Win: Harley Hopkins (2-0) Loss: Bobby Rakers (0-1)
Inning: 1 Toronto Brady McRae pitching. Billy Rath grounds out to the second baseman. Ezra Alston singles to right field. Ezra Alston steals second. Pepper Smith singles to center field. Ezra Alston scores. Bill Link walks. Carter Dolan strikes out. John Madden singles to left field. Pepper Smith scores. Bill Link advances to third on the hit. Beauty Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Sadao Shiraishi pitching. J.C. Heintzelman grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Martin flies out to the right fielder. Bob Dashiell singles to left field. Ron Montalvo singles to center field. Alan Castino singles to left field. Bob Dashiell scores. Ron Montalvo advances to third on the hit. Marty Sargent strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Bill Cripe doubles to center field. Sadao Shiraishi lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Billy Rath strikes out. Ezra Alston walks. Pepper Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Cripe scores. Sadao Shiraishi advances to third on the play. Ezra Alston advances to second on the play. Bill Link flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Quisenberry grounds out to the pitcher. Peter Anderson walks. Brady McRae lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. J.C. Heintzelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Carter Dolan strikes out. John Madden grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Beauty Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Juan Martin flies out to the left fielder. Bob Dashiell pops out to the second baseman. Ron Montalvo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Bill Cripe grounds out to the third baseman. Sadao Shiraishi grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Rath grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alan Castino flies out to the left fielder. Marty Sargent doubles to right field. John Quisenberry singles to left field. Marty Sargent uses his aggressiveness and scores. Peter Anderson singles to center field. John Quisenberry advances to third on the hit. Brady McRae doubles to center field. John Quisenberry scores. Peter Anderson uses his aggressiveness and scores. J.C. Heintzelman flies out to the left fielder. Juan Martin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Ezra Alston singles to center field. Ezra Alston is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pepper Smith doubles to right field. Bill Link flies out to the right fielder. Carter Dolan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Dashiell flies out to the right fielder. Ron Montalvo grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Rakers 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. Alan Castino singles to left field. Marty Sargent strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto John Madden singles to left field. Beauty Jones hits a home run. John Madden scores. Harley Hopkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Cripe grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Rakers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Rath pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Quisenberry flies out to the right fielder. Peter Anderson strikes out. Harley Hopkins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Ezra Alston flies out to the right fielder. Pepper Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Link singles to right field. Carter Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City J.C. Heintzelman singles to left field. Juan Martin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Carter Dolan. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Dashiell strikes out. Ron Montalvo singles to center field. J.C. Heintzelman scores. Juan Martin scores. Ron Montalvo steals second. Alan Castino strikes out. Marty Sargent flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto John Madden walks. Beauty Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! John Madden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Cripe strikes out. Jake Midkiff is pinch hitting for Bobby Rakers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Midkiff walks. Billy Rath flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Clay Vuckovich pitching. John Quisenberry doubles to left field. Peter Anderson walks. Bobby Kiefer is pinch hitting for Harley Hopkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bobby Kiefer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Peter Anderson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. J.C. Heintzelman triples. John Quisenberry scores. Bobby Kiefer scores. Juan Martin grounds out to the third baseman. J.C. Heintzelman scores. Bob Dashiell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Dallas Gullic pitching. Ezra Alston strikes out. Pepper Smith strikes out. Bill Link singles to left field. Bill Link is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Pepper Smith (3), Bill Cripe (2).HR - Beauty Jones (1). Baserunning: SB - Ezra Alston (5).CS - Ezra Alston (2), Bill Link (2). Fielding: E - Carter Dolan.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Darby improves in velocity Butch Cuellar improves in arm Orlando Rivera did not respond to coaching in range Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Babe Hoffman. Doug Cassini did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Cholly Taylor improves in arm Eddie Trinkle improves in power_vs_lefty Eddie Trinkle did not respond to coaching in speed Roman Tufts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty