Win: Jimmy Comellas (1-0) Loss: Bill May (0-1)
Save: Ken Johnstone (1)
Inning: 1 Seattle Jimmy Comellas pitching. Ernie Kane walks. Mike Durst grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kazutaka Tomimatsu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill May pitching. Shawn Peters grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Jacobs flies out to the left fielder. Minnie Bair flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Roy Meeks grounds out to the third baseman. Birdie Durham strikes out. Kevin Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lute Delis hits an infield single to the pitcher. Keiichi Nakagawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lute Delis advances to second on the play. Bill Levis strikes out. Lloyd Noles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Wish Burrows strikes out. Yasushi Horimoto singles in front of the center fielder. Bill May lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ernie Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Sam Hoeft walks. Jimmy Comellas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shawn Peters singles past the shortstop. Bert Jacobs hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sam Hoeft scores. Minnie Bair flies out to the center fielder. Lute Delis singles to left field. Shawn Peters uses his aggressiveness and scores. Keiichi Nakagawa doubles to center field. Bert Jacobs scores. Lute Delis scores. Bill Levis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Mike Durst grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kazutaka Tomimatsu grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Meeks pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lloyd Noles grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Hoeft walks. Jimmy Comellas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shawn Peters grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Birdie Durham flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Scott strikes out. Wish Burrows grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bert Jacobs grounds out to the second baseman. Minnie Bair pops out to the third baseman. Lute Delis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Yasushi Horimoto flies out to the right fielder. Hank Cromer is pinch hitting for Bill May. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Hank Cromer flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Kane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rogers Graves pitching. Keiichi Nakagawa singles to right field. Bill Levis singles to center field. Lloyd Noles grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Keiichi Nakagawa advances to third on the play. Sam Hoeft flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Mike Durst grounds out to the shortstop. Kazutaka Tomimatsu singles to left field. Roy Meeks flies out to the left fielder. Birdie Durham hits a home run. Kazutaka Tomimatsu scores. Kevin Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jimmy Comellas singles to center field. Shawn Peters doubles to center field. Bert Jacobs is hit by a pitch. Minnie Bair singles to center field. Jimmy Comellas scores. Shawn Peters scores. Bert Jacobs advances to third on the hit. Sparky Vann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lute Delis strikes out. Minnie Bair steals second. Keiichi Nakagawa flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bert Jacobs scores. Bill Levis walks. Amos Varitek is pinch hitting for Lloyd Noles. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Amos Varitek strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Seattle Wish Burrows walks. Yasushi Horimoto grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Wish Burrows is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kazuo Muranishi is pinch hitting for Sparky Vann. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kazuo Muranishi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alex Berra pitching. Sam Hoeft grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Comellas strikes out. Shawn Peters walks. Bert Jacobs hits a home run. Shawn Peters scores. John Blaylock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ross King is pinch hitting for Minnie Bair. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ross King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Ernie Kane doubles to right field. Mike Durst doubles to right field. Ernie Kane scores. Kazutaka Tomimatsu singles past the shortstop. Mike Durst scores. Roy Meeks strikes out. Birdie Durham singles to center field. Kevin Scott hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ken Johnstone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Wish Burrows flies out to the left fielder. Yasushi Horimoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Seattle total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ike Webb improves in contact_vs_lefty Rich Orsulak did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Barbieri did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ike Webb improves in range Ike Webb did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Oscar Pinkney improves in contact_vs_lefty King Harrell improves in control Tommy Flannery improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Sharon did not respond to coaching in control