Win: Gary Poholsky (1-1) Loss: Dave Williams (1-2)
Save: Lee Windle (6)
Inning: 1 New York Tyrone Biggums pitching. Doug Garland pops out to the shortstop. Joe Drake strikes out. Piggy Huffman singles to left field. Randy Zmich singles to left field. Piggy Huffman advances to third on the hit. Bud Figga grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Limb Burgess pitching. Ron Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Jose Kaline singles to left field. Neal Chappelle grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Kaline advances to second on the play. Oyster Clemente doubles to right field. Jose Kaline scores. Lee Ferrara hits a home run. Oyster Clemente scores. Jordan McGee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jack Maurer hits a home run. John Picone flies out to the right fielder. Billy Shears lines out to the shortstop. Limb Burgess strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Stan Javier grounds out to the second baseman. Grady Hoyt singles to right field. Tyrone Biggums fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tyrone Biggums strikes out. Ron Callahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Doug Garland singles to right field. Joe Drake strikes out. Piggy Huffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Garland advances to second on the play. Randy Zmich hits a home run. Doug Garland scores. Bud Figga singles to center field. Jack Maurer singles to left field. John Picone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jose Kaline grounds out to the second baseman. Neal Chappelle singles to center field. Oyster Clemente grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Billy Shears grounds out to the shortstop. Limb Burgess strikes out. Doug Garland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lee Ferrara singles to right field. Lee Ferrara steals second. John Picone throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jordan McGee flies out to the left fielder. Stan Javier flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lee Ferrara scores. Grady Hoyt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Charlie Encarnacion comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Drake lines out to the second baseman. Piggy Huffman walks. Piggy Huffman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Randy Zmich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Charlie Ritchey is pinch hitting for Charlie Encarnacion. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Charlie Ritchey flies out to the right fielder. Ron Callahan singles to right field. Jose Kaline walks. Neal Chappelle pops out to the second baseman. Oyster Clemente strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York George Wheeler pitching. Bud Figga singles to center field. Jack Maurer singles to left field. Bud Figga advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. John Picone singles to left field. Bud Figga scores. Bill Oertel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Shears grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Maurer advances to third on the play. John Picone advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Limb Burgess flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Maurer scores. Doug Garland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Lee Ferrara hits a home run. Billy Jensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jordan McGee singles to left field. Stan Javier strikes out. Grady Hoyt strikes out. Tom Hutton is pinch hitting for Bill Oertel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Tom Hutton lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Dave Williams pitching. Joe Drake flies out to the left fielder. Piggy Huffman strikes out. Randy Zmich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ron Callahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Kaline hits a home run. Gary Poholsky comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Neal Chappelle hits a home run. Oyster Clemente singles to center field. Lee Ferrara flies out to the right fielder. Jordan McGee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Oyster Clemente is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Bud Figga reached on a fielding error by Dave Williams. Jack Maurer singles to center field. Bud Figga advances to third on the hit. John Picone walks. Billy Shears doubles to left field. Bud Figga scores. Jack Maurer scores. John Picone is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Tron Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Titcomb is pinch hitting for Gary Poholsky. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Titcomb singles to left field. Billy Shears scores. Ed Titcomb steals second. Doug Garland grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Titcomb advances to third on the play. Joe Drake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Joost pitching. Jake Wilson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Billy Shears at 1B. Stan Javier flies out to the center fielder. Grady Hoyt singles to left field. Jesus Byrdak is pinch hitting for Tron Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jesus Byrdak flies out to the left fielder. Ron Callahan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Grady Hoyt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Karl Lake pitching. Piggy Huffman hits a home run. Randy Zmich singles to center field. Bud Figga strikes out. Randy Zmich steals second. Jack Maurer singles to center field. Randy Zmich scores. John Picone flies out to the center fielder. Jake Wilson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lee Windle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jose Kaline grounds out to the shortstop. Neal Chappelle grounds out to the second baseman. Oyster Clemente grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes George Wheeler is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Oscar Skowron did not respond to coaching in range Harley McKinney did not respond to coaching in endurance Ismael Stewart improves in arm Gene Capra did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Capra did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chuck Taylor did not respond to coaching in range Mike May did not respond to coaching in control Spike Sauer did not respond to coaching in control Kent Wallace improves in velocity Draino Dranovich improves in SS