Win: Sly Young (8-3) Loss: Bill Pryor (6-8)
Save: Bill Baez (42)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Epps pitching. Ed Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Doug Smith flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hodkey singles to center field. Steve Hodkey steals second. Aaron Doyle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Buck Barberie pitching. Gopher Hervy-Karde singles to center field. Julio Franco Jr. walks. Beau Knerr walks. Barry McKockiner singles to right field. Gopher Hervy-Karde scores. Julio Franco Jr. scores. Kent Davison pops out to the second baseman. Lu Leftwich grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Rauch strikes out. Josh Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Merritt Hancock singles to left field. Lindsay Natal flies out to the left fielder. Merritt Hancock steals second. Joe Epps strikes out. Merritt Hancock steals third. Gopher Hervy-Karde singles to center field. Merritt Hancock scores. Julio Franco Jr. grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gopher Hervy-Karde is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Spongberg strikes out. Buck Barberie pops out to the second baseman. Ed Ryan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gopher Hervy-Karde. Doug Smith singles to center field. Ed Ryan scores. Steve Hodkey doubles to right field. Doug Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Aaron Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Beau Knerr singles to right field. Barry McKockiner strikes out. Kent Davison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Beau Knerr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lu Leftwich pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Frank Rauch strikes out. Josh Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Merritt Hancock flies out to the center fielder. Lindsay Natal strikes out. Joe Epps singles to left field. Gopher Hervy-Karde pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bruce Spongberg singles to right field. Buck Barberie lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Ryan singles to right field. Bruce Spongberg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doug Smith singles to left field. Ed Ryan aggressively advances to third on the hit. Steve Hodkey walks. Aaron Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Ryan is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Julio Franco Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Beau Knerr flies out to the center fielder. Barry McKockiner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Frank Rauch walks. Josh Reynolds strikes out. Frank Wilhelm singles to center field. Bruce Spongberg singles to right field. Frank Rauch scores. Frank Wilhelm advances to third on the hit. Buck Barberie flies out to the left fielder. Ed Ryan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Kent Davison singles to left field. Kent Davison steals second. Lu Leftwich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kent Davison advances to third on the play. Merritt Hancock singles to right field. Kent Davison scores. Bill Pryor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Lindsay Natal pops out to the first baseman. Al Estelle is pinch hitting for Joe Epps. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Estelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sly Young pitching. Doug Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Hodkey flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Gopher Hervy-Karde grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Franco Jr. triples. Beau Knerr hits a home run. Julio Franco Jr. scores. Tim Arnsberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barry McKockiner flies out to the center fielder. Kent Davison walks. Lu Leftwich walks. Kent Davison is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Rauch flies out to the center fielder. Josh Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Merritt Hancock grounds out to the third baseman. Lindsay Natal grounds out to the second baseman. Chester Copperpot is pinch hitting for Sly Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chester Copperpot singles in front of the right fielder. Gopher Hervy-Karde singles to left field. Julio Franco Jr. walks. George Lipetri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Beau Knerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Baez pitching. Bruce Spongberg singles to right field. Bill Garrison is pinch hitting for George Lipetri. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Garrison grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Minnie Poepping improves in control Ray Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Bedford did not respond to coaching in control Elmer Clark improves in control Greg Garrison did not respond to coaching in CF
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Hiatt improves in power_vs_lefty Dad Brant did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gary Hiatt improves in contact_vs_lefty Gene Klaus did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty