Inning: 1 Baltimore Sam LaRussa pitching. Hugh Spurgeon strikes out. Joe Presley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Hinchliffe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Pete Weis pitching. Alex Noren grounds out to the second baseman. Howie Colbrunn strikes out. Juan Doran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Tom Butland reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alex Noren. Bernard Geier strikes out. Ted Johnson strikes out. Shawn Mann strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Matt Baker strikes out. Tony Lathers pops out to the third baseman. Mike Browne pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Craig Allison grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Weis singles past the second baseman. Hugh Spurgeon hits a home run. Pete Weis scores. Joe Presley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Hinchliffe walks. Tom Butland hits a home run. John Hinchliffe scores. Bernard Geier singles to center field. Ted Johnson singles past the first baseman. Shawn Mann walks. Craig Allison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Archie Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Egan strikes out. Sam LaRussa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Pete Weis singles to right field. Hugh Spurgeon singles to center field. Joe Presley doubles to center field. Pete Weis scores. Hugh Spurgeon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Curtis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Hinchliffe grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Butland strikes out. Bernard Geier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alex Noren strikes out. Howie Colbrunn singles to center field. Juan Doran flies out to the center fielder. Matt Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Ted Johnson singles to center field. Shawn Mann flies out to the left fielder. Craig Allison strikes out. Pete Weis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ted Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tony Lathers flies out to the left fielder. Mike Browne strikes out. Archie Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Hugh Spurgeon doubles past the left fielder. Joe Presley lines out to the second baseman. John Hinchliffe walks. Tom Butland flies out to the left fielder. Bernard Geier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Howie Egan strikes out. Billy Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Alex Noren singles to left field. Howie Colbrunn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Ted Johnson hits a home run. Andy Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shawn Mann walks. Craig Allison grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pete Weis singles to center field. Hugh Spurgeon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pete Weis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Juan Doran grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Baker singles to right field. Tony Lathers grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Baker advances to second on the play. Mike Browne flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Joe Presley hits a home run. John Hinchliffe reached on a 2-base throwing error by Howie Colbrunn. Tom Butland grounds out to the second baseman. John Hinchliffe advances to third on the play. Bernard Geier strikes out. Ted Johnson walks. Shawn Mann singles to right field. John Hinchliffe scores. Craig Allison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Archie Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Egan walks. Glenn Spiezio is pinch hitting for Andy Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Glenn Spiezio walks. Alex Noren hits an infield single to the shortstop. Howie Colbrunn hits a home run. Howie Egan scores. Glenn Spiezio scores. Alex Noren scores. Rich Odenwald is pinch hitting for Juan Doran. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Odenwald singles to center field. Harry Bolling is pinch hitting for Matt Baker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Bolling walks. Tony Lathers flies out to the right fielder. Mike Browne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bill King pitching. Pete Weis strikes out. Hugh Spurgeon singles to left field. Joe Presley walks. John Hinchliffe pops out to the shortstop. Tom Butland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Archie Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Egan grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Fitzgerald is pinch hitting for Bill King. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Fitzgerald doubles to left field. Alex Noren hits a home run. Jeff Fitzgerald scores. Orlando Fleming comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howie Colbrunn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 13 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Cora did not respond to coaching in endurance Tony Fortugno improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dave Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Dave Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Hemming did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cotton Flythe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Gibson improves in power_vs_righty John Solomon did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Walker did not respond to coaching in range Otho Clarke improves in speed