Win: Birdie Lake (2-2) Loss: Isao Uryu (1-2)
Save: Ed Lara (4)
Inning: 1 Boston Birdie Lake pitching. Jose Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Nold flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Conwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Isao Uryu pitching. Ray Zipfel walks. Tokichi Yamaguchi walks. Ray Zipfel steals third. Dave Bennett flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ray Zipfel is thrown out at the plate. Tokichi Yamaguchi steals second. Gene Stanton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Danforth strikes out. Earl Rosario pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lefty Lindaman singles to right field. Clem Thornton strikes out. Yariel Duvergel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jose Alyea singles to center field. Desi Deviney flies out to the center fielder. Isao Uryu lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Reggie Tartabull grounds out to the second baseman. Birdie Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Zipfel hits a home run. Tokichi Yamaguchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Joe Nold singles to right field. Dixie Conwell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Nold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Danforth strikes out. Earl Rosario walks. Bobby Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dave Bennett walks. Gene Stanton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jose Alyea strikes out. Desi Deviney pops out to the second baseman. Isao Uryu pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Clem Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Yariel Duvergel singles to left field. Reggie Tartabull grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yariel Duvergel advances to second on the play. Birdie Lake pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jose Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Nold strikes out. Dixie Conwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ray Zipfel grounds out to the second baseman. Tokichi Yamaguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Bill Danforth grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Rosario grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gene Stanton grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Clem Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jose Alyea walks. Jose Alyea steals second. Red Simpson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Desi Deviney strikes out. Masami Aoki is pinch hitting for Isao Uryu. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Masami Aoki grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Greg Hermann pitching. Yariel Duvergel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Desi Deviney. Reggie Tartabull strikes out. Ike Aase is pinch hitting for Red Simpson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ike Aase flies out to the left fielder. Ray Zipfel singles past the second baseman. Tokichi Yamaguchi walks. Dave Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Ed Lara pitching. Joe Nold doubles to center field. Dixie Conwell singles to center field. The defense is playing the corners in. Bill Danforth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Conwell advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Earl Rosario strikes out. Bobby Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fabian Stewart improves in contact_vs_righty Ron Meulens did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Meulens improves in velocity Ken Wheat improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Rodriguez improves in RF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Ortiz did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Croucher improves in speed Art Feliz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Deacon Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Kelleher did not respond to coaching in CF