Win: Joe Howard (16-14) Loss: Roy Parkinson (16-9)
Save: Billy Ostermueller (38)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Roy Parkinson pitching. Chick Dunkle strikes out. Ed Overmire grounds out to the third baseman. Osamu Misawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Howard pitching. Hal Dashiell walks. Hardin Hemus strikes out. Gail Whisenant grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hal Dashiell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ivan Johnson singles to right field. Bill Meador strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Yukitoshi Hamanaka singles to right field. Irv Fennelly singles to center field. Charlie Steineder strikes out. Jim Gutierrez doubles to left field. Yukitoshi Hamanaka scores. Irv Fennelly uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dennis Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bruce Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Grilli walks. Chris Grilli is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jig Sharpton doubles to center field. Roy Parkinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Chick Dunkle grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Overmire grounds out to the shortstop. Osamu Misawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hal Dashiell grounds out to the second baseman. Hardin Hemus pops out to the third baseman. Gail Whisenant singles to right field. Ivan Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Yukitoshi Hamanaka strikes out. Irv Fennelly pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Steineder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Meador lines out to the shortstop. Bruce Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Chris Grilli singles to left field. Jig Sharpton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Jim Gutierrez grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Gilbert grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Roy Parkinson grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Dashiell walks. Hardin Hemus singles to left field. Hal Dashiell advances to third on the hit. Gail Whisenant grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Dashiell scores. Hardin Hemus advances to second on the play. Ivan Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Chick Dunkle strikes out. Ed Overmire grounds out to the second baseman. Osamu Misawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Meador strikes out. Bruce Taylor strikes out. Chris Grilli grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Yukitoshi Hamanaka walks. Yukitoshi Hamanaka is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Irv Fennelly grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Steineder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jig Sharpton flies out to the center fielder. Woody Hinds is pinch hitting for Roy Parkinson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Woody Hinds strikes out. Hal Dashiell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Steve Hertz pitching. Jim Gutierrez singles to right field. Dennis Gilbert strikes out. Augie Holt is pinch hitting for Joe Howard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Augie Holt grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Paul Macha pitching. Hardin Hemus flies out to the right fielder. Gail Whisenant singles to center field. Gail Whisenant steals second. Dennis Gilbert throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Ivan Johnson strikes out. Bill Meador strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Chick Dunkle grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Overmire strikes out. Osamu Misawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Billy Ostermueller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bruce Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Chris Grilli flies out to the right fielder. Jig Sharpton singles to right field. Shinya Ohishi is pinch hitting for Steve Hertz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jig Sharpton steals second. Shinya Ohishi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Steve Hertz is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Smoky Wicker did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Suche did not respond to coaching in control Razor Woodruff improves in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charlie Nunn improves in arm Trey Stovall did not respond to coaching in range Matt Jones did not respond to coaching in range