Win: Rich Bithorn (3-0) Loss: John Hacker (2-1)
Save: Ken Stidham (9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Rich Bithorn pitching. Juan Lovrich strikes out. Kazuhito Hanekawa grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Larry Moran pitching. John Noftsker flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Stone singles to center field. Luis Beazley flies out to the center fielder. John Bryant flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lefty Driscol grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ivan Garcia reached on a fielding error by Tommy Stone. Ulysses Lugman doubles to left field. Ivan Garcia scores. Herbie Howard strikes out. Toshio Nishikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Frank Tiefenauer singles to right field. Phil Storke singles to right field. John Knott flies out to the center fielder. Grant Boros flies out to the center fielder. Rich Bithorn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Phil Storke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Larry Moran strikes out. Juan Lovrich pops out to the first baseman. Kazuhito Hanekawa doubles to left field. Mike Casey singles to right field. Kazuhito Hanekawa scores. Lefty Driscol grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore John Noftsker doubles past the left fielder. Tommy Stone flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Luis Beazley strikes out. John Bryant flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ivan Garcia strikes out. Ulysses Lugman singles to right field. Herbie Howard singles to center field. Ulysses Lugman aggressively advances to third on the hit. Toshio Nishikawa singles to left field. Ulysses Lugman scores. Larry Moran lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Lovrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Frank Tiefenauer hits a home run. Phil Storke flies out to the left fielder. John Knott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Grant Boros flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kazuhito Hanekawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Casey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Driscol singles to left field. Ivan Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Rich Bithorn strikes out. John Noftsker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ulysses Lugman grounds out to the third baseman. Herbie Howard walks. Toshio Nishikawa grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Herbie Howard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Poulsen is pinch hitting for Larry Moran. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Poulsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore John Hacker pitching. Luis Beazley hits an infield single to the second baseman. John Bryant flies out to the right fielder. Frank Tiefenauer grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Luis Beazley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Phil Storke grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Juan Lovrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuhito Hanekawa flies out to the left fielder. Mike Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore John Knott grounds out to the second baseman. Grant Boros singles to right field. Larry Oyler is pinch hitting for Rich Bithorn. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Larry Oyler walks. John Noftsker singles past the second baseman. Grant Boros scores. Larry Oyler advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Gus Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Stone doubles to center field. Larry Oyler scores. John Noftsker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Luis Beazley strikes out. John Bryant singles to right field. Tommy Stone scores. Dennis Grabowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Bryant steals second. Frank Tiefenauer triples. John Bryant scores. Phil Storke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Torii Pettis pitching. Lefty Driscol doubles past the center fielder. Ivan Garcia strikes out. Ulysses Lugman walks. Herbie Howard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore John Knott singles to center field. John Knott steals second. Grant Boros grounds out to the shortstop. Sonny Astacio is pinch hitting for Torii Pettis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sonny Astacio grounds out to the second baseman. John Knott advances to third on the play. John Noftsker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ken Stidham pitching. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the shortstop. George Garland is pinch hitting for Dennis Grabowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Garland strikes out. Juan Lovrich pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Baltimore total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - John Noftsker (6), Tommy Stone (7).3B - Frank Tiefenauer (1).HR - Frank Tiefenauer (6). Baserunning: SB - John Bryant (2), John Knott (2). Fielding: E - Tommy Stone.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Darren Wilson improves in contact_vs_lefty Darren Wilson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Darren Wilson improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Dawley improves in contact_vs_lefty
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jon Thielman did not respond to coaching in control Tracy Harris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tracy Harris improves in arm Dick Heffernan improves in power_vs_righty