Win: Mike Jagger (8-5) Loss: Mark Gonzales (8-7)
Save: Hunkey Painter (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Mike Jagger pitching. Harland Fishburn singles to right field. Neil Robinson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Nomar Doerr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mark Gonzales pitching. Pat Hill flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kolp pops out to the second baseman. A.F. Morales grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Francis Thomas III strikes out. Hector Gomez strikes out. Leroy Bonacci strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bobby Hamilton walks. Jim Flager pops out to the first baseman. Arch Deacon strikes out. Dave Caveney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jimmy Blankenship pops out to the second baseman. Jamie Conway strikes out. Mark Gonzales strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Johnny Morzek strikes out. Mike Jagger flies out to the left fielder. Pat Hill doubles to left field. Joe Kolp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Harland Fishburn strikes out. Neil Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Nomar Doerr singles to center field. Nomar Doerr steals second. Francis Thomas III strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City A.F. Morales singles to center field. Bobby Hamilton singles to right field. Jim Flager hits a home run. A.F. Morales scores. Bobby Hamilton scores. Showboat Simmons comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Arch Deacon strikes out. Dave Caveney flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Morzek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Hector Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Leroy Bonacci singles to right field. Leroy Bonacci is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jimmy Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Jagger grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Hill singles to left field. Joe Kolp strikes out. A.F. Morales grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jamie Conway flies out to the left fielder. Showboat Simmons singles to center field. Harland Fishburn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Showboat Simmons is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Neil Robinson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harland Fishburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bobby Hamilton grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Flager strikes out. Arch Deacon walks. Dave Caveney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Arch Deacon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Nomar Doerr reached on a fielding error by Arch Deacon. Francis Thomas III singles to center field. Nomar Doerr advances to third on the hit. Hector Gomez strikes out. Francis Thomas III steals second. Leroy Bonacci grounds out to the third baseman. Nomar Doerr scores. Francis Thomas III advances to third on the play. Jimmy Blankenship flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Johnny Morzek singles past the third baseman. Mike Jagger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Hill grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Kolp pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Dasher Naranjo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Arch Deacon at 3B. Jamie Conway grounds out to the second baseman. Lernernerner Dicarpricorn is pinch hitting for Showboat Simmons. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lernernerner Dicarpricorn walks. Harland Fishburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lernernerner Dicarpricorn advances to second on the play. Neil Robinson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Honus Barker pitching. A.F. Morales singles past the shortstop. Bobby Hamilton strikes out. Jim Flager grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Hunkey Painter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Nomar Doerr strikes out. Francis Thomas III grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hector Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Joe Kolp is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Pettibone did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Fiekman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Chenowith did not respond to coaching in control Luis Wheeler improves in arm Devin Lynch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don Dickshot improves in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Preacher Skalski did not respond to coaching in range Gary Roberts did not respond to coaching in control Rasty Boyle did not respond to coaching in range Gary Roberts did not respond to coaching in endurance Ulric Upshaw did not respond to coaching in control Sam Lefebvre did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jay Torrealba did not respond to coaching in 1B