Win: Carl Gibralter (6-5) Loss: Benny Himes (8-6)
Save: Jon Clarke (4)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Carl Gibralter pitching. Sam Kelly singles to left field. Brad Cockrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Kelly advances to second on the play. Wayne Reese lines out to the first baseman. Charlie Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Benny Himes pitching. Roy Fontenot lines out to the second baseman. Joe Amelung singles to right field. Corey Bowman singles to center field. Joe Amelung advances to third on the hit. Wally Diaz hits a home run. Joe Amelung scores. Corey Bowman scores. Al Kenders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Williams singles past the shortstop. Brian Baker walks. Teruo Iwaoka lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Joe Schaller reached on a fielding error by Roy Fontenot. Ron Baker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Chuck Conroy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Carl Gibralter strikes out. Roy Fontenot walks. Joe Amelung flies out to the left fielder. Corey Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Sherman Evans walks. Sherman Evans steals second. Benny Himes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Benny Himes walks. Sam Kelly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sherman Evans advances to third on the play. Brad Cockrell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Wally Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Al Kenders grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Williams is hit by a pitch. Brian Baker walks. Teruo Iwaoka pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Wayne Reese grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Joe Schaller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Carl Gibralter strikes out. Roy Fontenot walks. Joe Amelung singles to center field. Corey Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Wally Diaz hits a home run. Roy Fontenot scores. Joe Amelung scores. Eddie Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Kenders singles to center field. Tony Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Ron Baker singles past the second baseman. Chuck Conroy singles to right field. Ron Baker advances to third on the hit. Sherman Evans grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chuck Conroy advances to second on the play. Eddie Gross singles to left field. Ron Baker scores. Chuck Conroy scores. Sam Kelly grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Brian Baker singles to left field. Teruo Iwaoka grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Brian Baker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carl Gibralter lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Teruo Iwaoka forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Roy Fontenot grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carl Gibralter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Brad Cockrell flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Reese singles to right field. Charlie Nixon strikes out. Joe Schaller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wayne Reese is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Amelung singles to left field. Corey Bowman singles to right field. Joe Amelung advances to third on the hit. Wally Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Amelung scores. Charlie Boney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Kenders singles to left field. Tony Williams flies out to the right fielder. Brian Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Ron Baker strikes out. Chuck Conroy walks. Sherman Evans pops out to the catcher. Eric Buskey is pinch hitting for Charlie Boney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eric Buskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joseph Ross pitching. Teruo Iwaoka strikes out. Carl Gibralter grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Fontenot singles to center field. Joe Amelung strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Sam Kelly singles to right field. Jesse Krug is pinch hitting for Brad Cockrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jesse Krug grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Wayne Reese grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Corey Bowman singles to right field. Cecil Powell is pinch hitting for Wally Diaz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cecil Powell strikes out. Casey Radinsky is pinch hitting for Al Kenders. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Casey Radinsky flies out to the right fielder. Tony Williams pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Horace Tatum is pinch hitting for Charlie Nixon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Horace Tatum hits a home run. Adan Ortiz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Schaller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ron Baker triples. Chuck Conroy strikes out. Sherman Evans walks. Jon Clarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Brian Wertz is pinch hitting for Joseph Ross. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Brian Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Jon Clarke is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Doug Howard did not respond to coaching in control Randy Reed did not respond to coaching in range Mark Johnson did not respond to coaching in range Lew McGraw did not respond to coaching in range Randy Reed did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Delos Hiller did not respond to coaching in control Mark Johnson improves in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Spider Schaeffer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Berly improves in arm Spider Schaeffer improves in speed Stan Nomo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Tadami Sato did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tadami Sato did not respond to coaching in 2B