Win: Rick Ellis (2-0) Loss: Joe Rogan (0-2)
Save: Al Leonard (4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Rogan pitching. John Stahl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Merritt lines out to the shortstop. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Rick Ellis pitching. Ernie Meals strikes out. Splurge Shocker hits a home run. Enrique Hosenozzle pops out to the third baseman. Yoshihiro Takahashi singles to center field. Charlie Harkness walks. Joe Jessup grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Billy Grich hits a home run. Mateo Perez strikes out. Slick Johnson walks. Denny Brown flies out to the right fielder. U.L. Distefano singles to right field. Slick Johnson advances to third on the hit. Rick Ellis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Jaster Baiter strikes out. March Meeler strikes out. Joe Rogan singles to center field. Ernie Meals singles to left field. Splurge Shocker singles to left field. Joe Rogan scores. Ernie Meals advances to third on the hit. Enrique Hosenozzle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Ed Merritt flies out to the right fielder. Goldie Shelby hits a home run. Billy Grich pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Yoshihiro Takahashi singles to right field. Charlie Harkness flies out to the right fielder. Joe Jessup grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yoshihiro Takahashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Jessup steals second. Jaster Baiter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mateo Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Slick Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles March Meeler flies out to the left fielder. Joe Rogan flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Meals doubles to left field. Splurge Shocker singles to center field. Ernie Meals scores. Enrique Hosenozzle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City U.L. Distefano grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Ellis singles to left field. John Stahl singles past the second baseman. Passed ball. Rick Ellis advances to third. John Stahl advances to second. Ed Merritt hits a home run. Rick Ellis scores. John Stahl scores. Irakly Hidalgo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Goldie Shelby doubles to right field. Billy Grich walks. Mateo Perez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Yoshihiro Takahashi walks. Charlie Harkness pops out to the third baseman. Joe Jessup singles to center field. Yoshihiro Takahashi is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Joe Jessup steals second. Jaster Baiter pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Slick Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Denny Brown grounds out to the second baseman. U.L. Distefano singles to left field. Yoshiyuki Higuchi is pinch hitting for Rick Ellis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yoshiyuki Higuchi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. U.L. Distefano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Sherry Nagle pitching. March Meeler strikes out. Irakly Hidalgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ernie Meals pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Stahl strikes out. Ed Merritt strikes out. Goldie Shelby singles to center field. Billy Grich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Splurge Shocker singles to right field. Enrique Hosenozzle flies out to the center fielder. Yoshihiro Takahashi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Splurge Shocker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Harkness strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mateo Perez flies out to the center fielder. Slick Johnson strikes out. Denny Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Joe Jessup grounds out to the third baseman. Jaster Baiter flies out to the center fielder. March Meeler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City U.L. Distefano walks. Jake Spognardi is pinch hitting for Sherry Nagle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jake Spognardi singles to left field. U.L. Distefano advances to third on the hit. John Stahl pops out to the third baseman. Ed Merritt strikes out. Goldie Shelby singles past the shortstop. U.L. Distefano scores. Bruce Charles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Grich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Al Leonard pitching. Gil Busby is pinch hitting for Bruce Charles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gil Busby strikes out. Ernie Meals strikes out. Splurge Shocker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Adam Diering improves in power_vs_lefty Sammy Felix improves in speed Claude Taylor did not respond to coaching in speed Culley Tavarez did not respond to coaching in range
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Greg Tarver did not respond to coaching in velocity Henry Lavagetto did not respond to coaching in control Harvey Gilbert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Greg Black improves in power_vs_righty