Inning: 1 Kansas City Harry Lahoud pitching. Don Puente singles past the second baseman. Motohiro Sumitani walks. Katsuhiko Tsugawa singles to center field. Don Puente scores. Motohiro Sumitani is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Tom Hunter pops out to the third baseman. Jay LaPalme flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Bob Bean pitching. Bill Easley singles to center field. Bill Easley steals second. Charlie Valdes walks. Desmond Smith pops out to the third baseman. Matt Grabowski hits a home run. Bill Easley scores. Charlie Valdes scores. Red Lara flies out to the left fielder. Al Jones doubles past the right fielder. Jeff Neill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Arnie Freed lines out to the pitcher. Herb Tate pops out to the catcher. Jerry Myatt singles past the shortstop. Bob Bean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Kevin Wells grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Lahoud grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Easley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Don Puente singles to right field. Motohiro Sumitani flies out to the right fielder. Katsuhiko Tsugawa singles to right field. Tom Hunter flies out to the right fielder. Jay LaPalme walks. Arnie Freed flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 New York Charlie Valdes singles to left field. Desmond Smith singles to center field. Charlie Valdes advances to third on the hit. Matt Grabowski singles to center field. Charlie Valdes scores. Desmond Smith advances to third on the hit. Red Lara flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Desmond Smith scores. Rey Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Jones walks. Jeff Neill grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Matt Grabowski is out at third base. Kevin Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Herb Tate strikes out. Jerry Myatt strikes out. Rey Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Harry Lahoud flies out to the center fielder. Bill Easley flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Valdes singles to center field. Desmond Smith doubles to center field. Charlie Valdes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Matt Grabowski pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Don Puente reached on a fielding error by Bill Easley. Motohiro Sumitani flies out to the center fielder. Don Puente is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Katsuhiko Tsugawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Red Lara strikes out. Al Jones singles to left field. Jeff Neill singles to right field. Kevin Wells strikes out. Passed ball. Al Jones advances to third. Jeff Neill advances to second. Harry Lahoud pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Jay LaPalme walks. Arnie Freed flies out to the right fielder. Herb Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Bill Easley grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Valdes lines out to the shortstop. Desmond Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jerry Myatt triples. Minnie Hague is pinch hitting for Rey Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Minnie Hague strikes out. Don Puente walks. Motohiro Sumitani singles to left field. Jerry Myatt scores. Don Puente advances to third on the hit. Katsuhiko Tsugawa singles to right field. Don Puente scores. Tom Hunter walks. Red Chiles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay LaPalme grounds out to the third baseman. Motohiro Sumitani scores. Katsuhiko Tsugawa advances to third on the play. Tom Hunter advances to second on the play. Arnie Freed walks. Herb Tate flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 New York Cliff Alusik pitching. Matt Grabowski grounds out to the third baseman. Red Lara singles to left field. Al Jones strikes out. Jeff Neill grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Red Lara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jerry Myatt walks. Lance Beckmann is pinch hitting for Cliff Alusik. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lance Beckmann walks. Don Puente walks. Bill Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Motohiro Sumitani grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Myatt scores. Lance Beckmann advances to third on the play. Don Puente advances to second on the play. Katsuhiko Tsugawa walks. Tom Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Jay LaPalme walks. Lance Beckmann scores. Arnie Freed doubles past the center fielder. Don Puente scores. Katsuhiko Tsugawa scores. Jay LaPalme uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alexei Rondon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herb Tate flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Jim Kieschnick pitching. Kevin Wells grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Ragan is pinch hitting for Alexei Rondon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Ragan singles to center field. Bob Ragan steals second. Bill Easley flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Valdes doubles to center field. Bob Ragan scores. Desmond Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ben Cox pitching. Jerry Myatt flies out to the right fielder. Jim Kieschnick grounds out to the third baseman. Don Puente walks. Motohiro Sumitani walks. Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Motohiro Sumitani is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Matt Grabowski singles to left field. Red Lara strikes out. Al Jones doubles past the center fielder. Matt Grabowski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Neill singles to right field. Al Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Atkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Wells walks. Naoichi Omiya is pinch hitting for Ben Cox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Naoichi Omiya strikes out. Bill Easley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Creighton Frey pitching. Tom Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Jay LaPalme strikes out. Arnie Freed grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Charlie Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Desmond Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Grabowski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Herb Tate grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Myatt walks. Tim Richert is pinch hitting for Johnny Atkins. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tim Richert pops out to the first baseman. Don Puente walks. Motohiro Sumitani grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Don Puente is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 New York Scott Graff pitching. Red Lara flies out to the center fielder. Al Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Neill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Kansas City Katsuhiko Tsugawa flies out to the left fielder. Tom Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Jay LaPalme pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 New York Kevin Wells flies out to the right fielder. Rob Rudolph is pinch hitting for Creighton Frey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rob Rudolph grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Easley walks. Charlie Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Kansas City Calvin Romo pitching. Arnie Freed walks. Herb Tate grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Arnie Freed is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Myatt triples. Herb Tate scores. Raidel Ramirez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Graff strikes out. Don Puente grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 New York Desmond Smith singles past the first baseman. Matt Grabowski singles to center field. Desmond Smith advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Red Lara grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Grabowski advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Al Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Neill strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 15 New York total runners LOB: 13
Batting:2B - Charlie Valdes (3), Desmond Smith (3), Al Jones 2 (3).HR - Matt Grabowski (2).SF - Red Lara. Baserunning: SB - Bill Easley (4), Bob Ragan (3). Fielding: E - Bill Easley.
Game Notes Jim Kieschnick is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Billy Difani did not respond to coaching in arm George Hunt improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Lacy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty David McAnally improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Lacy did not respond to coaching in LF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Fothergill did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carl Fishburn did not respond to coaching in control Tom Buchanan improves in speed Ned Cronin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty