Win: Jon Clarke (3-4) Loss: Benny Himes (14-11)
Save: Bob Tomney (34)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Benny Himes pitching. Tink Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Ferris singles to right field. Joe Amelung grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Curt Bell pitching. Sam Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Harry Galan walks. Brad Cockrell pops out to the third baseman. Wayne Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wally Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Corey Bowman strikes out. Tony Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Charlie Nixon singles past the second baseman. Brian Wertz doubles to center field. Charlie Nixon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Schaller strikes out. Chuck Conroy strikes out. Benny Himes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Brian Baker flies out to the right fielder. Roy Fontenot singles to right field. Curt Bell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Curt Bell pops out to the shortstop. Tink Thompson singles to right field. Roy Fontenot advances to third on the hit. Paul Ferris walks. Joe Amelung strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Sam Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Harry Galan flies out to the right fielder. Brad Cockrell singles to center field. Wayne Reese walks. Charlie Nixon singles to center field. Brad Cockrell scores. Wayne Reese advances to third on the hit. Brian Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Wally Diaz strikes out. Corey Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Williams walks. Brian Baker grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tony Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Joe Schaller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Conroy singles to center field. Benny Himes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sam Kelly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Roy Fontenot singles to left field. Roy Fontenot steals second. Curt Bell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tink Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Roy Fontenot scores. Paul Ferris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Harry Galan flies out to the center fielder. Brad Cockrell strikes out. Wayne Reese grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Amelung flies out to the left fielder. Wally Diaz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Nixon. Corey Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Tony Williams singles to left field. Brian Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Charlie Nixon singles to center field. Brian Wertz pops out to the catcher. Joe Schaller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Nixon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Conroy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Schaller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roy Fontenot singles to left field. Teruo Iwaoka is pinch hitting for Curt Bell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Teruo Iwaoka singles to right field. Roy Fontenot advances to third on the hit. Tink Thompson strikes out. Paul Ferris flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Roy Fontenot scores. Joe Amelung flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Jon Clarke pitching. Benny Himes strikes out. Sam Kelly strikes out. Harry Galan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Wally Diaz hits a home run. Corey Bowman strikes out. Tony Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Baker singles to right field. Roy Fontenot flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Brad Cockrell walks. Brad Cockrell steals second. Wayne Reese flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Wertz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joseph Ross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Joyce is pinch hitting for Jon Clarke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bunny Joyce grounds out to the second baseman. Tink Thompson walks. Paul Ferris hits a home run. Tink Thompson scores. Sal Cobb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Amelung walks. Joe Amelung steals second. Wally Diaz strikes out. Corey Bowman singles to left field. Joe Amelung scores. Tony Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Adan Ortiz pitching. Joe Schaller pops out to the third baseman. Chuck Conroy doubles to left field. Mike Ignasiak is pinch hitting for Sal Cobb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Ignasiak is hit by a pitch. Bob Tomney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sam Kelly strikes out. Harry Galan walks. Brad Cockrell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 10
Batting:HR - Paul Ferris (5), Wally Diaz (26).SF - Tink Thompson, Paul Ferris.GIDP - Joe Amelung. Baserunning: SB - Joe Amelung (11), Roy Fontenot (9).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Charlie Mays did not respond to coaching in range Brady Stratton did not respond to coaching in arm Ray Caithamer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Caithamer did not respond to coaching in speed Don Grieve did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Nelson improves in arm Tadami Sato improves in 2B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Red DeHart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Randy Reed did not respond to coaching in speed Patsy Winston improves in power_vs_lefty Glenallen Hall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gerald Brower did not respond to coaching in velocity Glenallen Hall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red DeHart did not respond to coaching in CF