Inning: 1 Seattle Gil Loaiza pitching. Luke Sawatski singles past the second baseman. Luke Sawatski steals second. Yasuhiro Yamazaki hits a home run. Luke Sawatski scores. Dave Tiernan grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Blanco flies out to the left fielder. Mo Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Art Stafford pitching. Mike Shuba doubles to center field. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Earl Powell strikes out. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Sam Micheltorena grounds out to the pitcher. Takahiko Nagao grounds out to the second baseman. Weldon Owens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Ward strikes out. Red Maddox singles to center field. Bip Conine doubles to center field. Boom-Boom Grubb singles in front of the left fielder. Red Maddox scores. Gil Loaiza strikes out. Mike Shuba grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Seattle Art Stafford grounds out to the second baseman. Luke Sawatski doubles to left field. Yasuhiro Yamazaki flies out to the right fielder. Dave Tiernan doubles to center field. Luke Sawatski scores. Rick Blanco triples. Dave Tiernan scores. Rudy Thornton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mo Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dixie Guinn grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Powell strikes out. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Sam Micheltorena singles to center field. Takahiko Nagao flies out to the left fielder. Weldon Owens flies out to the right fielder. Art Stafford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Ward singles to center field. Red Maddox strikes out. Bip Conine singles to center field. John Ward advances to third on the hit. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Rudy Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Seattle Luke Sawatski singles to right field. Yasuhiro Yamazaki doubles to right field. Luke Sawatski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Tiernan walks. Rick Blanco grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Yasuhiro Yamazaki advances to third on the play. Mo Mejia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Shuba walks. Dixie Guinn doubles to left field. Earl Powell pops out to the shortstop. Chuck Leverett strikes out. John Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Sam Micheltorena singles to right field. Hal Haberer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takahiko Nagao walks. Sam Micheltorena steals third. Boom-Boom Grubb throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sam Micheltorena scores. Weldon Owens flies out to the right fielder. Pete Trombley is pinch hitting for Art Stafford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pete Trombley walks. Luke Sawatski singles to center field. Takahiko Nagao scores. Pete Trombley advances to third on the hit. Luke Sawatski steals second. Yasuhiro Yamazaki strikes out. Dave Tiernan singles to center field. Pete Trombley scores. Luke Sawatski scores. Rick Blanco grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Gettel pitching. Red Maddox strikes out. Bip Conine flies out to the right fielder. Boom-Boom Grubb singles in front of the center fielder. Hal Haberer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Boom-Boom Grubb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Mo Mejia flies out to the left fielder. Sam Micheltorena pops out to the catcher. Takahiko Nagao pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Shuba doubles to center field. Dixie Guinn strikes out. Earl Powell walks. Chuck Leverett flies out to the center fielder. John Ward flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Seattle Weldon Owens strikes out. Rod Kinzy is pinch hitting for Bob Gettel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rod Kinzy flies out to the right fielder. Luke Sawatski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jerry Banks pitching. Red Maddox walks. Bip Conine strikes out. Boom-Boom Grubb flies out to the center fielder. Hal Haberer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Red Maddox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Yasuhiro Yamazaki singles to left field. Dave Tiernan hits a home run. Yasuhiro Yamazaki scores. Rick Blanco pops out to the second baseman. Mo Mejia grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sam Micheltorena grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Shuba strikes out. Dixie Guinn flies out to the right fielder. Earl Powell doubles to left field. Chuck Leverett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Seattle total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Luke Sawatski (6), Yasuhiro Yamazaki (6), Dave Tiernan (8).3B - Rick Blanco (2).HR - Yasuhiro Yamazaki (5), Dave Tiernan (10).GIDP - Rick Blanco. Baserunning: SB - Luke Sawatski 2 (8), Sam Micheltorena (9).
Game Notes Gil Loaiza is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bob Roche did not respond to coaching in arm John Clark improves in speed Eduardo Howard improves in arm Paul Sothern did not respond to coaching in arm Orlando Davis improves in range Lee Twombly did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Todd improves in power_vs_righty Scott Nichols improves in control Vicente Griffin improves in speed Vicente Griffin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Irv Baldwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B