Win: Livan Kuczek (8-4) Loss: Victor Schemer (6-9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Victor Schemer pitching. Paul Harris lines out to the first baseman. Bill Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Tejada singles to left field. Billy Smith singles to right field. Mike Piniella flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Livan Kuczek pitching. Bobby Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Joe Gleason strikes out. Dick Currie singles to center field. Jack Dawley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Eric Zerbe grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Seeds walks. Mike Seeds steals second. Johnnie Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Livan Kuczek singles to center field. Mike Seeds scores. Paul Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Wally Madison strikes out. Chuck Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Holt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Johnson walks. Mike Tejada triples. Bill Johnson scores. Billy Smith singles to right field. Mike Tejada scores. Mike Piniella hits an infield single to the pitcher. Eric Zerbe singles to right field. Billy Smith scores. Mike Piniella advances to third on the hit. Mike Seeds singles past the shortstop. Mike Piniella scores. Johnnie Thompson walks. Livan Kuczek strikes out. Paul Harris strikes out. Bill Johnson singles to right field. Eric Zerbe scores. Mike Seeds scores. Sandy Oliver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Tejada singles to right field. Johnnie Thompson scores. Bill Johnson advances to third on the hit. Billy Smith singles to center field. Bill Johnson scores. Mike Tejada advances to third on the hit. Mike Piniella grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Billy Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Oliver pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Eric Zerbe reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jimmy Holt. Mike Seeds flies out to the right fielder. Johnnie Thompson singles to left field. Eric Zerbe scores. Livan Kuczek lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Johnnie Thompson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Joe Gleason doubles to right field. Dick Currie grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Dawley singles to center field. Joe Gleason scores. Wally Madison lines out to the second baseman. Chuck Schmidt walks. Jimmy Holt grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chuck Schmidt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Tejada walks. Billy Smith strikes out. Mike Piniella hits a home run. Mike Tejada scores. Eric Zerbe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Billy Anderson pops out to the shortstop. Sandy Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Hayes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Seeds grounds out to the shortstop. Johnnie Thompson singles to left field. Livan Kuczek lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Johnnie Thompson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Harris singles to center field. Livan Kuczek advances to third on the hit. Bill Johnson bunts for a base hit. Livan Kuczek scores. Mike Tejada grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Joe Gleason is hit by a pitch. Dick Currie strikes out. Jack Dawley flies out to the center fielder. Joe Gleason steals second. Wally Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Billy Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Piniella walks. Mike Piniella is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eric Zerbe doubles to center field. Mike Seeds doubles to center field. Eric Zerbe scores. Johnnie Thompson singles past the third baseman. Mike Seeds scores. Malachi Piche 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). Livan Kuczek singles to right field. Paul Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Chuck Schmidt strikes out. Jimmy Holt grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Johnson singles to center field. Mike Tejada strikes out. Billy Smith strikes out. Mike Piniella pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Ed Carpenter is pinch hitting for Malachi Piche. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Carpenter singles to right field. Bobby Hayes hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Gleason flies out to the center fielder. Dick Currie lines out to the pitcher. Jack Dawley singles to right field. Ed Carpenter scores. Bobby Hayes advances to third on the hit. Wally Madison singles past the shortstop. Bobby Hayes scores. Jack Dawley advances to third on the hit. Chuck Schmidt hits a home run. Jack Dawley scores. Wally Madison scores. Jimmy Holt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tim Broughton pitching. Eric Zerbe walks. King Kelly is pinch hitting for Mike Seeds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. King Kelly flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Johnnie Thompson strikes out. Livan Kuczek grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric Zerbe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Billy Anderson pops out to the second baseman. Francisco Gardner is pinch hitting for Tim Broughton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Francisco Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Hayes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12 New York total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Yoshitake Miyamoto improves in velocity Jim Reich did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Lemaster did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Estrada improves in velocity Terry Haas did not respond to coaching in 2B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Wright did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Morgan Leonard improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Herrera improves in contact_vs_righty Luis Sasaki did not respond to coaching in 2B