Win: Kazuhide Niinuma (4-2) Loss: Roman Morrison (2-2)
Save: George Flanagan (28)
Inning: 1 Toronto Birdie Lake pitching. Eric Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Cullenbine walks. Mike Cullenbine steals second. Lew McKnight grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Cullenbine advances to third on the play. Rabbit Bragg reached on a fielding error by Lefty Lindaman. Mike Cullenbine scores. Gene Piazza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Glenn Brewer pitching. Reggie Tartabull walks. Reggie Tartabull steals second. Lave Bowa singles to right field. Reggie Tartabull scores. Ed Lovelace strikes out. Angel Gill flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Fuzz Zientara grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Doug Chambers strikes out. Roe Peploski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Yariel Duvergel flies out to the left fielder. Bob Kelleher walks. Lefty Lindaman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Kelleher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Birdie Lake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Glenn Brewer grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Smith strikes out. Mike Cullenbine walks. Lew McKnight flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Reggie Tartabull flies out to the left fielder. Lave Bowa strikes out. Ed Lovelace walks. Ed Lovelace steals second. Angel Gill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Rabbit Bragg strikes out. Gene Piazza grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Fuzz Zientara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Sandy Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Bob Kelleher singles to left field. Lefty Lindaman singles to left field. Birdie Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Doug Chambers singles to left field. Roe Peploski grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Chambers advances to second on the play. Glenn Brewer pops out to the catcher. Eric Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Reggie Tartabull pops out to the third baseman. Lave Bowa flies out to the center fielder. Ed Lovelace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Mike Cullenbine strikes out. Lew McKnight strikes out. Rabbit Bragg singles to right field. Gene Piazza walks. Fuzz Zientara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Angel Gill flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Doug Chambers flies out to the left fielder. Roe Peploski grounds out to the third baseman. Hack McDonald is pinch hitting for Glenn Brewer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Hack McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roman Morrison pitching. Bob Kelleher grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Bill Beltran is pinch hitting for Birdie Lake. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Beltran walks. Reggie Tartabull lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Kazuhide Niinuma pitching. Eric Smith lines out to the shortstop. Mike Cullenbine flies out to the center fielder. Lew McKnight strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lave Bowa walks. Ed Lovelace strikes out. Angel Gill singles to right field. Keiji Seto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sandy Hernandez singles to left field. The defense is playing the corners in. Yariel Duvergel doubles to right field. Lave Bowa scores. Angel Gill scores. Bob Kelleher strikes out. Lefty Lindaman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Toronto George Flanagan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rabbit Bragg strikes out. Gene Piazza strikes out. Fuzz Zientara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Angel Moreno did not respond to coaching in control Nino Carney improves in range Frankie Clay improves in arm Frankie Clay improves in contact_vs_righty Hal Edenfield did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Ballard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Ballard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Breeden did not respond to coaching in control John Radmanovich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Ballard did not respond to coaching in 2B