Win: Emerson McCloskey (8-3) Loss: Frank Steinbrenner (7-18)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Emerson McCloskey pitching. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the second baseman. George Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Blair flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Frank Steinbrenner pitching. Kosaku Escobar doubles to right field. Bruce Perez singles to center field. Kosaku Escobar scores. Chris Woodson strikes out. Bruce Perez gets picked off first. Earl Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Masami Ono grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Schick strikes out. Terry Politte flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Oscar Nunez doubles to right field. Sam Dean singles to right field. Oscar Nunez scores. Victor Acosta singles to left field. Junior Reyes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Victor Acosta is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Emerson McCloskey lines out to the third baseman. Kosaku Escobar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Pat Pashnick grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Croucher singles to left field. Scott Croucher steals second. Frank Steinbrenner flies out to the left fielder. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Bruce Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Woodson singles to right field. Earl Donovan flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Nunez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Blair walks. Masami Ono grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Sam Dean doubles to left field. Victor Acosta strikes out. Junior Reyes hits a home run. Sam Dean scores. Yukinobu Aoyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Emerson McCloskey grounds out to the shortstop. Kosaku Escobar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Schick walks. Terry Politte walks. Pat Pashnick flies out to the left fielder. Scott Croucher strikes out. Yukinobu Aoyama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Bruce Perez walks. Chris Woodson singles to right field. Bruce Perez advances to third on the hit. Earl Donovan strikes out. Oscar Nunez walks. Sam Dean flies out to the left fielder. Victor Acosta doubles to left field. Bruce Perez scores. Chris Woodson scores. Creighton Masterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Junior Reyes walks. Emerson McCloskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nigel Joseph flies out to the right fielder. George Hughes grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Blair singles to right field. Masami Ono flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Kosaku Escobar flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Woodson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jeff Schick strikes out. Terry Politte strikes out. Pat Pashnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Earl Donovan triples. Oscar Nunez hits a home run. Earl Donovan scores. Ryan Maxwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Dean walks. Victor Acosta pops out to the third baseman. Junior Reyes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Dean is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Emerson McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Scott Croucher singles to right field. Lariel Jurak is pinch hitting for Ryan Maxwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lariel Jurak grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Nigel Joseph hits an infield single to the second baseman. George Hughes singles to left field. Eddie Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Chuck Farnsworth pitching. Kosaku Escobar walks. Bruce Perez walks. Passed ball. Kosaku Escobar advances to third. Bruce Perez advances to second. Chris Woodson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Kosaku Escobar scores. Earl Donovan doubles to left field. Bruce Perez scores. Jim Patterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Nunez grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Dean singles to right field. Earl Donovan scores. Victor Acosta is hit by a pitch. Junior Reyes doubles to right field. Sam Dean scores. Victor Acosta uses his aggressiveness and scores. Emerson McCloskey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lefty Sand is pinch hitting for Masami Ono. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lefty Sand doubles to center field. Dave Ibanez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jim Littlejohn is pinch hitting for Jeff Schick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Politte flies out to the right fielder. Pat Pashnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Toronto total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Eddie Blair is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill DeMars did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Lucas did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Lucas did not respond to coaching in control Chris Caldwell did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Lucas did not respond to coaching in velocity Rusty Hemingway improves in arm
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay Brady did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Claud Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity John Gray did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Duke Swanson improves in control Buster Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Spinks improves in range