Win: Hiroaki Koyama (1-0) Loss: Odell Leon (6-7)
Save: Verily Cooper (41)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Roger Craig pitching. Mike Callahan walks. Loy Barbeau singles to right field. Mike Callahan advances to third on the hit. Eddie Nieves strikes out. John Lowdermilk walks. Urbano Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Callahan scores. Loy Barbeau advances to third on the play. John Lowdermilk advances to second on the play. Jack Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Seattle Lee Mauser pitching. Gary Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Whitey Sowders grounds out to the shortstop. John Weiss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dan Pierzynski singles to left field. Jack Freigau strikes out. Lee Mauser fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lee Mauser grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Ellis Ballard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Maul strikes out. A.J. Siebert hits an infield single to the shortstop. A.J. Siebert steals second. Mark McCormack flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Callahan lines out to the second baseman. Loy Barbeau strikes out. Eddie Nieves grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Jason Ignasiak singles to left field. Jason Ignasiak steals second. Roger Craig lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jason Ignasiak is thrown out at third. Gary Chapman grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roger Craig is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Whitey Sowders grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Lowdermilk strikes out. Urbano Arnold flies out to the center fielder. Jack Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle John Weiss grounds out to the shortstop. Ellis Ballard strikes out. Bill Maul singles to right field. Bill Maul steals second. A.J. Siebert grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dan Pierzynski doubles to right field. Jack Freigau flies out to the center fielder. Lee Mauser flies out to the right fielder. Mike Callahan walks. Loy Barbeau grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Seattle Mark McCormack grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Ignasiak flies out to the left fielder. Roger Craig singles to left field. Gary Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Eddie Nieves triples. John Lowdermilk grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Nieves scores. Urbano Arnold flies out to the right fielder. Jack Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Whitey Sowders grounds out to the third baseman. John Weiss grounds out to the second baseman. Ellis Ballard 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 Bob Shearer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Pierzynski walks. Dan Pierzynski steals second. Jack Freigau doubles to right field. Dan Pierzynski scores. Hiroaki Koyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Mata is pinch hitting for Lee Mauser. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Mata strikes out. Mike Callahan walks. Loy Barbeau flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Nieves flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Seattle Don Enright pitching. Bill Maul flies out to the center fielder. A.J. Siebert singles to left field. Mark McCormack doubles to left field. A.J. Siebert uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Koob comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Ignasiak hits a home run. Mark McCormack scores. Odell Leon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takumi Fujiwara is pinch hitting for Hiroaki Koyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Takumi Fujiwara strikes out. Gary Chapman hits a home run. Felipe Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Whitey Sowders grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hal Murcer pitching. John Lowdermilk pops out to the third baseman. Urbano Arnold strikes out. Jack Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle John Weiss grounds out to the second baseman. Ellis Ballard grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Maul grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Verily Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dan Pierzynski grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Freigau triples. Jim Jude is pinch hitting for Felipe Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Jude grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Seattle total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Felipe Gonzalez is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rod Maxwell improves in contact_vs_righty Trenidad Easton did not respond to coaching in velocity Juan Bliss did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ricardo Gates improves in speed Juan Bliss did not respond to coaching in C
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Pastore improves in contact_vs_lefty John Parsons improves in power_vs_righty Al Linares did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Heinie Nahem did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Turk improves in 1B