Win: Ray Wolfe (1-0) Loss: Lefty Daniels (0-1)
Save: Captain Morgan (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Hal Jelks pitching. Roy Niekro lines out to the first baseman. Glenn Watson grounds out to the shortstop. Brick Houser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Dennis Evans pitching. Red Sasaki singles to left field. Red Sasaki steals second. Mike Baichley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roy Niekro. Red Sasaki scores. Ted Couch flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Mackenzie grounds out to the third baseman. Homer Mott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Terry Abadie pops out to the second baseman. Matt Aiono-Smith flies out to the left fielder. Gary Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Mike Hargreaves lines out to the shortstop. Roy Wetherby flies out to the left fielder. Steve Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Johnny Smith singles to right field. Ben Starr strikes out. Dennis Evans lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Hal Jelks pops out to the first baseman. Red Sasaki walks. Mike Baichley walks. Ted Couch flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Mackenzie pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Roy Niekro pops out to the second baseman. Glenn Watson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brick Houser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Homer Mott walks. Mike Hargreaves grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Roy Wetherby singles to center field. Roy Wetherby steals second. Steve Roberts is hit by a pitch. Hal Jelks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Terry Abadie singles to center field. Matt Aiono-Smith walks. Gary Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Smith strikes out. Ben Starr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Red Sasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Baichley doubles past the center fielder. Ted Couch walks. Bobby Mackenzie flies out to the center fielder. Homer Mott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dennis Evans strikes out. Roy Niekro grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Watson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Mike Hargreaves flies out to the center fielder. Roy Wetherby lines out to the first baseman. Steve Roberts pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Brick Houser flies out to the left fielder. Terry Abadie flies out to the right fielder. Matt Aiono-Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Hal Jelks grounds out to the pitcher. Red Sasaki grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Baichley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rich Rixey is pinch hitting for Gary Johnson. Rich Rixey grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wilson is pinch hitting for Johnny Smith. Al Wilson singles to center field. Dick Daley is pinch running for Al Wilson on 1st base. Ben Starr flies out to the left fielder. Angelo Driscoll is pinch hitting for Dennis Evans. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Angelo Driscoll grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Ray Wolfe pitching. John Chaplin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Rixey at 1B. Red Buskey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Daley at SS. Ted Couch flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Mackenzie grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Homer Mott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lefty Thevenow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roy Niekro singles to center field. Glenn Watson strikes out. Brick Houser singles to left field. Terry Abadie singles to center field. Roy Niekro scores. Brick Houser advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Sam OConner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Aiono-Smith strikes out. John Chaplin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Mike Hargreaves pops out to the second baseman. Roy Wetherby grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Roberts reached on a 2-base fielding error by Terry Abadie. Yukinori Sagawa is pinch hitting for Sam OConner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Yukinori Sagawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Lefty Daniels pitching. Red Buskey doubles to right field. Ben Starr flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Kurosaki is pinch hitting for Ray Wolfe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jackie Kurosaki lines out to the shortstop. Roy Niekro hits a home run. Red Buskey scores. Bob Jacklitsch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Watson doubles to left field. Brick Houser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 New York Captain Morgan pitching. Red Sasaki singles to center field. Mike Baichley grounds out to the third baseman. Red Sasaki advances to second on the play. Ted Couch grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Mackenzie walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Homer Mott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Ray Wolfe is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howie Varga did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Howie Varga improves in arm Frank Shaner improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Delgado improves in range Red Bannon did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Harry Righetti improves in power_vs_righty Larry Stafford improves in control Mike Linzy improves in range Mike Vogel did not respond to coaching in range Jim Bellinger did not respond to coaching in C