Inning: 1 Kansas City Mark Baldwin pitching. Nelson Plantenberg flies out to the right fielder. Ikuo Inokawa hits a home run. Don Uchrinscko grounds out to the shortstop. Tanyon Valdez walks. Chuck Conigliaro doubles past the third baseman. Tanyon Valdez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Masataka Takeshita doubles past the first baseman. Chuck Conigliaro scores. Paul Beltre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Seattle Ray Staley pitching. Tony Coan pops out to the shortstop. Jim Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Les Mierkowicz walks. Ray Staley pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Nelson Plantenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Les Mierkowicz advances to second on the play. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Jon Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Freddy Vaughan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Don Uchrinscko pops out to the third baseman. Tanyon Valdez grounds out to the catcher. Chuck Conigliaro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Garey Lewis singles past the second baseman. Mike Hendrickson flies out to the center fielder. Mark Baldwin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mark Baldwin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Garey Lewis advances to second on the play. Tony Coan singles to right field. Jim Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Masataka Takeshita singles to center field. Paul Beltre singles to right field. Masataka Takeshita aggressively advances to third on the hit. Paul Beltre steals second. Les Mierkowicz grounds out to the third baseman. Masataka Takeshita scores. Paul Beltre advances to third on the play. Ray Staley strikes out. Nelson Plantenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Harry Mitchell strikes out. Jon Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Wagner singles to center field. Freddy Vaughan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ikuo Inokawa triples. Don Uchrinscko pops out to the second baseman. Tanyon Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Conigliaro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Garey Lewis strikes out. Mike Hendrickson strikes out. Ken Berry is pinch hitting for Mark Baldwin. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ken Berry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Wayne Cromartie pitching. Masataka Takeshita grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Beltre singles to left field. Les Mierkowicz reached on a fielding error by Charlie Wagner. Ray Staley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Nelson Plantenberg singles to center field. Paul Beltre scores. Les Mierkowicz scores. Ikuo Inokawa walks. Don Uchrinscko strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Tony Coan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Harry Mitchell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tanyon Valdez triples. Chuck Conigliaro flies out to the right fielder. Masataka Takeshita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tanyon Valdez scores. Paul Beltre walks. Sixto Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Beltre steals second. Les Mierkowicz doubles to right field. Paul Beltre scores. Ray Staley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Bill Hasenmayer is pinch hitting for Jon Campbell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Hasenmayer walks. Charlie Wagner singles to left field. Ken Olmsted is pinch hitting for Freddy Vaughan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Olmsted singles to right field. Bill Hasenmayer scores. Lou Uchrinscko is pinch hitting for Garey Lewis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Uchrinscko lines out to the second baseman. Mike Hendrickson singles to left field. Charlie Wagner scores. Ken Olmsted advances to third on the hit. Orlando Merced is pinch hitting for Sixto Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Orlando Merced lines out to the shortstop. Phil Kemmler is pinch hitting for Tony Coan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Kemmler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hans Bell pitching. Scrappy Stanton is pinch hitting for Nelson Plantenberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scrappy Stanton singles past the shortstop. Scrappy Stanton steals second. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hammonds is pinch hitting for Don Uchrinscko. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Hammonds singles to center field. Scrappy Stanton scores. Clay Jensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tanyon Valdez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Jim Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Mitchell walks. Bill Hasenmayer singles to right field. Harry Mitchell advances to third on the hit. Charlie Wagner reached on a fielding error by Scrappy Stanton. Harry Mitchell scores. Ken Olmsted singles to right field. Bill Hasenmayer scores. Lou Uchrinscko grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Chuck Conigliaro flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Masataka Takeshita walks. Paul Beltre singles to right field. Les Mierkowicz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Mike Hendrickson walks. Julio Bell is pinch hitting for Clay Jensen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Julio Bell walks. Phil Kemmler strikes out. Jim Ortiz walks. Walt Clyde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Mitchell singles to right field. Mike Hendrickson scores. Julio Bell scores. Jim Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Bill Hasenmayer grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Ortiz scores. Harry Mitchell advances to second on the play. Charlie Wagner singles to left field. Harry Mitchell scores. Ken Olmsted hits a home run. Charlie Wagner scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Seattle total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Clay Jensen is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Tunnell did not respond to coaching in velocity J.C. Heintzelman improves in speed Ken Hoffman improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Biittner improves in arm
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Raul Caldwell improves in control George Kosco did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Raul Caldwell did not respond to coaching in control Buster Chapin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty