Win: Seitaro Matsunaga (1-1) Loss: Bill Billy (0-2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Seitaro Matsunaga pitching. Mike Robles flies out to the center fielder. Ravelo Bailey pops out to the first baseman. Garland Girardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bill Billy pitching. Frank Chalmers grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Curd strikes out. Stan Spinnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Phil Thorpe singles to right field. Jimmy Sheridan pops out to the first baseman. Ron Schauer singles to center field. Phil Thorpe advances to third on the hit. Ken Schriver grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Everett Smith singles to left field. Bob French grounds out to the third baseman. Everett Smith advances to second on the play. Art Sentell lines out to the third baseman. Trever Ordonez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Colangelo grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Billy strikes out. Mike Robles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Tarrik Odom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Seitaro Matsunaga flies out to the left fielder. Frank Chalmers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ravelo Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Garland Girardi singles to right field. Phil Thorpe strikes out. Jimmy Sheridan walks. Ron Schauer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Juan Curd strikes out. Stan Spinnett grounds out to the pitcher. Everett Smith singles in front of the left fielder. Bob French grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Everett Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ken Schriver strikes out. Jim Colangelo singles to center field. Bill Billy lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Mike Robles grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Art Sentell lines out to the third baseman. Trever Ordonez pops out to the first baseman. Tarrik Odom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ravelo Bailey strikes out. Garland Girardi pops out to the second baseman. Phil Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Seitaro Matsunaga strikes out. Frank Chalmers singles to right field. Juan Curd singles to center field. Frank Chalmers advances to third on the hit. Stan Spinnett singles to center field. Frank Chalmers scores. Juan Curd advances to third on the hit. Stan Spinnett steals second. Everett Smith is hit by a pitch. Bob French strikes out. Art Sentell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Schauer strikes out. Ken Schriver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Trever Ordonez flies out to the left fielder. Tarrik Odom walks. Hunter Slade is pinch hitting for Seitaro Matsunaga. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hunter Slade singles to center field. Tarrik Odom advances to third on the hit. Frank Chalmers flies out to the right fielder. Juan Curd hits a home run. Tarrik Odom scores. Hunter Slade scores. Jeff Astroth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Spinnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed Ostend pitching. Bud Christopher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob French at 2B. Jim Colangelo grounds out to the shortstop. Keiji Takagi is pinch hitting for Jeff Astroth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Keiji Takagi strikes out. Mike Robles singles to left field. Mike Robles is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Manny May pitching. Everett Smith doubles to center field. Bud Christopher hits a home run. Everett Smith scores. Harry Harnisch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Sentell pops out to the third baseman. Trever Ordonez flies out to the right fielder. Tarrik Odom walks. Mark Boyle is pinch hitting for Ed Ostend. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Boyle walks. Frank Chalmers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Martinez pitching. Ravelo Bailey strikes out. Kunikazu Hirose is pinch hitting for Garland Girardi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kunikazu Hirose grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Phil Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Harvey Boggs improves in contact_vs_righty Harvey Boggs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dann Butcher improves in velocity Dave Barnicle improves in range Oad Heitmuller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Dedrick improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Nokes did not respond to coaching in control Sig Clarkson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Cary did not respond to coaching in control Dave Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Gonzalez improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Stoll did not respond to coaching in 2B