Win: Larry Falkenborg (16-8) Loss: Javier Nicholls (7-14)
Save: Bert Oliver (37)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Javier Nicholls pitching. Mike Huffman strikes out. Odell Aldred singles to left field. Todd Wood flies out to the center fielder. Odell Aldred steals second. Lou Veras grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Larry Falkenborg pitching. Wil Turner walks. Thorny Gilmore singles to center field. Wil Turner is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Lou Perez Jr strikes out. Brian Federoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike Hood strikes out. Xavier Serrano walks. Manny Reis walks. Harry Viola flies out to the center fielder. Larry Falkenborg singles to center field. Mike Huffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 New York Tommy Crawford grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Richards flies out to the center fielder. Burt Just doubles to right field. Johnny Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Odell Aldred flies out to the left fielder. Todd Wood hits a home run. Lou Veras strikes out. Mike Hood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Javier Nicholls grounds out to the second baseman. Wil Turner strikes out. Thorny Gilmore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Xavier Serrano strikes out. Manny Reis strikes out. Harry Viola walks. Larry Falkenborg walks. Mike Huffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Lou Perez Jr strikes out. Brian Federoff singles to right field. Brian Federoff steals second. Tommy Crawford strikes out. Tom Richards strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Odell Aldred singles to center field. Odell Aldred steals second. Todd Wood strikes out. Lou Veras grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Hood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Burt Just grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Alvarez strikes out. Javier Nicholls strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Xavier Serrano flies out to the left fielder. Manny Reis flies out to the right fielder. Harry Viola hits a home run. Larry Falkenborg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Wil Turner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Thorny Gilmore strikes out. Lou Perez Jr singles to left field. Brian Federoff singles to left field. Tommy Crawford pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Johnny Mays comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Huffman flies out to the left fielder. Odell Aldred flies out to the center fielder. Todd Wood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Tom Richards grounds out to the third baseman. Burt Just lines out to the second baseman. Johnny Alvarez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lou Veras. Rickey Bush is pinch hitting for Johnny Mays. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rickey Bush grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lee Huston pitching. Lou Veras flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hood grounds out to the shortstop. Xavier Serrano flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Wil Turner walks. Thorny Gilmore walks. Lou Perez Jr grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Wil Turner advances to third on the play. Brian Federoff flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Manny Reis strikes out. Jeff Sprinz is pinch hitting for Harry Viola. Jeff Sprinz singles to center field. Hiroyuki Hashimoto is pinch hitting for Larry Falkenborg. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hiroyuki Hashimoto singles past the shortstop. Jeff Sprinz advances to third on the hit. Mike Huffman pops out to the first baseman. Odell Aldred strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Bert Oliver pitching. Willy Fortugno enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Sprinz at SS. Tommy Crawford flies out to the left fielder. Tom Richards pops out to the third baseman. Burt Just grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 New York total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carl McAleer improves in power_vs_lefty Takahiko Moriguchi improves in power_vs_righty Tommie Witmeyer improves in power_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alex Eaton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Kinkade did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Burke improves in velocity