Win: Spike Sauer (1-0) Loss: Tom Jones (0-1)
Save: Tron Carter (14)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Chris Blackburne pitching. Grady Hoyt grounds out to the third baseman. Jasper Jackson strikes out. Oyster Clemente pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Sam Mizell pitching. Lew Plesac grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Inks strikes out. Ab Williams singles to left field. Rollie Chouinard is hit by a pitch. Fred Baldwin singles to center field. Ab Williams scores. Rollie Chouinard advances to third on the hit. Hank Kelley walks. Julio Garriott strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Neal Chappelle singles to right field. Pedro McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Jesus Byrdak flies out to the center fielder. Hensley Aylward singles to center field. Mace Landau strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Van Sikorski singles to left field. Chris Blackburne fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chris Blackburne flies out to the center fielder. Lew Plesac flies out to the center fielder. Dan Inks pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Sam Mizell grounds out to the shortstop. Grady Hoyt strikes out. Jasper Jackson walks. Oyster Clemente strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Ab Williams singles to center field. Ab Williams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rollie Chouinard strikes out. Fred Baldwin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Neal Chappelle flies out to the center fielder. Pedro McDonald strikes out. Jesus Byrdak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Hank Kelley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Julio Garriott flies out to the center fielder. Van Sikorski doubles to center field. Chris Blackburne strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hensley Aylward grounds out to the third baseman. Mace Landau hits a home run. Sam Mizell walks. Grady Hoyt strikes out. Jasper Jackson reached on a fielding error by Fred Baldwin. Oyster Clemente flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Lew Plesac flies out to the right fielder. Dan Inks strikes out. Ab Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Neal Chappelle strikes out. Pedro McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Jesus Byrdak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Rollie Chouinard flies out to the center fielder. Fred Baldwin strikes out. Hank Kelley hits an infield single to the second baseman. Julio Garriott walks. Van Sikorski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Charlie Suero is pinch hitting for Hensley Aylward. Charlie Suero strikes out. Ron Callahan is pinch hitting for Mace Landau. Ron Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Hutton is pinch hitting for Sam Mizell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Hutton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Spike Sauer pitching. MJ Schmidt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie Suero at CF. Jordan McGee enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Callahan at 2B. Derek Keltner is pinch hitting for Chris Blackburne. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Derek Keltner grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Plesac grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Inks lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tom Jones pitching. Grady Hoyt reached on a fielding error by Hank Kelley. Jasper Jackson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Grady Hoyt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jasper Jackson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Oyster Clemente flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ab Williams pops out to the third baseman. Rollie Chouinard grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Baldwin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Neal Chappelle singles to center field. Pedro McDonald grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Neal Chappelle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jesus Byrdak singles to right field. MJ Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Jordan McGee walks. Steve Saberhagen is pinch hitting for Spike Sauer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Steve Saberhagen singles to right field. Pedro McDonald scores. Grady Hoyt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Baltimore Tron Carter pitching. Hank Kelley flies out to the right fielder. Julio Garriott walks. Van Sikorski strikes out. George Theobald is pinch hitting for Tom Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Theobald grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Julio Garriott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dan Bevan improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike May did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Taylor improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bill Dellaero improves in LF
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Monte Hill did not respond to coaching in range Buzz Sima did not respond to coaching in speed Damon Montejo improves in power_vs_righty Monte Hill improves in power_vs_lefty