Inning: 1 Kansas City Allen Watson pitching. Andy Lavandera grounds out to the second baseman. Ren Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bip Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Rip Bradley pitching. R J Reynolds walks. Donell Nixon strikes out. Toby Harrah flies out to the center fielder. Steve Lombardozzi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Charley Jolly strikes out. Steve Gainer strikes out. Yogey Pulido strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Brook Jacoby singles to left field. Pete Incaviglia strikes out. Bob Horner walks. Todd Benzinger flies out to the center fielder. Allen Watson singles to left field. Brook Jacoby scores. Bob Horner aggressively advances to third on the hit. R J Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ariel Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Domingo Lowery strikes out. Rip Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Donell Nixon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toby Harrah hits a home run. Steve Lombardozzi flies out to the center fielder. Brook Jacoby grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Andy Lavandera strikes out. Ren Smith flies out to the right fielder. Bip Roberts pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Pete Incaviglia grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Horner grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Benzinger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Charley Jolly flies out to the right fielder. Steve Gainer grounds out to the third baseman. Yogey Pulido lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Allen Watson grounds out to the shortstop. R J Reynolds doubles to left field. Donell Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Toby Harrah singles to center field. R J Reynolds scores. Steve Lombardozzi walks. Brook Jacoby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Steve Ankiel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Toby Harrah at 2B. Ariel Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Domingo Lowery grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Bradley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Pete Incaviglia strikes out. Bob Horner strikes out. Todd Benzinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Andy Lavandera grounds out to the second baseman. Ren Smith singles to right field. Ren Smith steals second. Bip Roberts flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Charley Jolly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Tokuji Tamura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allen Watson strikes out. R J Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Donell Nixon singles to center field. Steve Ankiel walks. Steve Lombardozzi singles to right field. Donell Nixon is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Gainer grounds out to the third baseman. Yogey Pulido flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ariel Mendoza hits a home run. Domingo Lowery flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Brook Jacoby flies out to the left fielder. Pete Incaviglia singles to left field. Jim Keeton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Horner hits an infield single to the pitcher. Todd Benzinger hits a home run. Pete Incaviglia scores. Bob Horner scores. Harry Mack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Aldrete is pinch hitting for Allen Watson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Aldrete flies out to the right fielder. R J Reynolds hits a home run. Donell Nixon singles to right field. Toru Yoshiwara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Ankiel singles to right field. Steve Lombardozzi walks. Brook Jacoby grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ron Reed pitching. Marv McCarthy is pinch hitting for Toru Yoshiwara. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marv McCarthy doubles to left field. Andy Lavandera flies out to the left fielder. Ren Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marv McCarthy advances to third on the play. Bip Roberts singles to right field. Marv McCarthy scores. Charley Jolly grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bip Roberts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 2 New York total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Rip Bradley is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mitsuyasu Sugishita improves in control Fred Shifflett did not respond to coaching in arm Tsutomu Yamao improves in power_vs_lefty Wally Holly improves in power_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Cerutti did not respond to coaching in control Andy Benes improves in velocity Chris Sabo improves in power_vs_lefty Andy Benes did not respond to coaching in control Chris Sabo did not respond to coaching in 3B