Win: Clem Elliott (9-13) Loss: Duke Nolan (5-16)
Save: Phil Howard (23)
Inning: 1 Toronto Clem Elliott pitching. Noe Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Merritt grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Bearse doubles to center field. Tom Maloney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Duke Nolan pitching. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Kid Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Dave Fox strikes out. George Tauby strikes out. Bobby Guerrero walks. Jose Konikowski singles to center field. Bobby Guerrero advances to third on the hit. Duke Nolan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Julio LeBourveau strikes out. Frank Servais walks. Frank Servais is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Noe Hernandez strikes out. Fred Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Doug Bearse lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harry Brown singles to left field. Clem Elliott fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Clem Elliott strikes out. Tom Sanchez singles to center field. Jimmy Hurdle grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Sanchez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to center field. Harry Brown scores. Kid Hale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Tom Maloney strikes out. Dave Fox singles to left field. George Tauby strikes out. Bobby Guerrero singles to left field. Jose Konikowski pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Julio LeBourveau flies out to the center fielder. Frank Servais strikes out. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Duke Nolan flies out to the right fielder. Noe Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Fred Merritt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Harry Brown reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Maloney. Harry Brown steals third. Clem Elliott reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jose Konikowski. Harry Brown scores. Tom Sanchez singles to center field. Clem Elliott scores. Tom Sanchez steals second. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to left field. Kid Hale grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Doug Bearse flies out to the right fielder. Tom Maloney singles to center field. Dave Fox grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Maloney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Tauby grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Fox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Julio LeBourveau strikes out. Frank Servais flies out to the center fielder. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Bobby Guerrero walks. Will Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Jose Konikowski grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bobby Guerrero is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Duke Nolan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Duke Nolan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Konikowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Noe Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Brown singles to center field. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Will Welch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Smith singles to left field. Tom Sanchez singles to right field. Harry Brown scores. Henry Smith advances to third on the hit. Henry Smith gets picked off third. Tom Sanchez steals second. Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Hudson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Joe Broberg pitching. Mike Guese is pinch hitting for Fred Merritt. Mike Guese singles to left field. Doug Bearse flies out to the center fielder. Tom Maloney singles to left field. Dave Fox singles to right field. Mike Guese scores. Tom Maloney advances to third on the hit. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Tauby lines out to the pitcher. Bobby Guerrero grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Reggie Garland enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Guese at 3B. Kid Hale walks. Kid Hale steals second. Julio LeBourveau strikes out. Frank Servais grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Hale advances to third on the play. Tarrik Smith singles to left field. Kid Hale scores. Frank Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Jose Konikowski grounds out to the third baseman. John Davis is pinch hitting for Frank Lewis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Davis flies out to the left fielder. Noe Hernandez singles to right field. Reggie Garland walks. Doug Bearse grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Reggie Garland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Toronto total runners left on base: 11 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes John Davis is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Boom-Boom Weihe improves in range Randall Geren did not respond to coaching in arm John Daily did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Gunderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Padilla improves in power_vs_righty Greg Pollet improves in endurance
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Benedict did not respond to coaching in control Eric Conway did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rankin Cabrera did not respond to coaching in arm Earl Baines improves in contact_vs_lefty Felix Rawlings did not respond to coaching in control Jaime Barton did not respond to coaching in control Randy Bogle did not respond to coaching in C