Inning: 1 Chicago Frank Steinbrenner pitching. Johnny Messenger grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Cvengros walks. Rodney Pittinger walks. Bill Ponce grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Cvengros advances to third on the play. Rodney Pittinger advances to second on the play. Earl Norwood doubles past the right fielder. Steve Cvengros scores. Rodney Pittinger scores. Joe Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ricardo Hunter pitching. Calvin Craig strikes out. Masaki Yamanaka singles to center field. Chick Scarborough singles to center field. Gordie Bowman reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Brown. Masaki Yamanaka scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Nigel Joseph triples. Chick Scarborough scores. Gordie Bowman scores. John Adkins singles to center field. Nigel Joseph scores. Jeff Schick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Tom Brown flies out to the left fielder. John Lattimore grounds out to the pitcher. Ricardo Hunter reached on a fielding error by Masaki Yamanaka. Ricardo Hunter is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ricky Pierce singles to center field. Ricky Pierce steals second. Frank Steinbrenner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Calvin Craig pops out to the third baseman. Masaki Yamanaka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Johnny Messenger strikes out. Steve Cvengros strikes out. Rodney Pittinger hits a home run. Bill Ponce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Chick Scarborough lines out to the shortstop. Gordie Bowman hits an infield single to the third baseman. Nigel Joseph singles to left field. Gordie Bowman advances to third on the hit. John Adkins flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gordie Bowman scores. Nigel Joseph is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Earl Norwood grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Parker is hit by a pitch. Tom Brown strikes out. John Lattimore walks. Ricardo Hunter reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ricky Pierce. Joe Parker scores. Johnny Messenger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Schick walks. Ricky Pierce pops out to the third baseman. Frank Steinbrenner lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Calvin Craig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Schick advances to third on the play. Frank Steinbrenner advances to second on the play. Masaki Yamanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Steve Cvengros strikes out. Rodney Pittinger walks. Bill Ponce singles to center field. Rodney Pittinger advances to third on the hit. Earl Norwood flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Rodney Pittinger scores. Yukinobu Aoyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Parker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Chick Scarborough grounds out to the shortstop. Gordie Bowman doubles to left field. Nigel Joseph strikes out. George Gessler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. John Adkins singles to right field. Gordie Bowman scores. Jeff Schick walks. Ricky Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Tom Brown hits a home run. John Lattimore singles to right field. George Gessler fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Gessler strikes out. Johnny Messenger lines out to the shortstop. Steve Cvengros grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Yukinobu Aoyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Calvin Craig grounds out to the third baseman. Masaki Yamanaka triples. Chick Scarborough grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Rodney Pittinger flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ponce strikes out. Earl Norwood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gordie Bowman flies out to the left fielder. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the shortstop. John Adkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Joe Parker grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Brown flies out to the center fielder. John Lattimore singles to right field. Craig Reitz is pinch hitting for George Gessler. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Craig Reitz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Lattimore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jerry Smith pitching. Jeff Schick grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Pierce lines out to the first baseman. Jose Reese is pinch hitting for Yukinobu Aoyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Reese flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Cupid Ross pitching. Johnny Messenger grounds out to the catcher. Steve Cvengros grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rodney Pittinger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Calvin Craig singles to right field. Masaki Yamanaka singles to right field. Calvin Craig is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Chick Scarborough strikes out. Gordie Bowman singles to right field. Nigel Joseph singles to left field. Masaki Yamanaka scores. Chicago total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Barney Bailey improves in speed Marcus Hageman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Blankenship did not respond to coaching in endurance Barney Bailey improves in arm Barney Bailey improves in contact_vs_lefty Buddy Chiamparino improves in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Walt Donnels improves in arm Kenny Oravetz improves in arm Shane Crowson did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Donnels did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Garagozzo did not respond to coaching in speed Jocko Simmons did not respond to coaching in velocity