Win: Jim Martinez (4-6) Loss: Atley Taylor (6-6)
Save: Red Espy (13)
Inning: 1 Boston Atley Taylor pitching. Jimy Morton walks. Fred Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimy Morton advances to second on the play. Dave Gillespie grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Wooten flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Martinez pitching. Bombo Mertz singles to right field. Rod Smith flies out to the right fielder. Chris Lundbom grounds out to the second baseman. Bombo Mertz advances to second on the play. Dee Grace walks. Gene Wehmeier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Ortiz singles to left field. Sean Kimmick grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ortiz advances to second on the play. Wade Manning singles to center field. Bill Ortiz scores. Doug Otis flies out to the left fielder. Jim Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Keita Arakane grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Fluhrer singles to center field. Hiromi Nagai grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jimy Morton grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Gillespie singles to right field. Bill Wooten strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Atley Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Bombo Mertz walks. Rod Smith strikes out. Chris Lundbom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bill Ortiz strikes out. Sean Kimmick singles to right field. Wade Manning grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dee Grace flies out to the center fielder. Gene Wehmeier grounds out to the third baseman. Keita Arakane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Doug Otis walks. Jim Martinez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jimy Morton grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Otis advances to third on the play. Fred Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Johnny Fluhrer flies out to the center fielder. Hiromi Nagai strikes out. Atley Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Dave Gillespie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Wooten singles to center field. Bill Ortiz hits a home run. Bill Wooten scores. Sean Kimmick grounds out to the shortstop. Wade Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bombo Mertz flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Rod Smith singles to center field. Chris Lundbom grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rod Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dee Grace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Doug Otis strikes out. Jim Martinez strikes out. Jimy Morton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gene Wehmeier grounds out to the pitcher. Keita Arakane flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Fluhrer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Fred Powell flies out to the left fielder. Dave Gillespie flies out to the left fielder. Bill Wooten grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hiromi Nagai walks. Masaki Yamanaka is pinch hitting for Atley Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masaki Yamanaka flies out to the left fielder. Bombo Mertz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Cupid Ross pitching. Bill Ortiz singles to center field. Sean Kimmick flies out to the left fielder. Wade Manning walks. Doug Otis walks. Bruce Harper is pinch hitting for Jim Martinez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bruce Harper strikes out. Jimy Morton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Red Espy pitching. Rod Smith flies out to the right fielder. Chris Lundbom walks. Dee Grace pops out to the third baseman. Gene Wehmeier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charley Creel improves in speed Jeff Nilsson improves in arm Bill Besse did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Nilsson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Max Tremie improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Closter did not respond to coaching in velocity Geronimo Cole did not respond to coaching in control 'Rude' Justin Rudi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gordie Bowman did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Closter improves in velocity Jim Balas did not respond to coaching in velocity