Inning: 1 Baltimore Richie Davis pitching. Hugh Spurgeon singles to right field. Joe Presley hits a home run. Hugh Spurgeon scores. Rodney Burgess flies out to the right fielder. John Hinchliffe walks. John Hinchliffe is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Butland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Rod Stewart pitching. Alex Noren doubles to right field. Howie Colbrunn hits a home run. Alex Noren scores. Juan Doran flies out to the center fielder. Matt Baker triples. Tony Lathers reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rodney Burgess. Matt Baker scores. Mike Browne pops out to the first baseman. Archie Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bernard Geier strikes out. Ted Johnson walks. Ted Johnson steals second. Shawn Mann singles to center field. Ted Johnson scores. Rod Stewart lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hugh Spurgeon walks. Joe Presley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Howie Egan strikes out. Richie Davis strikes out. Alex Noren strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Rodney Burgess singles to right field. Rodney Burgess steals second. John Hinchliffe strikes out. Tom Butland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rodney Burgess advances to third on the play. Bernard Geier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Howie Colbrunn flies out to the left fielder. Juan Doran grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Ted Johnson strikes out. Shawn Mann flies out to the center fielder. Rod Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tony Lathers singles to right field. Mike Browne grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Archie Meyer doubles to center field. Howie Egan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Hugh Spurgeon singles in front of the center fielder. Hugh Spurgeon is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Presley flies out to the right fielder. Rodney Burgess strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Richie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Noren grounds out to the shortstop. Howie Colbrunn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore John Hinchliffe walks. Tom Butland flies out to the left fielder. Bernard Geier walks. Andy Clark 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. Ted Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. John Hinchliffe advances to third on the play. Bernard Geier advances to second on the play. Shawn Mann hits a home run. John Hinchliffe scores. Bernard Geier scores. Rod Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Juan Doran grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Baker strikes out. Tony Lathers pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Hugh Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Billy Curtis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Presley strikes out. Rodney Burgess singles to right field. Rodney Burgess steals second. John Hinchliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bahl Mahrk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Browne walks. Archie Meyer strikes out. Howie Egan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Browne advances to second on the play. Glenn Spiezio is pinch hitting for Billy Curtis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Glenn Spiezio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jim Holland pitching. Scott Coleman is pinch hitting for Tom Butland. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Coleman grounds out to the second baseman. Bernard Geier grounds out to the second baseman. Brian LaVigne is pinch hitting for Ted Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian LaVigne doubles to left field. Shawn Mann singles to center field. Brian LaVigne scores. Jim Knapp is pinch hitting for Bahl Mahrk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shawn Mann steals second. Jim Knapp walks. Hugh Spurgeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Akers pitching. Alex Noren pops out to the shortstop. Howie Colbrunn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Juan Doran pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Val Ingram comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Presley strikes out. Rodney Burgess singles to left field. Rodney Burgess steals second. John Hinchliffe pops out to the first baseman. Scott Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Matt Baker strikes out. Tony Lathers strikes out. Mike Browne doubles to center field. Archie Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Johnson improves in endurance Tony Fortugno improves in contact_vs_lefty James Prince did not respond to coaching in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bryan Clarkson did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Moriarity did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cotton Flythe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Solomon did not respond to coaching in control Forrest Faeth did not respond to coaching in range Joe Quinones improves in arm Rick Fox did not respond to coaching in range Cotton Flythe improves in contact_vs_righty