Win: Tamotsu Hirota (12-8) Loss: Lars Christian (9-12)
Inning: 1 Toronto Lars Christian pitching. Izzy Grate singles to center field. Corey Moroney strikes out. Vern Hargesheimer walks. Jim Zettlein flies out to the left fielder. John Kelleher walks. John Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tamotsu Hirota pitching. Paul Blair flies out to the left fielder. Carl Furillo flies out to the center fielder. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Peter Cook walks. Steve Batch doubles to left field. Peter Cook uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tamotsu Hirota fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tamotsu Hirota grounds out to the shortstop. Izzy Grate singles to center field. Steve Batch scores. Corey Moroney singles to left field. Vern Hargesheimer grounds out to the third baseman. Izzy Grate advances to third on the play. Corey Moroney advances to second on the play. Jim Zettlein walks. Chris Warhop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kelleher doubles to center field. Izzy Grate scores. Corey Moroney scores. Jim Zettlein uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Williams singles to center field. John Kelleher scores. Peter Cook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Al McHale walks. Carlos Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Harry Coles grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al McHale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Shelton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Steve Batch singles past the second baseman. Tamotsu Hirota lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Izzy Grate flies out to the center fielder. Corey Moroney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Eddie Rothel flies out to the center fielder. Chris Warhop strikes out. Paul Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Vern Hargesheimer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Zettlein flies out to the center fielder. John Kelleher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Carl Furillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Caminaro flies out to the left fielder. Al McHale lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto John Williams pops out to the catcher. Peter Cook strikes out. Steve Batch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Carlos Griffey walks. Harry Coles strikes out. Ron Shelton flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Rothel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Griffey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Hiroshi Tagashira comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tamotsu Hirota singles to right field. Izzy Grate hits a home run. Tamotsu Hirota scores. Corey Moroney singles to center field. Vern Hargesheimer singles to center field. Corey Moroney advances to third on the hit. Jim Zettlein strikes out. John Kelleher flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Corey Moroney scores. John Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hiroshi Tagashira strikes out. Paul Blair flies out to the left fielder. Carl Furillo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Peter Cook walks. Chet Rapp is pinch hitting for Steve Batch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chet Rapp grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tamotsu Hirota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Junior Caminaro singles to left field. Al McHale strikes out. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Harry Coles singles to left field. Junior Caminaro advances to third on the hit. Ron Shelton singles to center field. Junior Caminaro scores. Eddie Rothel reached on a fielding error by Chet Rapp. Hiroshi Tagashira strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Toronto Izzy Grate hits a home run. Corey Moroney strikes out. Vern Hargesheimer singles to center field. Jim Zettlein strikes out. Bobby Cress is pinch hitting for John Kelleher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Cress grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Paul Blair singles to center field. Carl Furillo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Junior Caminaro singles to left field. Al McHale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto John Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Peter Cook doubles to right field. Chet Rapp grounds out to the third baseman. Tamotsu Hirota singles to center field. Peter Cook scores. Izzy Grate strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Carlos Griffey singles to left field. Harry Coles flies out to the center fielder. Ron Shelton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Griffey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Rothel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Irvine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lefty Tettelbach did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lefty Tettelbach improves in power_vs_lefty Ben Jamin did not respond to coaching in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roberto Miranda improves in range Bill Mazeroski did not respond to coaching in arm Tim Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Haeffner improves in power_vs_lefty Roberto Miranda did not respond to coaching in 3B