Win: Ralph Robinson (2-2) Loss: Ryan Maxwell (3-9)
Inning: 1 Toronto Clise Baldschun pitching. Kosaku Escobar singles to left field. Bruce Perez strikes out. Chris Woodson walks. Earl Donovan strikes out. Oscar Nunez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Emerson McCloskey pitching. Nigel Joseph strikes out. Scott Croucher strikes out. Jeff Schick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Sam Dean grounds out to the second baseman. Victor Acosta grounds out to the pitcher. Tomoki Kawamura grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Blair strikes out. Rick Jefferson walks. Jim Littlejohn hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Hughes singles to right field. Clise Baldschun strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Toronto Emerson McCloskey grounds out to the pitcher. Kosaku Escobar grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nigel Joseph doubles to center field. Scott Croucher flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Schick is hit by a pitch. George Hughes singles to right field. Nigel Joseph is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Jeff Schick advances to third on the play. Eddie Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Chris Woodson pops out to the second baseman. Earl Donovan walks. Oscar Nunez lines out to the third baseman. Sam Dean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rick Jefferson singles to center field. Jim Littlejohn flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Jefferson advances to second on the play. Clise Baldschun flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Victor Acosta triples. Tomoki Kawamura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Victor Acosta scores. Emerson McCloskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kosaku Escobar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nigel Joseph strikes out. Scott Croucher flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Schick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Bruce Perez flies out to the center fielder. Chris Woodson strikes out. Earl Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Blair flies out to the center fielder. Rick Jefferson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Oscar Nunez grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Dean strikes out. Victor Acosta walks. Yukinobu Aoyama 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 1st. Tomoki Kawamura grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Donnels is pinch hitting for Yukinobu Aoyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walt Donnels grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Chikao Nogusa pitching. Emerson McCloskey grounds out to the shortstop. Kosaku Escobar flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Nigel Joseph strikes out. Scott Croucher grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Schick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Chris Woodson grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Donovan pops out to the shortstop. Oscar Nunez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City George Hughes singles to center field. Eddie Blair walks. Ralph Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Rick Jefferson walks. Jim Littlejohn strikes out. Joe Hughes walks. George Hughes scores. Ron Nielsen is pinch hitting for Chikao Nogusa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Nielsen flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Eddie Blair is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Toronto Ryan Maxwell pitching. Sam Dean hits a home run. Victor Acosta flies out to the left fielder. Tomoki Kawamura grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Nigel Joseph flies out to the left fielder. Scott Croucher singles to center field. Jeff Schick singles to right field. Scott Croucher advances to third on the hit. George Hughes singles to center field. Scott Croucher scores. Eddie Blair flies out to the left fielder. Rick Jefferson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Toronto Kosaku Escobar strikes out. Bruce Perez singles to center field. Chris Woodson doubles to left field. Bruce Perez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Steinbrenner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Donovan flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Oscar Nunez walks. Sam Dean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn reached on a fielding error by Chris Woodson. Joe Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Sukesaburo Nishizawa is pinch hitting for Frank Steinbrenner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sukesaburo Nishizawa pops out to the shortstop. Nigel Joseph grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Littlejohn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Felix Lopez did not respond to coaching in control Duke Swanson did not respond to coaching in control Mike Cora improves in velocity Tony Cash did not respond to coaching in arm Chris McCabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Claud Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Garagozzo did not respond to coaching in range Rusty Hemingway improves in range Yogi Latimer did not respond to coaching in velocity Oswaldo Colbert improves in range Frank Boland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alex Coluccio did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty