Win: Larry Lowenstein (22-8) Loss: Hal Gonzalez (3-7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Hal Gonzalez pitching. Buzz Moran singles to center field. Buzz Moran is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Johnson hits a home run. Mike Piniella flies out to the center fielder. Mike Tejada reached on a fielding error by Dick Currie. Mike Tejada steals second. Billy Smith singles to right field. Mike Tejada scores. Eric Zerbe grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Billy Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Larry Lowenstein pitching. Walt Taylor singles to right field. Bobby Hayes grounds out to the catcher. Walt Taylor advances to second on the play. Joe Gleason strikes out. Dick Currie singles to right field. Walt Taylor scores. Jack Dawley singles to center field. Dick Currie advances to third on the hit. Wally Madison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Kyle Christopher flies out to the right fielder. Cotton Billiard singles to right field. Larry Lowenstein fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Larry Lowenstein strikes out. Buzz Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Francisco Gardner strikes out. Billy Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Johnson strikes out. Mike Piniella hits a home run. Mike Tejada strikes out. Billy Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Walt Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Hayes hits an infield single to the second baseman. Joe Gleason grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Eric Zerbe singles to right field. Kyle Christopher grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Eric Zerbe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cotton Billiard singles to left field. Kyle Christopher advances to third on the hit. Larry Lowenstein singles to left field. Kyle Christopher scores. Cotton Billiard advances to third on the hit. Buzz Moran walks. George Baker 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. Bill Johnson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Dick Currie strikes out. Jack Dawley strikes out. Wally Madison walks. Francisco Gardner singles to right field. Wally Madison advances to third on the hit. Billy Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Piniella singles to left field. Mike Tejada singles to left field. Mike Piniella advances to third on the hit. Billy Smith hits a home run. Mike Piniella scores. Mike Tejada scores. Malachi Piche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Zerbe singles to center field. Kyle Christopher hits a home run. Eric Zerbe scores. Cotton Billiard grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Lowenstein pops out to the shortstop. Buzz Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Malachi Piche flies out to the center fielder. Walt Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Hayes hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Gleason singles to center field. Dick Currie grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Johnson singles to left field. Mike Piniella grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Tejada doubles to center field. Mike Piniella uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Smith flies out to the center fielder. Eric Zerbe pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Jack Dawley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Wally Madison doubles to center field. Francisco Gardner strikes out. Billy Anderson walks. Malachi Piche flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Kyle Christopher strikes out. Cotton Billiard strikes out. Larry Lowenstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Walt Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Hayes grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Gleason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Buzz Moran strikes out. Bill Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Harris is pinch hitting for Mike Piniella. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Paul Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Dick Currie flies out to the center fielder. Jack Dawley flies out to the right fielder. Wally Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Tejada walks. Billy Smith singles to left field. Mike Tejada advances to third on the hit. Eric Zerbe strikes out. Johnnie Thompson is pinch hitting for Kyle Christopher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnnie Thompson hits a home run. Mike Tejada scores. Billy Smith scores. Bob Stankiewicz 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). Cotton Billiard strikes out. Larry Lowenstein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Francisco Gardner strikes out. Gary Wright is pinch hitting for Billy Anderson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Wright flies out to the right fielder. Ed Carpenter is pinch hitting for Bob Stankiewicz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Carpenter singles to center field. Walt Taylor grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ed Carpenter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 New York total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Mike Tejada (34).HR - Bill Johnson (18), Mike Piniella (18), Billy Smith (22), Kyle Christopher (9), Johnnie Thompson (3).GIDP - Bill Johnson. Baserunning: SB - Mike Tejada (13).CS - Buzz Moran (9).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Sylvester improves in contact_vs_righty Jason Scurry improves in arm Hank Gilmore improves in control Tim Meusel improves in arm
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Herrera improves in range Jose Lopez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Morgan Leonard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Keith Bolen improves in power_vs_lefty