Win: Jug Lasley (11-4) Loss: Jack Gibson (5-21)
Save: Torii Joyce (16)
Inning: 1 New York Rick Loane pitching. Craig Hiland flies out to the right fielder. Neill Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Kiefer singles to right field. Ted Curry singles to left field. Carlton Linden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Gibson pitching. Lee Biggs flies out to the right fielder. Mark Canavan singles to left field. Bill Shields walks. George Strickland grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mark Canavan is out at third base. Frank Elliott walks. Nick Castellanos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 New York Tom Ceccarelli doubles to center field. Mitsuo Tanaka singles to center field. Tom Ceccarelli scores. Mitsuo Tanaka is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Daryl Orme grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Gibson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gary Langsford strikes out. Scott Raymond grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Loane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Craig Hiland pops out to the catcher. Neill Simmons singles to left field. Billy Kiefer grounds out to the third baseman. Neill Simmons advances to second on the play. Ted Curry walks. Carlton Linden walks. Tom Ceccarelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lee Biggs grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Canavan singles to right field. Mark Canavan steals second. Bill Shields strikes out. George Strickland hits a home run. Mark Canavan scores. Frank Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Mitsuo Tanaka singles past the third baseman. Daryl Orme strikes out. Jack Gibson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jug Lasley 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. Craig Hiland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nick Castellanos grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Langsford pops out to the second baseman. Scott Raymond flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Neill Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Billy Kiefer grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Curry singles to right field. Carlton Linden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jug Lasley grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Biggs hits a home run. Mark Canavan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Shields hits an infield single to the first baseman. George Strickland hits a home run. Bill Shields scores. Kersti Kaljulaid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Tom Ceccarelli pops out to the shortstop. Mitsuo Tanaka grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Daryl Orme lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nick Castellanos strikes out. Gary Langsford flies out to the left fielder. Scott Raymond grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Sonny Hancock is pinch hitting for Kersti Kaljulaid. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sonny Hancock hits a home run. Joe Prim comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Hiland grounds out to the shortstop. Neill Simmons reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Langsford. Billy Kiefer strikes out. Ted Curry pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rafael Rixey pitching. Red Brown is pinch hitting for Joe Prim. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Brown flies out to the center fielder. Lee Biggs strikes out. Mark Canavan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Benito Johnson pitching. Dave Parks enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Langsford at SS. Carlton Linden grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Ceccarelli grounds out to the second baseman. Mitsuo Tanaka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Shields flies out to the left fielder. George Strickland walks. Frank Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. George Strickland advances to second on the play. Nick Castellanos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Torii Joyce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Daryl Orme flies out to the left fielder. Al Buskey is pinch hitting for Rafael Rixey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Buskey grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Hiland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Edgard Abrego did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alberto Bale did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sergio Palacios improves in arm Terry Bush improves in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Allen improves in range Stan Bailey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Willie Zacher improves in range Ryan Higgins did not respond to coaching in speed