Win: Mark Lemongello (6-7) Loss: Juice Elliott (0-2)
Save: Mac Suzuki (12)
Inning: 1 Seattle Juice Elliott pitching. Miguel Cabrera doubles to right field. Victor Martinez strikes out. Charlie Gleason walks. Grady Sizemore grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mark Lemongello pitching. Juan Lovrich strikes out. Kazuhito Hanekawa singles to left field. Bert Davis flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Driscol grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kazuhito Hanekawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Rod Carew grounds out to the third baseman. Jackson Holliday walks. Hideo Matsumoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jackson Holliday advances to second on the play. Lew Olerud flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Don Poulsen singles to right field. Ulysses Lugman flies out to the right fielder. Herbie Howard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Don Poulsen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Toshio Nishikawa grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Herbie Howard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Mark Lemongello grounds out to the shortstop. Miguel Cabrera flies out to the left fielder. Victor Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Juice Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Lovrich singles to center field. Kazuhito Hanekawa lines out to the shortstop. Bert Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Lovrich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Charlie Gleason pops out to the first baseman. Grady Sizemore singles to center field. Rod Carew strikes out. Jackson Holliday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lefty Driscol strikes out. Don Poulsen grounds out to the shortstop. Ulysses Lugman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Hideo Matsumoto walks. Lew Olerud walks. Mark Lemongello lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Miguel Cabrera singles past the third baseman. Hideo Matsumoto scores. Lew Olerud scores. John Hacker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Passed ball. Miguel Cabrera advances to second. Victor Martinez doubles to center field. Miguel Cabrera scores. Charlie Gleason strikes out. Victor Martinez steals third. Grady Sizemore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Herbie Howard hits an infield single to the second baseman. Toshio Nishikawa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herbie Howard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Hacker 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: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Rod Carew grounds out to the shortstop. Jackson Holliday grounds out to the third baseman. Hideo Matsumoto lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kazuhito Hanekawa flies out to the right fielder. Bert Davis walks. Lefty Driscol flies out to the center fielder. Don Poulsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Lew Olerud walks. Mark Lemongello lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Miguel Cabrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lew Olerud advances to third on the play. Victor Martinez walks. Charlie Gleason singles to right field. Lew Olerud scores. Victor Martinez advances to third on the hit. Jim Juelich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Gleason steals second. Grady Sizemore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ulysses Lugman grounds out to the shortstop. Herbie Howard flies out to the left fielder. Toshio Nishikawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Rod Carew walks. Rod Carew steals second. Jackson Holliday grounds out to the third baseman. Hideo Matsumoto doubles past the center fielder. Rod Carew scores. Charlie Tucker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lew Olerud singles to left field. Hideo Matsumoto scores. Mark Lemongello lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Miguel Cabrera grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Garland is pinch hitting for Charlie Tucker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Garland triples. Juan Lovrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Garland scores. Kazuhito Hanekawa flies out to the right fielder. Bert Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Dennis Grabowski pitching. Victor Martinez singles to center field. Charlie Gleason flies out to the right fielder. Grady Sizemore walks. Rod Carew grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Grady Sizemore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jackson Holliday strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Marty Farmer is pinch hitting for Lefty Driscol. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marty Farmer singles to center field. Don Poulsen singles to left field. Marty Farmer advances to third on the hit. Ulysses Lugman flies out to the center fielder. Herbie Howard reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rod Carew. Marty Farmer scores. Mac Suzuki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Don Poulsen scores. Herbie Howard advances to third on the play. Carl Hunter is pinch hitting for Dennis Grabowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carl Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Seattle total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Miguel Cabrera (12), Victor Martinez (7), Hideo Matsumoto (3).GIDP - Grady Sizemore. Baserunning: SB - Victor Martinez (14), Charlie Gleason (18), Rod Carew (16). Fielding: E - Rod Carew.
Game Notes Lefty Driscol is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Matt Keough did not respond to coaching in control Jim Devarez did not respond to coaching in range Ben Henriquez did not respond to coaching in control Freddy Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Joe Torre did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rob Perkins improves in power_vs_righty Darren Wilson improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Dawley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Dimichele did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty