Win: Joe Matthews (9-6) Loss: Doug Peters (4-7)
Save: Larry Moran (22)
Inning: 1 Chicago Joe Matthews pitching. Shunichi Iishii grounds out to the second baseman. Akimasa Ogi singles to center field. Akimasa Ogi steals second. Jeff Menechino flies out to the left fielder. Allan Coveleski singles to right field. Akimasa Ogi scores. Walker Britton singles to center field. Allan Coveleski is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Giovanni Battista pitching. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Driscol grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Peguero doubles to left field. Nate Meyers pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Derrick Trillo singles to center field. Charlie Smith strikes out. Jake McClanahan strikes out. Giovanni Battista flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Herbie Howard hits a home run. Ed Veras grounds out to the third baseman. Ace McKechnie flies out to the right fielder. Paul Howe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Shunichi Iishii pops out to the second baseman. Akimasa Ogi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Menechino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Matthews lines out to the third baseman. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Driscol singles to right field. Tony Peguero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Allan Coveleski strikes out. Walker Britton flies out to the right fielder. Derrick Trillo doubles to left field. Charlie Smith walks. Jake McClanahan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nate Meyers reached on a fielding error by Jake McClanahan. Herbie Howard flies out to the center fielder. Nate Meyers steals second. Ed Veras grounds out to the shortstop. Ace McKechnie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Spades Chambers is pinch hitting for Giovanni Battista. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Spades Chambers flies out to the center fielder. Shunichi Iishii doubles to right field. Akimasa Ogi grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Menechino grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Doug Peters pitching. Paul Howe doubles to left field. Joe Matthews lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Paul Howe scores. Lefty Driscol pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Allan Coveleski pops out to the shortstop. Walker Britton singles to left field. Walker Britton steals second. Derrick Trillo strikes out. Charlie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tony Peguero doubles to left field. Nate Meyers is hit by a pitch. Herbie Howard pops out to the third baseman. Ed Veras strikes out. Ace McKechnie walks. Paul Howe walks. Tony Peguero scores. Kerry Brumfield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Matthews strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Chicago Jake McClanahan grounds out to the shortstop. Brandon Roy is pinch hitting for Kerry Brumfield. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Brandon Roy flies out to the left fielder. Shunichi Iishii singles to center field. Shunichi Iishii is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Esteban Tuero pitching. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Driscol flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tony Peguero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Akimasa Ogi flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Menechino strikes out. Allan Coveleski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Nate Meyers hits a home run. Herbie Howard strikes out. Ed Veras singles to left field. Ace McKechnie is hit by a pitch. Paul Howe grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Veras advances to third on the play. Ace McKechnie advances to second on the play. Ray Brooks is pinch hitting for Joe Matthews. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ray Brooks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Larry Moran pitching. Issei Tanaka enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herbie Howard at LF. Walker Britton lines out to the second baseman. Derrick Trillo grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chick Twitchell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dave McLean improves in arm Charlie Dustal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Patterson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Deacon Brady improves in arm Ron Chozen did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Datz did not respond to coaching in range Hal Hayes improves in velocity Ernie McCracken did not respond to coaching in 1B