Win: Satoshi Sakaguchi (1-6) Loss: John Kelso (5-3)
Save: Bill Guzman (34)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Masanori Cooper pitching. Rafael Freed strikes out. Sean Smith singles to left field. Larry Fiore singles to left field. Trevor Story pops out to the shortstop. Herm Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jo-Jo Layne pitching. Mark Canavan grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Higgins flies out to the left fielder. George Strickland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Hawk Montgomery doubles to center field. Howard Johnson lines out to the third baseman. Ken Sockalexis walks. Jo-Jo Layne lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rafael Freed flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gary Langsford strikes out. Bill Shields doubles to right field. Willie Zacher hits a home run. Bill Shields scores. Papa Watson singles to right field. Patsy Wheat strikes out. Masanori Cooper grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Papa Watson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Sean Smith walks. Sean Smith steals second. Larry Fiore grounds out to the shortstop. Trevor Story strikes out. Herm Weaver singles to right field. Sean Smith scores. Hawk Montgomery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mark Canavan hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mark Canavan steals second. Ryan Higgins grounds out to the shortstop. George Strickland strikes out. Gary Langsford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Howard Johnson strikes out. Ken Sockalexis singles past the third baseman. Jo-Jo Layne fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jo-Jo Layne strikes out. Rafael Freed grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Shields walks. Willie Zacher flies out to the right fielder. Papa Watson flies out to the center fielder. Patsy Wheat singles to center field. Bill Shields advances to third on the hit. Masanori Cooper pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Sean Smith flies out to the center fielder. Larry Fiore grounds out to the shortstop. Trevor Story singles to right field. Herm Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mark Canavan doubles to left field. Ryan Higgins singles to center field. Mark Canavan scores. George Strickland pops out to the second baseman. Ryan Higgins steals second. Gary Langsford strikes out. Bill Shields grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Hawk Montgomery grounds out to the pitcher. Howard Johnson singles to right field. Howard Johnson steals second. Ken Sockalexis is hit by a pitch. Jo-Jo Layne lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rafael Freed doubles to left field. Howard Johnson scores. Ken Sockalexis scores. Sean Smith doubles to center field. Rafael Freed scores. John Kelso comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Fiore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Willie Zacher flies out to the left fielder. Papa Watson flies out to the right fielder. Patsy Wheat singles to center field. John Kelso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Trevor Story flies out to the center fielder. Herm Weaver strikes out. Nate Donovan is pinch hitting for Hawk Montgomery. Nate Donovan doubles to left field. Howard Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sal Sexson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nate Donovan at CF. Mark Canavan doubles to center field. Ryan Higgins singles to right field. Mark Canavan scores. Satoshi Sakaguchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Higgins steals second. George Strickland strikes out. Gary Langsford flies out to the right fielder. Bill Shields strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ken Sockalexis hits an infield single to the pitcher. Larry Abernathy is pinch hitting for Satoshi Sakaguchi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Abernathy walks. Rafael Freed reached on a fielding error by Gary Langsford. Sean Smith hits a home run. Ken Sockalexis scores. Larry Abernathy scores. Rafael Freed scores. Lyle Rhem comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Fiore flies out to the center fielder. Trevor Story grounds out to the shortstop. Herm Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Rupe pitching. Willie Zacher singles to center field. Papa Watson hits a home run. Willie Zacher scores. Bill Guzman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Patsy Wheat grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Snyder is pinch hitting for Lyle Rhem. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Mark Canavan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Tom Horsey pitching. Tommy Corellea is pinch hitting for Sal Sexson. Tommy Corellea walks. Tommy Corellea steals second. Howard Johnson singles to center field. Tommy Corellea scores. Ken Sockalexis flies out to the left fielder. Bill Guzman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rafael Freed grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Doc Collins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tommy Corellea at CF. Ryan Higgins walks. George Strickland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gary Langsford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Rafael Freed (23), Sean Smith (27), Hawk Montgomery (27), Nate Donovan (3).HR - Sean Smith (22).HBP - Ken Sockalexis (3). Baserunning: SB - Sean Smith (20), Tommy Corellea (9), Howard Johnson (16).
Batting:2B - Mark Canavan 2 (9), Bill Shields (6).HR - Willie Zacher (19), Papa Watson (16).GIDP - George Strickland. Baserunning: SB - Mark Canavan (12), Ryan Higgins 2 (30). Fielding: E - Gary Langsford.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Roa did not respond to coaching in control Bob Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Bob Roa improves in control Bob Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Suhr did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jamie Howry did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Bowen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Hollingsworth improves in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Moore improves in arm Lee Coles did not respond to coaching in LF