Win: Bill Billy (4-10) Loss: Derrick Johnson (0-3)
Save: Tim Sain (18)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Cary pitching. Ron Schauer walks. Ron Schauer steals second. Jimmy Sheridan walks. Kurt Grover strikes out. Emmett Bair flies out to the left fielder. Al Watkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Bill Billy pitching. Ernie Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Chalmers singles to center field. Juan Curd grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Chalmers advances to second on the play. Bud Christopher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Flood grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Colangelo flies out to the right fielder. Keiji Takagi walks. Bill Billy singles to right field. Keiji Takagi is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Pujols singles to center field. Russ Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Pujols advances to second on the play. Ted King flies out to the right fielder. Dave Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ron Schauer pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Sheridan walks. Jimmy Sheridan steals second. Kurt Grover doubles past the left fielder. Jimmy Sheridan scores. Emmett Bair grounds out to the second baseman. Kurt Grover advances to third on the play. Al Watkins singles to right field. Kurt Grover scores. Bill Flood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bob Cary strikes out. Ernie Nolan strikes out. Frank Chalmers doubles to center field. Juan Curd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Colangelo strikes out. Keiji Takagi singles to left field. Bill Billy lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Keiji Takagi forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Schauer singles to left field. Bill Billy advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Bud Christopher grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Pujols doubles to left field. Russ Lyons singles past the second baseman. Bill Pujols scores. Ted King strikes out. Dave Gonzalez singles to center field. Russ Lyons advances to third on the hit. Bob Cary grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kurt Grover singles to left field. Emmett Bair flies out to the right fielder. Al Watkins flies out to the left fielder. Bill Flood hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Colangelo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Ernie Nolan walks. Frank Chalmers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nolan advances to second on the play. Juan Curd flies out to the center fielder. Bud Christopher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Keiji Takagi lines out to the third baseman. Bill Billy grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Schauer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Bill Pujols grounds out to the pitcher. Russ Lyons reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Schauer. Ted King grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Gonzalez doubles to right field. Russ Lyons scores. Jack Dedrick is pinch hitting for Bob Cary. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Dedrick hits a home run. Dave Gonzalez scores. Ernie Nolan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Derrick Johnson pitching. Jimmy Sheridan singles to right field. Kurt Grover walks. Emmett Bair grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jimmy Sheridan advances to third on the play. Al Watkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Frank Chalmers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Curd grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Christopher lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kevin Williams enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ted King at LF. Tetsuya Suginaga enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Gonzalez at 2B. Bill Flood singles to center field. Jim Colangelo singles to right field. Bill Flood advances to third on the hit. Keiji Takagi singles to center field. Bill Flood scores. Jim Colangelo advances to third on the hit. Billy Bradshaw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Schriver is pinch hitting for Bill Billy. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ken Schriver singles to center field. Jim Colangelo scores. Keiji Takagi advances to third on the hit. Ken Schriver steals second. Frank Chalmers throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Keiji Takagi scores. Ron Schauer strikes out. Jimmy Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. Kurt Grover lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Howie Martinez pitching. Bill Pujols grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Emmett Bair flies out to the right fielder. Al Watkins pops out to the catcher. Bill Flood singles to left field. Jim Colangelo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Flood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Tim Sain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tetsuya Suginaga pops out to the first baseman. Mark Boyle is pinch hitting for Billy Bradshaw. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Boyle grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Boston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Kurt Grover (14).GIDP - Emmett Bair. Baserunning: SB - Ron Schauer (6), Jimmy Sheridan (9), Ken Schriver (6).CS - Keiji Takagi (5). Fielding: E - Ron Schauer.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: D.J. Ponder improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Houser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Billy Blackburn improves in arm D.J. Ponder improves in power_vs_lefty Billy Blackburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Bourgeois did not respond to coaching in control
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave McMillan did not respond to coaching in control Sig Clarkson did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Cuccurullo did not respond to coaching in control Dan Winters did not respond to coaching in control Yeniet Perez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Katsumi Genoka did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty