Win: Eric Byrd (1-1) Loss: Bruce Averill (0-2)
Save: JT Taylor (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Harry Winters pitching. Joe Duncan walks. Joe Duncan steals second. Lee Smith walks. Joe Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Duncan advances to third on the play. Lee Smith advances to second on the play. Bill Brown strikes out. Wayne Gutierrez hits a home run. Joe Duncan scores. Lee Smith scores. Rick Petrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Bruce Averill pitching. Dan Burleson strikes out. Tom Thurman pops out to the first baseman. Antonio Walsh grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Craig Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Young grounds out to the pitcher. Bruce Averill lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Rafael Palagyi pops out to the catcher. Barry Torborg grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hiller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Duncan strikes out. Lee Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Grissom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Mike Silva walks. Bill Shellenback singles to center field. Mike Silva advances to third on the hit. Harry Winters flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Silva scores. Dan Burleson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Shellenback is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Thurman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dan Burleson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Brown singles in front of the center fielder. Bill Brown is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Wayne Gutierrez singles to left field. Rick Petrick grounds out to the pitcher. Wayne Gutierrez advances to second on the play. Craig Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Antonio Walsh pops out to the catcher. Rafael Palagyi walks. Barry Torborg singles to left field. Rafael Palagyi advances to third on the hit. Bill Hiller strikes out. Mike Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tommy Young walks. Bruce Averill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Duncan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Young advances to third on the play. Lee Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Bill Shellenback pops out to the third baseman. Harry Winters strikes out. Dan Burleson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Grissom walks. Bill Brown singles to left field. Joe Grissom advances to third on the hit. Wayne Gutierrez singles to center field. Joe Grissom scores. Eric Byrd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Petrick singles to center field. Craig Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Brown scores. Wayne Gutierrez advances to third on the play. Rick Petrick advances to second on the play. Tommy Young strikes out. Bruce Averill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Tom Thurman singles past the first baseman. Antonio Walsh doubles to left field. Tom Thurman is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Rafael Palagyi singles to center field. Antonio Walsh scores. Barry Torborg singles to center field. Rafael Palagyi advances to third on the hit. Bill Hiller pops out to the first baseman. Chet McKinney is pinch hitting for Mike Silva. Chet McKinney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Woody Brockett enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chet McKinney at SS. Joe Duncan flies out to the center fielder. Lee Smith singles to right field. Joe Grissom grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Bill Shellenback reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tommy Young. Mike Ritter is pinch hitting for Eric Byrd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Ritter grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Burleson triples. Bill Shellenback scores. Tom Thurman hits a home run. Dan Burleson scores. Antonio Walsh singles to center field. Rafael Palagyi strikes out. Dixie Roenicke 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. Barry Torborg singles to left field. Antonio Walsh advances to third on the hit. Bill Hiller doubles past the third baseman. Antonio Walsh scores. Barry Torborg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Woody Brockett doubles to center field. Bill Hiller scores. Bill Shellenback grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Caesar Rodney pitching. Bill Brown singles to left field. Wayne Gutierrez flies out to the right fielder. Rick Petrick strikes out. Bill Brown is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Howard Gamble is pinch hitting for Caesar Rodney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Howard Gamble walks. Lou Gray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Burleson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Howard Gamble is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Thurman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City JT Taylor pitching. Craig Moore flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Young grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Guy is pinch hitting for Lou Gray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Guy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Seattle total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tris Eischen did not respond to coaching in control Emilio Crouch improves in speed Tommy Davidson improves in range Hector Roberts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rube Ring improves in power_vs_lefty Walt Valdes improves in power_vs_righty Rube Ring improves in arm Tomokazu Kushiro improves in velocity Tike Roselli did not respond to coaching in LF