Win: Tod Andersen (3-3) Loss: Bartolo Colon (15-6)
Inning: 1 Boston Tod Andersen pitching. Mickey Blackwell walks. Larry Doyle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mickey Blackwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Bunyon flies out to the right fielder. Larry Doyle steals second. Alex Valdes throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Merito Getenrich walks. Shawn Unser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bartolo Colon pitching. Ike DeMars strikes out. Tim Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Blas Zuvella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Burchart grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Flay grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Hodges strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Paul Hernandez strikes out. Alex Valdes grounds out to the shortstop. Rigoberto Alarcon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Bartolo Colon strikes out. Mickey Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Dunlop flies out to the center fielder. Esteban d Aquino pops out to the second baseman. Tod Andersen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Paul Bunyon grounds out to the second baseman. Merito Getenrich strikes out. Shawn Unser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ike DeMars singles to center field. Tim Taylor singles to right field. Ike DeMars advances to third on the hit. Blas Zuvella grounds out to the shortstop. Ike DeMars scores. Tim Taylor advances to second on the play. Paul Hernandez singles to right field. Tim Taylor scores. Alex Valdes doubles to center field. Paul Hernandez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rigoberto Alarcon walks. Mike Dunlop grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Valdes advances to third on the play. Rigoberto Alarcon advances to second on the play. Esteban d Aquino strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Bill Burchart walks. Bobby Flay strikes out. Ron Hodges strikes out. Bartolo Colon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Burchart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tod Andersen strikes out. Ike DeMars hits a home run. Jesus Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Taylor hits a home run. Blas Zuvella singles to right field. Blas Zuvella is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Mickey Blackwell walks. Larry Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Passed ball. Mickey Blackwell advances to second. Paul Bunyon flies out to the left fielder. Merito Getenrich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Valdes singles to left field. Rigoberto Alarcon hits a home run. Alex Valdes scores. Mike Dunlop pops out to the third baseman. Esteban d Aquino grounds out to the shortstop. Tod Andersen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Shawn Unser walks. Bill Burchart singles to right field. Bobby Flay grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Burchart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Hodges pops out to the shortstop. Gary Nichols is pinch hitting for Jesus Nichols. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sparky Allen pitching. Ike DeMars strikes out. Tim Taylor strikes out. Blas Zuvella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Mickey Blackwell strikes out. Larry Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Bunyon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Paul Hernandez strikes out. Orber Waddey is pinch hitting for Alex Valdes. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Orber Waddey reached on a fielding error by Shawn Unser. Rigoberto Alarcon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Merito Getenrich. Mike Dunlop flies out to the center fielder. Esteban d Aquino strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Merito Getenrich flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Shawn Unser is hit by a pitch. Bill Burchart singles to center field. Shawn Unser advances to third on the hit. Bobby Flay flies out to the center fielder. Al Glickman is pinch hitting for Ron Hodges. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Glickman singles to center field. Shawn Unser scores. Bill Burchart advances to third on the hit. Sam Kocher is pinch hitting for Sparky Allen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sam Kocher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Alex Valdes (6).HR - Ike DeMars (16), Tim Taylor (26), Rigoberto Alarcon (11). Baserunning: CS - Blas Zuvella (2). Fielding: E - Alex Valdes.PB - Alex Valdes.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Woody Cecil did not respond to coaching in control Mark Olwine improves in arm Hughie Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Agler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Woody Cecil did not respond to coaching in velocity Coco Hurley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Carlin improves in range Stub Darr did not respond to coaching in arm Francisco Kalahan improves in arm Doc Brantley improves in power_vs_righty Ken Carlin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Cliburn did not respond to coaching in control