Win: Buck Russell (12-5) Loss: Mike Clarke (4-5)
Save: Gary Grimes (17)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Sam McDavid pitching. Rube Harris strikes out. Mike Cafego grounds out to the third baseman. Cap Jennings hits a home run. Randy Reyes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Buck Russell pitching. Cap Gordon grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Planeta strikes out. Billy Devarez singles to left field. Wes Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wes McMahan strikes out. Al Embree singles past the second baseman. Minnie Stiely strikes out. Al Embree steals second. Alex Locklear throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Al Embree scores. Gil Miller singles to right field. Buck Russell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Alex Locklear strikes out. Pat Pladson lines out to the pitcher. Tommy Hobaugh walks. Joe Lennon reached on a fielding error by Randy Reyes. Sam McDavid flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rube Harris flies out to the center fielder. Mike Cafego grounds out to the third baseman. Cap Jennings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Cap Gordon walks. Bob Planeta grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cap Gordon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Devarez grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Randy Reyes walks. Wes McMahan singles to center field. Randy Reyes advances to third on the hit. Al Embree lines out to the shortstop. Minnie Stiely walks. Charles Hudson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Gil Miller grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Wes Pena strikes out. Alex Locklear doubles to left field. Pat Pladson strikes out. Tommy Hobaugh pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Buck Russell grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Harris strikes out. Mike Cafego grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Joe Lennon flies out to the left fielder. Tom Midkiff is pinch hitting for Charles Hudson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Tom Midkiff hits a home run. Cap Gordon pops out to the third baseman. Bob Planeta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Takumi TK Ogai pitching. Cap Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Reyes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wes McMahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Billy Devarez walks. Wes Pena grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Devarez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Locklear is hit by a pitch. Pat Pladson grounds out to the shortstop. Wes Pena advances to third on the play. Alex Locklear advances to second on the play. Tommy Hobaugh grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Al Embree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Minnie Stiely grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Miller walks. Buck Russell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Joe Lennon grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Reynolds is pinch hitting for Takumi TK Ogai. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ed Reynolds doubles to right field. Cap Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Bob Planeta hits a home run. Ed Reynolds scores. Billy Devarez singles to center field. Wes Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Terrell Wade pitching. Rube Harris strikes out. Mike Cafego pops out to the third baseman. Cap Jennings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Alex Locklear strikes out. Pat Pladson grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Hobaugh singles to center field. Joe Lennon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Randy Reyes doubles past the left fielder. Wes McMahan singles to center field. Randy Reyes scores. Ed Nippert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Bowers is pinch hitting for Al Embree. George Bowers singles to left field. Minnie Stiely singles to right field. Wes McMahan scores. George Bowers advances to third on the hit. Vern Charles is pinch hitting for Gil Miller. Vern Charles walks. Grady Sizemore is pinch hitting for Buck Russell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Grady Sizemore strikes out. Rube Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Bowers scores. Minnie Stiely advances to third on the play. Vern Charles advances to second on the play. Mike Cafego grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Gary Grimes pitching. Troy Rollins enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Bowers at SS. Ed Nippert strikes out. Cap Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Bob Planeta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Alex Locklear (12), Ed Reynolds (15).HR - Bob Planeta (13), Tom Midkiff (15).GIDP - Billy Devarez.HBP - Alex Locklear (2). Fielding: E - Alex Locklear.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Lovett did not respond to coaching in endurance Rigo McRae did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Eaton improves in range Ray Robbins improves in endurance Brian Carsey did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Santiago Cruz improves in arm Rick W Mertz improves in speed Mark Snover improves in range Randy Boyer did not respond to coaching in control Duvier K Rivera improves in RF