Win: Jeff Valentine (7-5) Loss: Bill Cieslak (4-1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Carsey pitching. Dave Bennett grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Lindaman doubles to right field. Yariel Duvergel grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Lindaman advances to third on the play. Clem Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Tony Mullen pitching. Jose Johnson walks. Jack Allen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Kurt Eversgerd hits a home run. Dixie Conwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Freddy Perry hits a home run. Reggie Tartabull walks. Stan Lytle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Reggie Tartabull is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Tony Mullen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Danforth singles to left field. Gene Reed grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Fred Seibold strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dave Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Lindaman grounds out to the third baseman. Yariel Duvergel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Chris Bergman singles to center field. Joe Carsey 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 strikes out. Jack Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Clem Thornton pops out to the shortstop. Freddy Perry flies out to the left fielder. Reggie Tartabull strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Kurt Eversgerd pops out to the shortstop. Dixie Conwell pops out to the first baseman. Bill Danforth pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Stan Lytle lines out to the third baseman. Bob Tartabull lines out to the second baseman. Tony Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Gene Reed grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Seibold grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Bergman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dave Bennett flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Lindaman grounds out to the pitcher. Yariel Duvergel singles to left field. Jim Michaels comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Clem Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Joe Nold is pinch hitting for Jim Michaels. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Nold pops out to the shortstop. Jose Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Jack Allen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Carl Wynn pitching. Freddy Perry strikes out. Reggie Tartabull grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Lytle pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Kurt Eversgerd triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Dixie Conwell strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Danforth grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Reed grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Tartabull singles to right field. Gene Stanton is pinch hitting for Tony Mullen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Gene Stanton strikes out. Dave Bennett walks. Lefty Lindaman grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Tartabull advances to third on the play. Dave Bennett advances to second on the play. Yariel Duvergel reached on a fielding error by Bill Danforth. Bob Tartabull scores. Clem Thornton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Red Simpson pitching. Fred Seibold walks. Chris Bergman singles to center field. Fred Seibold advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bobby Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Carl Wynn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Chris Bergman steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Bobby Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Seibold scores. Chris Bergman advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Jose Johnson walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Johnson advances to second on the play. Kurt Eversgerd flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jeff Valentine pitching. Freddy Perry walks. Reggie Tartabull walks. Stan Lytle strikes out. Bob Tartabull flies out to the right fielder. 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 singles past the second baseman. Freddy Perry is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Bill Cieslak pitching. Dixie Conwell doubles to center field. Bill Danforth strikes out. Gene Reed strikes out. Fred Seibold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Dave Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Lindaman flies out to the left fielder. Yariel Duvergel singles to left field. Clem Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Boston Chris Bergman singles to left field. Earl Rosario is pinch hitting for Jeff Valentine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Earl Rosario singles to center field. Chris Bergman advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Jose Johnson pops out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Allen walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Kurt Eversgerd walks. Chris Bergman scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Dixie Conwell (14).3B - Kurt Eversgerd (4).HR - Kurt Eversgerd (8).GIDP - Jack Allen, Gene Reed. Baserunning: SB - Chris Bergman (4). Fielding: E - Bill Danforth.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Baltazar Pilon did not respond to coaching in control Art Feliz improves in contact_vs_righty Deacon Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Duff High did not respond to coaching in range Ed Lovelace did not respond to coaching in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jacke Kotsay did not respond to coaching in speed Walter Scanlan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Walter Scanlan improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Davidson improves in arm Alex Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in RF