Win: Buddy Mellor (10-13) Loss: Frank Torgeson (5-16)
Inning: 1 Toronto Frank Torgeson pitching. Ted Traber pops out to the first baseman. Reggie Garland walks. Reggie Garland steals second. Tom Maloney grounds out to the shortstop. Kosei Oka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Buddy Mellor pitching. Tom Sanchez singles to center field. Kid Hale strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to center field. Tarrik Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Bosch hits an infield single to the third baseman. Harry Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Toronto Mike Guese triples. Doug Bearse strikes out. Jose Konikowski lines out to the third baseman. Dave Fox singles to center field. Mike Guese scores. Buddy Mellor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Steve Brooks flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Cain singles to center field. Frank Torgeson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Ted Traber grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie Garland singles to center field. Tom Maloney flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Garland steals second. Steve Brooks throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Kosei Oka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kid Hale flies out to the left fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Smith walks. Jerry Bosch singles to center field. Tarrik Smith advances to third on the hit. Harry Brown pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Mike Guese grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Bearse strikes out. Jose Konikowski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Brooks grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Cain pops out to the third baseman. Frank Torgeson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Dave Fox strikes out. Buddy Mellor flies out to the right fielder. Ted Traber singles to center field. Reggie Garland walks. Tom Maloney singles to center field. Ted Traber scores. Reggie Garland aggressively advances to third on the hit. Kosei Oka singles to left field. Reggie Garland scores. Cy Plympton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Guese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tom Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Kid Hale singles to right field. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Doug Bearse walks. Doug Bearse steals second. Jose Konikowski doubles to left field. Doug Bearse scores. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Fox walks. Buddy Mellor fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buddy Mellor strikes out. Ted Traber hits a home run. Jose Konikowski scores. Dave Fox scores. Bob Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reggie Garland flies out to the left fielder. Tom Maloney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jerry Bosch strikes out. Harry Brown walks. Steve Brooks strikes out. Ernie Cain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Kosei Oka walks. Mike Guese grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Kosei Oka advances to second on the play. Doug Bearse grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Konikowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Bob Bennett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Smith singles to right field. Tom Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Kid Hale strikes out. Henry Smith steals second. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Eiji Nakamura pitching. Dave Fox strikes out. Buddy Mellor strikes out. Ted Traber grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Bosch lines out to the shortstop. Harry Brown singles to center field. Harry Brown steals second. Steve Brooks grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Reggie Garland pops out to the third baseman. Tom Maloney singles in front of the center fielder. Al Kirby is pinch hitting for Kosei Oka. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Mike Guese walks. Doug Bearse singles to center field. Tom Maloney scores. Mike Guese steals third. Jose Konikowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ernie Cain singles to left field. Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Eiji Nakamura. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Randy Bogle hits a home run. Ernie Cain scores. Tom Sanchez triples. Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Sanchez scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Smith hits a home run. Adriel Lunar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Bosch hits a home run. Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Batting:3B - Tom Sanchez (7).HR - Tarrik Smith (14), Jerry Bosch (3), Randy Bogle (4). Baserunning: SB - Harry Brown (13), Henry Smith (7). Fielding: E - Steve Brooks.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rich Garriott did not respond to coaching in velocity Boom-Boom Weihe did not respond to coaching in speed George Egan did not respond to coaching in control George Egan improves in control Mel Cihocki did not respond to coaching in velocity George Egan did not respond to coaching in control Dick Brumley improves in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Sterling improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Kraly improves in control Jaime Barton did not respond to coaching in control Earl Baines did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Herb Durning did not respond to coaching in control Joe Torres did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C