Win: Mark Rojas (9-10) Loss: Russ Gerheauser (10-6)
Save: Tim Watkins (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Charlie Howe pitching. Ken Hobbs grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Rick Cooke walks. Joe DeShields grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rick Cooke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore George Carlsen pitching. Bill Knoop flies out to the left fielder. Bob Heimueller singles to right field. Masataka Nobuhara triples. Bob Heimueller scores. Ray Counsell flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Masataka Nobuhara scores. Dick Delaney singles to center field. Dick Delaney steals second. Steve Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bunny Roth walks. Yadil Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Archie Craig walks. Wayne Poole grounds out to the second baseman. Bunny Roth advances to third on the play. Archie Craig advances to second on the play. George Carlsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Lou Haad grounds out to the second baseman. Jiggs Knicely strikes out. Charlie Howe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ken Hobbs flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno singles past the third baseman. Rick Cooke walks. Joe DeShields strikes out. Bunny Roth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Bill Knoop singles to right field. Bob Heimueller singles to center field. Bill Knoop advances to third on the hit. Bob Heimueller steals second. Masataka Nobuhara walks. Ray Counsell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Knoop scores. Bob Heimueller advances to third on the play. Dick Delaney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Yadil Delgado triples. Archie Craig singles to right field. Yadil Delgado scores. Wayne Poole flies out to the left fielder. George Carlsen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Hobbs pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Steve Johnson singles to right field. Lou Haad grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Steve Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jiggs Knicely strikes out. Stan Smith is pinch hitting for Charlie Howe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Stan Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Matt Garrett pitching. Joe Cedeno lines out to the third baseman. Rick Cooke singles to left field. Rick Cooke is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe DeShields grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Bill Knoop walks. Bob Heimueller grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Knoop advances to second on the play. Masataka Nobuhara flies out to the center fielder. Ray Counsell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bunny Roth doubles to left field. Yadil Delgado singles to right field. Bunny Roth scores. Archie Craig strikes out. Yadil Delgado steals second. Wayne Poole singles to right field. Yadil Delgado scores. Justin Mairena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wayne Poole is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Carlsen singles to right field. Ken Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Dick Delaney strikes out. Steve Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Lou Haad singles to center field. Jiggs Knicely singles to right field. Justin Mairena strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Cedeno triples. Rick Cooke singles to left field. Joe Cedeno scores. Joe DeShields grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Bunny Roth singles to right field. Ensign McGraw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Yadil Delgado grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Bill Knoop grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Heimueller walks. Masataka Nobuhara strikes out. Bob Heimueller steals second. Mark Rojas 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 2nd. Ray Counsell singles to left field. Bob Heimueller scores. Dick Delaney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Archie Craig grounds out to the third baseman. Wayne Poole lines out to the third baseman. Mark Rojas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Andy Gardner is pinch hitting for Steve Johnson. Andy Gardner reached on a fielding error by Joe Cedeno. Andy Gardner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lou Haad walks. Jiggs Knicely grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lou Haad is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Grady Enright is pinch hitting for Ensign McGraw. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Grady Enright grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jiggs Knicely is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Russ Gerheauser pitching. Ray Handley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Andy Gardner at C. Ken Hobbs walks. Ken Hobbs steals second. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Rick Cooke walks. Joe DeShields singles to left field. Ken Hobbs scores. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Yadil Delgado singles to center field. Rick Cooke scores. Luis Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Archie Craig walks. Wayne Poole flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Baltimore Slim Spinks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Knoop singles to center field. Bob Heimueller strikes out. Masataka Nobuhara walks. Ray Counsell walks. Dick Delaney walks. Bill Knoop scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Tim Watkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Handley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Baltimore total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Bunny Roth (21).3B - Joe Cedeno (6), Yadil Delgado (2).GIDP - Joe DeShields. Baserunning: SB - Ken Hobbs (24), Yadil Delgado (9).CS - Rick Cooke (10), Wayne Poole (4). Fielding: E - Joe Cedeno.
Batting:3B - Masataka Nobuhara (9).SF - Ray Counsell.GIDP - Ray Counsell, Ray Handley. Baserunning: SB - Bob Heimueller 2 (34), Dick Delaney (23).CS - Andy Gardner (6).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dean Kimber did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Reid did not respond to coaching in velocity Yorelvis Poll did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Geoff Bilardello did not respond to coaching in control Raul Suder did not respond to coaching in control Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in SS
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Fisher did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Juul did not respond to coaching in endurance Wedo Ostrosser improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Avrea improves in range Deke Thomas improves in power_vs_lefty Jerry Maddox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty