Win: Fred Blankenship (18-9) Loss: Ramon Hertz (5-15)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Fred Blankenship pitching. Brent Dalena triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Charlie Willis singles past the shortstop. Brent Dalena scores. Dixon Springer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Charlie Willis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dixon Springer gets picked off first. Jeff Schick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Ramon Hertz pitching. Bob Odom grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Lopez hits a home run. Marcus Hageman grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Norwood grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Graham singles to right field. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Dick Lieber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Marty Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. David Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ramon Hertz singles to left field. Brent Dalena flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Willis strikes out. Dixon Springer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ramon Hertz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Elmer Kinzer strikes out. Fred Blankenship grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Odom hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Lopez doubles to center field. Bob Odom uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Lopez steals third. Marcus Hageman singles to left field. Bob Lopez scores. Earl Norwood walks. Marty Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Schick strikes out. George Hughes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Earl Norwood. Gene Graham strikes out. Alex Coluccio walks. Dick Lieber strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago David Davis doubles past the first baseman. Barney Bailey strikes out. Elmer Kinzer grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Blankenship strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ramon Hertz pops out to the second baseman. Brent Dalena flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Willis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bob Odom hits a home run. Scott Bernero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Lopez singles past the second baseman. Marcus Hageman walks. Earl Norwood grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Lopez advances to third on the play. Marty Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dixon Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Schick doubles to left field. George Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Gene Graham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago David Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Bailey singles to right field. Elmer Kinzer strikes out. Fred Blankenship reached on a fielding error by Dick Lieber. Bob Odom walks. Bob Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alex Coluccio strikes out. Dick Lieber singles to center field. Harry Krehmeyer is pinch hitting for Scott Bernero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Krehmeyer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dick Lieber is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harry Krehmeyer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Russ Seminara pitching. Marcus Hageman grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Norwood grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Marty Hobbs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rich Henderson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Hobbs at RF. Brent Dalena pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Willis singles to right field. Dixon Springer flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Schick pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago David Davis strikes out. Barney Bailey hits a home run. Elmer Kinzer walks. Fred Blankenship lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Odom walks. Bob Lopez walks. Marcus Hageman walks. Elmer Kinzer scores. Yukinobu Aoyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Becker is pinch hitting for Earl Norwood. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Becker hits a home run. Bob Odom scores. Bob Lopez scores. Marcus Hageman scores. Rich Henderson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Billy Wise enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Becker at SS. George Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Graham strikes out. Alex Coluccio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Chicago total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Bob Lopez (32), David Davis (21).HR - Bob Odom (20), Bob Lopez (21), Mark Becker (1), Barney Bailey (19).GIDP - Earl Norwood. Baserunning: SB - Bob Lopez (24). Fielding: E - Earl Norwood.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bucky Lidle did not respond to coaching in control Russ Kern did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Coles improves in power_vs_lefty Paul Burleson did not respond to coaching in control Chris Coles did not respond to coaching in speed Yogi Latimer did not respond to coaching in velocity
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fritz Gregg improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Motton improves in range Howie Cook did not respond to coaching in control Frank Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jumbo Sullivan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sam Suero improves in contact_vs_righty Sam Suero did not respond to coaching in C