Inning: 1 Chicago Brook Veres pitching. Howard Currie strikes out. Earl Norwood singles to right field. Earl Norwood steals second. Steve Cvengros walks. Rodney Pittinger singles to center field. Earl Norwood scores. Paul Smith flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Messenger hits a home run. Steve Cvengros scores. Rodney Pittinger scores. Jose Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Henderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Paul Rayford pitching. Frank Ford pops out to the first baseman. Keita Arakane strikes out. Johnny Fluhrer lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Jerry Gibson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Paul Rayford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Howard Currie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gene Wehmeier walks. Chauncey Klinger flies out to the left fielder. Rod Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Wehmeier advances to second on the play. Chris Lundbom walks. Cesar Brumley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chris Lundbom is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Earl Norwood strikes out. Steve Cvengros singles to right field. Steve Cvengros steals second. Rodney Pittinger flies out to the right fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Paul Smith singles past the second baseman. Steve Cvengros scores. Paul Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jose Miller pops out to the shortstop. Frank Ford singles to center field. Frank Ford steals second. Keita Arakane grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Fluhrer singles to right field. Frank Ford scores. Gene Wehmeier singles to left field. Chauncey Klinger singles to right field. Johnny Fluhrer scores. Gene Wehmeier advances to third on the hit. Rod Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Johnny Messenger doubles to center field. Rich Henderson walks. Jerry Gibson singles past the shortstop. Johnny Messenger scores. Rich Henderson advances to third on the hit. Cupid Ross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Rayford strikes out. Howard Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Henderson scores. Jerry Gibson advances to second on the play. Earl Norwood grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Chris Lundbom grounds out to the shortstop. Cesar Brumley strikes out. Cupid Ross pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Steve Cvengros flies out to the left fielder. Rodney Pittinger is hit by a pitch. Paul Smith flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Messenger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Frank Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Keita Arakane grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Fluhrer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Rich Henderson walks. Jerry Gibson flies out to the left fielder. Paul Rayford lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Howard Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Gene Wehmeier grounds out to the third baseman. Chauncey Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Rod Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Earl Norwood strikes out. Steve Cvengros flies out to the center fielder. Rodney Pittinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Chris Lundbom grounds out to the third baseman. Cesar Brumley singles to right field. Gordie Bowman is pinch hitting for Cupid Ross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gordie Bowman strikes out. Frank Ford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Ed Metz pitching. Paul Smith walks. Rick Jefferson is pinch hitting for Johnny Messenger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rick Jefferson singles to center field. Rich Henderson flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Gibson singles to right field. Paul Smith scores. Rick Jefferson advances to third on the hit. Paul Rayford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Lattimore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Howard Currie at 3B. George Watson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Earl Norwood at SS. Tom Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Henderson at RF. Keita Arakane grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Fluhrer strikes out. Gene Wehmeier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Bill Hidalgo is pinch hitting for John Lattimore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Hidalgo walks. George Watson reached on a fielding error by Johnny Fluhrer. Steve Cvengros walks. Rodney Pittinger strikes out. Paul Smith singles to left field. Bill Hidalgo scores. George Watson scores. Steve Cvengros advances to third on the hit. Rick Jefferson strikes out. Craig Reitz is pinch hitting for Tom Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Craig Reitz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Chauncey Klinger singles to right field. Rod Smith flies out to the center fielder. Chris Lundbom flies out to the right fielder. Chauncey Klinger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Johnny Messenger (1).HR - Johnny Messenger (2).GIDP - Paul Rayford.HBP - Rodney Pittinger (1). Baserunning: SB - Earl Norwood (2), Steve Cvengros (3).CS - Paul Smith (1).
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Milt Page improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Lehr improves in control Tony Grabowski improves in control Milt Page did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Marcus Hageman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Parker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Lucas did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Stimac did not respond to coaching in control Frank Steinbrenner did not respond to coaching in control Ryan Maxwell did not respond to coaching in velocity Geronimo Cole improves in velocity Frank Steinbrenner did not respond to coaching in velocity