Win: Jap Lopez (13-11) Loss: Dennis Sanicki (20-7)
Inning: 1 Boston Dennis Sanicki pitching. Red Twitchell doubles to right field. Walter Paul flies out to the left fielder. Rich Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Red Twitchell advances to third on the play. Eddie Johnson singles to center field. Red Twitchell scores. Billy Coquillette grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jap Lopez pitching. Bruce Perrin is hit by a pitch. Gene Ramos singles to center field. Bruce Perrin advances to third on the hit. Gene Ramos steals second. Ecky McMillan strikes out. Ron Felton walks. Rich Weston strikes out. Bobby Bradford strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Boston Carl Easler hits a home run. Brook Johnson singles to left field. Gary Rockenfield strikes out. Jap Lopez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jap Lopez pops out to the second baseman. Red Twitchell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Irv McFadden flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Sanicki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Walter Paul grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Gomez doubles to left field. Eddie Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rich Gomez advances to third on the play. Billy Coquillette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Perrin grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Ramos lines out to the third baseman. Ecky McMillan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Carl Easler singles to center field. Brook Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Easler advances to second on the play. Gary Rockenfield grounds out to the third baseman. Jap Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ron Felton grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Weston strikes out. Bobby Bradford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Red Twitchell strikes out. Walter Paul walks. Rich Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Walter Paul steals second. Eddie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Konieczny grounds out to the third baseman. Irv McFadden flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Sanicki grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Billy Coquillette grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Easler flies out to the left fielder. Brook Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bruce Perrin grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Ramos singles to center field. Ecky McMillan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gene Ramos is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Felton walks. Rich Weston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Gary Rockenfield singles to left field. Jap Lopez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jap Lopez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Red Twitchell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bobby Bradford walks. Bobby Bradford gets picked off first. Bill Konieczny strikes out. Irv McFadden singles to center field. Harry Gastright is pinch hitting for Dennis Sanicki. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Irv McFadden is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Dwight Monchak pitching. Walter Paul flies out to the left fielder. Rich Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Johnson hits a home run. Jesus Black comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Coquillette bunts for a base hit. Carl Easler grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Coquillette is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kimiyasu Kadota is pinch hitting for Jesus Black. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kimiyasu Kadota hits a home run. Bruce Perrin grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Ramos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ecky McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Joe Johnson pitching. Joe Necciai is pinch hitting for Brook Johnson. Joe Necciai flies out to the left fielder. Gary Rockenfield singles to right field. Harry Bradford is pinch hitting for Jap Lopez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Bradford strikes out. Red Twitchell doubles to left field. Dann Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Paul hits a home run. Gary Rockenfield scores. Red Twitchell scores. Rich Gomez singles to left field. Randy Lange is pinch hitting for Eddie Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Lange grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rich Gomez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rene Edmondson pitching. Buck King enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Necciai at SS. Ron Felton strikes out. Rich Weston grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Red Twitchell 2 (33), Rich Gomez (29).HR - Walter Paul (14), Eddie Johnson (25), Carl Easler (13).GIDP - Jap Lopez. Baserunning: SB - Walter Paul (10).
Game Notes Joe Necciai is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Elmer Camp did not respond to coaching in speed Rob Myers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Elmer Camp improves in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Peguero improves in power_vs_righty Cotton Eyrich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Cotton Eyrich improves in power_vs_righty Harold Cepeda did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Irv Curry did not respond to coaching in 1B