Win: George Bennett (1-0) Loss: Sachiko Darvishi (0-1)
Save: Tod Vukovich (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Sachiko Darvishi pitching. Joe Shores singles to center field. Bert Brady singles to left field. Joe Shores advances to third on the hit. Hi Mitchell singles to right field. Joe Shores scores. Bert Brady advances to third on the hit. Hi Mitchell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Steve Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City George Bennett pitching. Leroy Anchor flies out to the right fielder. Topper Carney flies out to the right fielder. Bart Mouton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ed Rudi singles to center field. Danny Cochran strikes out. Alex Patrick strikes out. George Bennett walks. Joe Shores pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jethro Bodine grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hanley walks. Jim Hanley steals second. Jim Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Hanley advances to third on the play. Vic Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bert Brady flies out to the right fielder. Hi Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Patterson singles to left field. Steve Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ebba McHale singles to center field. Sachiko Darvishi pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Leroy Anchor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ebba McHale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leroy Anchor steals second. Topper Carney singles to center field. Leroy Anchor scores. Bart Mouton singles to left field. Topper Carney advances to third on the hit. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Ed Rudi grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Cochran flies out to the center fielder. Alex Patrick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Decker. George Bennett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Hanley flies out to the right fielder. Jim Decker singles to center field. Jim Decker steals second. Vic Weaver walks. Ebba McHale strikes out. Sachiko Darvishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Joe Shores grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert Brady grounds out to the shortstop. Hi Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Leroy Anchor walks. Topper Carney grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Bart Mouton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Frank Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Steve Walker walks. Ed Rudi singles to center field. Steve Walker advances to third on the hit. Danny Cochran singles to left field. Steve Walker scores. Ed Rudi advances to third on the hit. Alex Patrick lines out to the shortstop. George Bennett pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jethro Bodine pops out to the second baseman. Jim Hanley strikes out. Jim Decker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Joe Shores flies out to the center fielder. Bert Brady lines out to the second baseman. Hi Mitchell singles to center field. Frank Patterson singles to left field. Hi Mitchell advances to third on the hit. John Langford 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. Steve Walker walks. Ed Rudi grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Hi Mitchell is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Henriksen is pinch hitting for Vic Weaver. Jim Henriksen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ebba McHale walks. Gene Hotaling is pinch hitting for John Langford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Gene Hotaling flies out to the center fielder. Leroy Anchor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Alex Dessa pitching. Brian Judy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Henriksen at LF. Ben Cohen is pinch hitting for Danny Cochran. Ben Cohen flies out to the right fielder. Alex Patrick grounds out to the pitcher. George Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Toshiaki Nishikawa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ben Cohen at C. Cade Johnston is pinch hitting for Topper Carney. Cade Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Bart Mouton lines out to the third baseman. Jethro Bodine singles to left field. Jim Hanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Joe Shores grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert Brady flies out to the left fielder. Hi Mitchell walks. Frank Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tod Vukovich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Decker pops out to the shortstop. Buddy Jones is pinch hitting for Brian Judy. Buddy Jones singles to left field. Ebba McHale grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buddy Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Milner is pinch hitting for Alex Dessa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ebba McHale is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bruce Karpel did not respond to coaching in velocity Owen Sellers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bruce Karpel did not respond to coaching in velocity Eduardo Chappelle improves in contact_vs_lefty Eduardo Chappelle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim McDonald did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Faedo improves in power_vs_righty Buck Wilson improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Burkett did not respond to coaching in endurance Lee Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Paul Burkett did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Denny did not respond to coaching in velocity