Win: Mark Gionfriddo (2-1) Loss: Jim Davenport (4-14)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Jim Davenport pitching. Hugh Spurgeon grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Presley flies out to the left fielder. Shawn Mann walks. Bernard Geier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Bowlin pitching. Paul Drott flies out to the left fielder. Ches Morales singles past the shortstop. Glenn Spiezio walks. Red Moran strikes out. Frank Knowlton singles in front of the center fielder. Ches Morales scores. Glenn Spiezio advances to third on the hit. Mike Browne walks. Harry Niehoff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Baltimore Craig Allison flies out to the left fielder. Tom Butland flies out to the right fielder. Mike Wright pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rich Odenwald strikes out. Jim Davenport pops out to the shortstop. Paul Drott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Dan Brief strikes out. Mike Bowlin strikes out. Hugh Spurgeon singles to center field. Joe Presley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ches Morales grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Spiezio strikes out. Red Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Shawn Mann singles to center field. Bernard Geier lines out to the shortstop. Craig Allison singles to left field. Shawn Mann advances to third on the hit. Tom Butland strikes out. Mike Wright singles to left field. Shawn Mann scores. Dan Brief flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Frank Knowlton flies out to the left fielder. Mike Browne grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Niehoff reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bernard Geier. Mark Gionfriddo 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 2nd. Rich Odenwald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Mark Gionfriddo strikes out. Hugh Spurgeon strikes out. Joe Presley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Davenport strikes out. Paul Drott grounds out to the second baseman. Ches Morales walks. Glenn Spiezio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Shawn Mann walks. Bernard Geier walks. Craig Allison flies out to the right fielder. Tom Butland strikes out. Mike Wright triples. Shawn Mann scores. Bernard Geier scores. Dan Brief hits a home run. Mike Wright scores. Val Ingram comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Gionfriddo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Red Moran singles to center field. Frank Knowlton grounds out to the pitcher. Red Moran advances to second on the play. Mike Browne walks. Harry Niehoff strikes out. Rich Odenwald grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Browne is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Hugh Spurgeon walks. Hugh Spurgeon steals second. Joe Presley reached on a fielding error by Mike Browne. Tom Pfister is pinch hitting for Shawn Mann. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Pfister grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hugh Spurgeon scores. Bernard Geier walks. Ray Dauss 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. Craig Allison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Matt Baker is pinch hitting for Ray Dauss. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Matt Baker strikes out. Paul Drott flies out to the right fielder. Ches Morales strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Les Menke pitching. John Reach is pinch hitting for Tom Butland. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Reach flies out to the right fielder. Mike Wright flies out to the center fielder. Dan Brief walks. Dick Ontiveros is pinch hitting for Mark Gionfriddo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Ontiveros strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Akers pitching. D.J. Scheffer is pinch hitting for Glenn Spiezio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. D.J. Scheffer walks. Red Moran reached on a fielding error by Dan Brief. Jack Ellam is pinch hitting for Frank Knowlton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Ellam grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Red Moran is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Browne grounds out to the shortstop. D.J. Scheffer scores. Jack Ellam advances to second on the play. Harry Niehoff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Hugh Spurgeon strikes out. Joe Presley grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Pfister grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jack Henrich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Odenwald singles to left field. Billy Phillips is pinch hitting for Les Menke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Phillips grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rich Odenwald is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Drott grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Billy Phillips is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ches Morales grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paul Drott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jake Riddle improves in speed Bahl Mahrk did not respond to coaching in control Jim Wilborn improves in contact_vs_righty Brent Schmelz did not respond to coaching in speed Bryan Clarkson did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Nomo did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Barton did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dennis Case did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Livingston did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Livingston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Melo did not respond to coaching in speed Butch Sankey did not respond to coaching in range Brad Bacsik did not respond to coaching in control