (2-7)
Save: Bill Guzman (16)
Inning: 1 Kansas City John Hartzell pitching. Lee Biggs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Shields strikes out. George Strickland reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hawk Montgomery. Nick Castellanos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore John Kelso pitching. Larry Fiore grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Collins reached on a 2-base fielding error by Elmer Gladden. Howard Johnson strikes out. Herm Weaver singles to left field. Doc Collins scores. Trevor Story flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Gladden singles to right field. Emil Hutchinson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Elmer Gladden is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Boyd Miller pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Hawk Montgomery pops out to the first baseman. Joe Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Rafael Freed grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Kelso strikes out. Lee Biggs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Shields doubles to left field. George Strickland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore John Hartzell strikes out. Larry Fiore strikes out. Doc Collins singles to right field. Howard Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nick Castellanos grounds out to the third baseman. Red Brown flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Gladden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Herm Weaver lines out to the second baseman. Trevor Story grounds out to the shortstop. Hawk Montgomery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Emil Hutchinson flies out to the center fielder. Boyd Miller triples. The defense is playing the infield in. John Kelso strikes out. Lee Biggs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Joe Clark strikes out. Rafael Freed reached on a 2-base fielding error by Elmer Gladden. John Hartzell grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Fiore singles to right field. Rafael Freed scores. Doc Collins grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Larry Fiore is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Shields flies out to the left fielder. George Strickland strikes out. Nick Castellanos hits a home run. Red Brown grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Howard Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Herm Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Trevor Story strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Elmer Gladden grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Hutchinson grounds out to the second baseman. Boyd Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Nate Donovan is pinch hitting for Hawk Montgomery. Nate Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Joe Clark walks. Rafael Freed walks. John Hartzell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Larry Fiore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mark McCullers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nate Donovan at CF. Gary Langsford is pinch hitting for John Kelso. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Gary Langsford singles to right field. Lee Biggs strikes out. Bill Shields singles to right field. Gary Langsford advances to third on the hit. Bill Guzman 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. George Strickland grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Tom Horsey pitching. Doc Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Johnson walks. Herm Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Trevor Story singles to right field. Howard Johnson advances to third on the hit. Larry Abernathy is pinch hitting for Mark McCullers. Trevor Story gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Danny Budnick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Abernathy at CF. Nick Castellanos flies out to the center fielder. Red Brown singles to center field. Elmer Gladden grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Red Brown advances to second on the play. Emil Hutchinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Baltimore total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Nick Castellanos is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Bowen improves in power_vs_righty Willie Zacher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Willie Zacher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vic Oates improves in contact_vs_lefty
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sal Sexson improves in power_vs_righty Ron Badgro improves in power_vs_righty Bob Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Chittum did not respond to coaching in velocity