Win: Jeff Hermann (14-9) Loss: Trench Rodriguez (14-6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jeff Hermann pitching. Clem Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Lave Bowa strikes out. Freddy Perry grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Trench Rodriguez pitching. Eric Smith hits a home run. Mike Cullenbine singles to left field. Lew McKnight grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Cullenbine advances to second on the play. Rabbit Bragg pops out to the second baseman. Gene Piazza singles to right field. Mike Cullenbine scores. Ted Denny grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Piazza is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Tartabull flies out to the center fielder. Ed Lovelace grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Lindaman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Fuzz Zientara grounds out to the second baseman. Hack McDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Hermann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Bob Kelleher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Trench Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Eric Smith singles to left field. Mike Cullenbine strikes out. Lew McKnight flies out to the center fielder. Rabbit Bragg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Clem Thornton singles to right field. Lave Bowa singles to right field. Clem Thornton advances to third on the hit. Freddy Perry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lave Bowa advances to second on the play. Bob Tartabull singles to center field. Clem Thornton scores. Ed Lovelace pops out to the third baseman. Lefty Lindaman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Gene Piazza lines out to the shortstop. Ted Denny walks. Fuzz Zientara singles to left field. Hack McDonald hits a home run. Ted Denny scores. Fuzz Zientara scores. Ishod Wair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Hermann grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Smith walks. Mike Cullenbine hits a home run. Eric Smith scores. Carlos Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lew McKnight walks. Lew McKnight steals second. Rabbit Bragg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Yariel Duvergel grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kelleher grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Gene Piazza strikes out. Ted Denny singles to center field. Fuzz Zientara strikes out. Hack McDonald grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ted Denny is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Clem Thornton singles to center field. Lave Bowa flies out to the left fielder. Clem Thornton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Freddy Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Tim Thurman is pinch hitting for Jeff Hermann. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tim Thurman singles past the third baseman. Eric Smith strikes out. Mike Cullenbine hits a home run. Tim Thurman scores. Lew McKnight walks. Rabbit Bragg strikes out. Lew McKnight is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sid Smith pitching. Bob Tartabull hits a home run. Ed Lovelace strikes out. Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Yariel Duvergel walks. Bob Kelleher grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yariel Duvergel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Sam Culp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Piazza singles to left field. Ted Denny pops out to the first baseman. Gene Piazza steals second. Fuzz Zientara doubles to center field. Gene Piazza scores. Hack McDonald walks. Al Lanning is pinch hitting for Sid Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Lanning triples. Fuzz Zientara scores. Hack McDonald scores. Eric Smith hits a home run. Al Lanning scores. Kazuhide Niinuma comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Mike Cullenbine walks. Lew McKnight grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Cullenbine is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lew McKnight is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Keiji Seto pitching. Sandy Hernandez is pinch hitting for Kazuhide Niinuma. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Sandy Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Angel Gill is pinch hitting for Clem Thornton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Angel Gill walks. Lave Bowa grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Angel Gill is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Freddy Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Gerry Clark pitching. Rabbit Bragg flies out to the center fielder. Gene Piazza flies out to the left fielder. Ted Denny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Tartabull grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lovelace walks. Lefty Lindaman singles to center field. Dan Klutts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yariel Duvergel singles past the second baseman. Ed Lovelace scores. Bob Kelleher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Toronto total runners left on base: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Merl Lajeskie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Breeden did not respond to coaching in control Merl Lajeskie improves in arm Bruno Milosevich improves in arm Juice Mott improves in 1B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dutch McGriff did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Blackwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Larry Blackwell improves in contact_vs_lefty Hal Edenfield improves in contact_vs_lefty Hal Edenfield did not respond to coaching in 3B