Win: Sam LaRussa (10-11) Loss: Pete Weis (10-7)
Save: Bill King (17)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Sam LaRussa pitching. Jiggs Hudgens singles to right field. Joe Presley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carlos Aragon singles to left field. Craig Allison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Pete Weis pitching. Glenn Spiezio grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Baker singles to right field. Joe Cronin strikes out. Jacke Lowrey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Tom Butland flies out to the center fielder. Dick Ontiveros pops out to the third baseman. Ches Morales grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Allan Herman strikes out. Howie Colbrunn singles to center field. Howie Colbrunn steals second. Paul Drott singles to right field. Juan Doran grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Howie Colbrunn scores. Paul Drott advances to second on the play. Sam LaRussa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Tom Pfister grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Weis grounds out to the shortstop. Jiggs Hudgens doubles to right field. Joe Presley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Glenn Spiezio hits a home run. Matt Baker doubles to left field. Joe Cronin singles to right field. Matt Baker scores. Jacke Lowrey pops out to the first baseman. Allan Herman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Carlos Aragon hits a home run. Craig Allison triples. Tom Butland walks. Tom Butland is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dick Ontiveros grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Allison scores. Ches Morales strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Howie Colbrunn strikes out. Paul Drott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Doran flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Tom Pfister strikes out. Pete Weis grounds out to the second baseman. Jiggs Hudgens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Sam LaRussa grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Spiezio strikes out. Matt Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Joe Presley pops out to the shortstop. Carlos Aragon walks. Craig Allison flies out to the right fielder. Tom Butland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carlos Aragon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Cronin pops out to the pitcher. Jacke Lowrey strikes out. Allan Herman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Dick Ontiveros strikes out. Ches Morales grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Pfister flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mark Gionfriddo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howie Colbrunn singles to right field. Paul Drott pops out to the third baseman. Juan Doran grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Howie Colbrunn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam LaRussa singles to center field. Juan Doran advances to third on the hit. Glenn Spiezio hits a home run. Juan Doran scores. Sam LaRussa scores. Charlie Nomo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Mike Wright is pinch hitting for Charlie Nomo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Wright flies out to the left fielder. Jiggs Hudgens doubles to right field. Joe Presley singles to right field. Jiggs Hudgens scores. Joe Presley steals second. Carlos Aragon singles in front of the center fielder. Joe Presley scores. Lloyd Spiezio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Allison singles to left field. Tom Butland flies out to the left fielder. Dick Ontiveros grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ryan Manders pitching. Joe Cronin pops out to the third baseman. Jacke Lowrey strikes out. Allan Herman doubles to right field. Howie Colbrunn walks. Paul Drott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bill King comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ches Morales flies out to the center fielder. Tom Pfister strikes out. Scott Coleman is pinch hitting for Ryan Manders. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Scott Coleman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bryan Clarkson improves in velocity Gene Moriarity did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Melo improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Wilborn improves in power_vs_righty Dave Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Alex Barton did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Fox did not respond to coaching in arm Mel Mack did not respond to coaching in control Johnny David did not respond to coaching in range Rick Fox improves in contact_vs_lefty Erik Singleton did not respond to coaching in control Vern Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty