Win: Frank Viola (2-0) Loss: Bill Goeckel (0-2)
Save: Steve Smith (4)
Inning: 1 Toronto Frank Viola pitching. Shag Flies grounds out to the pitcher. Corey Moroney grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Irvine hits a home run. Jim Zettlein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Goeckel pitching. Bill Mazeroski singles to left field. Junior Caminaro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Mazeroski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Junior Caminaro is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Belt lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto John Kelleher grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Drescher flies out to the left fielder. Takeo Kawada singles to center field. Izzy Grate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Al McHale walks. Paul Blair doubles to center field. Al McHale uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Blair advances to third on the play. Ron Shelton flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Blair scores. Pavel Quiros strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Bill Goeckel strikes out. Shag Flies flies out to the left fielder. Corey Moroney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Frank Viola grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mazeroski strikes out. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Dick Irvine walks. Dick Irvine steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jim Zettlein flies out to the center fielder. John Kelleher flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Irvine scores. Bill Drescher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alex Belt walks. Al McHale grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Belt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Blair singles to right field. Al Ramirez grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Takeo Kawada strikes out. Izzy Grate pops out to the shortstop. Bill Goeckel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ron Shelton strikes out. Pavel Quiros strikes out. Frank Viola strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Shag Flies grounds out to the shortstop. Corey Moroney strikes out. Dick Irvine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Mazeroski doubles to left field. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Alex Belt strikes out. Al McHale singles to right field. Bill Mazeroski scores. Paul Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Jim Zettlein grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! John Kelleher singles to center field. Bill Drescher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Kelleher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Takeo Kawada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hector James 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. Al Ramirez walks. Ron Shelton pops out to the third baseman. Pavel Quiros flies out to the left fielder. Frank Viola flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Izzy Grate grounds out to the pitcher. Peter Cook is pinch hitting for Hector James. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Peter Cook hits an infield single to the shortstop. Shag Flies grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jose Collins pitching. Bill Mazeroski strikes out. Junior Caminaro lines out to the shortstop. Alex Belt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Steve Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Corey Moroney doubles to left field. Dick Irvine grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Zettlein grounds out to the pitcher. John Kelleher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Marr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Javier Minnick did not respond to coaching in endurance Bernie Clowers improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Hulswitt improves in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curt Culler did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Braggs did not respond to coaching in control Brian Cook did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kevin Bibby improves in speed Bill Kunkel did not respond to coaching in 2B