Win: Torii Pettis (9-4) Loss: Dennis Grabowski (9-12)
Save: Ken Stidham (40)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Rich Bithorn pitching. Toshio Nishikawa singles to right field. Tony Peguero pops out to the first baseman. Herbie Howard hits a home run. Toshio Nishikawa scores. Nate Meyers flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Driscol grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Joe Matthews pitching. Steve Carter doubles to right field. John Noftsker singles to right field. Luis Beazley walks. Phil Storke flies out to the left fielder. Larry Oyler strikes out. Frank Tiefenauer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Veras singles to right field. Ed Veras steals second. Ernie McCracken grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ed Lefferts singles to left field. Ed Veras scores. Joe Matthews lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Toshio Nishikawa hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tony Peguero strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Joe Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Rich Bithorn walks. Steve Carter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Herbie Howard hits a home run. Nate Meyers strikes out. Lefty Driscol strikes out. Ed Veras singles to right field. Ed Veras steals second. Ed Veras steals third. Ernie McCracken flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore John Noftsker flies out to the left fielder. Luis Beazley strikes out. Phil Storke singles to right field. Larry Oyler pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ed Lefferts strikes out. Joe Matthews grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Frank Tiefenauer singles to center field. Joe Smith singles to center field. Frank Tiefenauer aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tommy Stone singles to left field. Frank Tiefenauer scores. Sonny Astacio is pinch hitting for Rich Bithorn. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Sonny Astacio singles past the shortstop. Tommy Stone advances to third on the hit. Steve Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Stone scores. Sonny Astacio advances to second on the play. John Noftsker hits a home run. Sonny Astacio scores. Luis Beazley walks. Luis Beazley steals second. Phil Storke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Cecil Renna pitching. Tony Peguero strikes out. Herbie Howard strikes out. Nate Meyers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Larry Oyler strikes out. Frank Tiefenauer grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Lefty Driscol walks. Ed Veras walks. Ernie McCracken strikes out. Ed Lefferts strikes out. Joe Matthews singles to center field. Lefty Driscol scores. Ed Veras advances to third on the hit. Toshio Nishikawa lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Tommy Stone flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Renna singles to center field. Ed Hogg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Carter strikes out. John Noftsker grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cecil Renna is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tony Peguero flies out to the left fielder. Herbie Howard singles to left field. Nate Meyers pops out to the shortstop. Lefty Driscol singles to right field. Torii Pettis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Veras flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Luis Beazley flies out to the left fielder. Phil Storke doubles to left field. Larry Oyler singles to center field. Phil Storke scores. Hal Hayes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Tiefenauer singles to right field. Larry Oyler advances to third on the hit. Joe Smith strikes out. Tommy Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ernie McCracken grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Lefferts singles to left field. Ace McKechnie is pinch hitting for Hal Hayes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ace McKechnie singles to center field. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Lefferts advances to third on the play. Ace McKechnie advances to second on the play. Tony Peguero pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Dennis Grabowski pitching. John Bryant is pinch hitting for Torii Pettis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Bryant hits an infield single to the pitcher. Steve Carter lines out to the shortstop. John Noftsker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Bryant is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Luis Beazley hits a home run. John Noftsker scores. George Rueter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Storke doubles to right field. Larry Oyler walks. Frank Tiefenauer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ken Stidham pitching. Herbie Howard is hit by a pitch. Herbie Howard steals second. Nate Meyers flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Driscol grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herbie Howard advances to third on the play. Ed Veras pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Baltimore total runners left on base: 11
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Pugh improves in contact_vs_righty Rick Chlupsa improves in arm Darren Wilson improves in contact_vs_righty Andy Norman improves in velocity Lou Datz did not respond to coaching in 3B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Aubrey Pearce did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Kelly improves in arm Al Giles did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Gunson improves in velocity Grant Boros did not respond to coaching in 2B