Inning: 1 Toronto Russ Kern pitching. Tony Larkin pops out to the third baseman. Buster Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Gavin flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Eli Donovan pitching. George Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Gene Graham walks. Gene Graham is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex Coluccio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Jose Abrego hits a home run. Joey Parker singles past the shortstop. Mike Gonzalez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sam Clary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn pops out to the third baseman. Paul Pena grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mark Koupal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Oscar Nunez grounds out to the second baseman. Eli Donovan walks. Tony Larkin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eli Donovan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Buster Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charlie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Brown pops out to the second baseman. Russ Kern grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Roy Gavin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Abrego flies out to the center fielder. Joey Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Hughes pops out to the second baseman. Gene Graham strikes out. Alex Coluccio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Mike Gonzalez triples. Sam Clary grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Gonzalez scores. Oscar Nunez singles to center field. Eli Donovan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Larkin hits a home run. Oscar Nunez scores. Fujio Ohshima comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buster Smith walks. Roy Gavin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn singles to right field. Paul Pena doubles to center field. Jim Littlejohn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mark Koupal grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Brown doubles to left field. Paul Pena scores. Fujio Ohshima reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tony Larkin. Kevin Brown scores. George Hughes singles to left field. George Hughes steals second. Gene Graham singles to center field. Fujio Ohshima scores. George Hughes scores. Gene Graham steals second. Alex Coluccio walks. Jim Littlejohn doubles to left field. Gene Graham scores. Paul Pena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Jose Abrego grounds out to the second baseman. Joey Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Gonzalez singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Sam Clary walks. Oscar Nunez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mark Koupal grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Willis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kevin Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Eli Donovan strikes out. Tony Larkin walks. Buster Smith flies out to the right fielder. Roy Gavin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Larry Davis is pinch hitting for Fujio Ohshima. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Davis flies out to the right fielder. George Hughes grounds out to the pitcher. Duke Swanson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Gene Graham doubles to left field. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Scott Bernero pitching. Jose Abrego flies out to the left fielder. Joey Parker hits a home run. Mike Gonzalez singles to center field. Mike Gonzalez gets picked off first. Sam Clary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Koupal pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Russ Seminara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Oscar Nunez flies out to the right fielder. John Gray is pinch hitting for Duke Swanson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Gray strikes out. Tony Larkin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Gene Graham (14), Jim Littlejohn (11), Paul Pena (4), Kevin Brown (1). Baserunning: SB - George Hughes (12), Gene Graham (13).CS - Gene Graham (1).
Game Notes Mark Koupal is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ben Murray did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Bernard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Wojey improves in contact_vs_righty Peanut Dean improves in power_vs_righty Danny Gibson did not respond to coaching in range Gene Womack did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Clarke did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Ratliff did not respond to coaching in range Jack Tomney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity March Velez did not respond to coaching in control Brock Barrett did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Eden improves in control