Win: Tony Eilers (14-9) Loss: Takayuki Miyade (8-11)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tony Eilers pitching. Shuji Uchi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Shuji Uchi steals second. Russ Saunders grounds out to the second baseman. Shuji Uchi advances to third on the play. Nate Tenace singles to left field. Shuji Uchi scores. Doyle Johnson flies out to the right fielder. John Grant singles to right field. Stu Karger pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Takayuki Miyade pitching. Andy Shanner singles to right field. Ben Anderson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Andy Shanner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jeff Bullock grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Anderson advances to second on the play. Derrick Tate singles to center field. Ben Anderson scores. Derrick Tate is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Kurt Guzman pops out to the first baseman. John Service flies out to the left fielder. Takayuki Miyade grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York George Sweeney flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Fred Maxwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! John Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Shuji Uchi strikes out. Russ Saunders grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Tenace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Chuck Stock grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tony Eilers grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Shanner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Doyle Johnson strikes out. John Grant grounds out to the third baseman. Stu Karger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Ben Anderson pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Bullock singles to center field. Derrick Tate flies out to the center fielder. George Sweeney singles to right field. Jeff Bullock advances to third on the hit. Fred Maxwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kurt Guzman doubles to left field. John Service flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Guzman steals third. Takayuki Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. Kurt Guzman scores. Shuji Uchi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York John Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Stock grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Eilers doubles to center field. Andy Shanner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Russ Saunders flies out to the right fielder. Nate Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Doyle Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Ben Anderson singles to center field. Jeff Bullock grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ben Anderson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Derrick Tate strikes out. Jeff Bullock steals second. Kurt Guzman throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. George Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Grant walks. Stu Karger strikes out. Kurt Guzman grounds out to the third baseman. John Grant advances to second on the play. John Service strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Fred Maxwell singles to left field. John Smith singles to center field. Fred Maxwell advances to third on the hit. Charlie Bigelow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Harry Jones is pinch hitting for Chuck Stock. Harry Jones walks. Ryan Thomas is pinch hitting for Tony Eilers. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ryan Thomas doubles to center field. Fred Maxwell scores. John Smith scores. Harry Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Shanner flies out to the center fielder. Ben Anderson singles to center field. Ryan Thomas scores. Dick Pavano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Bullock pops out to the third baseman. Ben Anderson steals second. Derrick Tate hits a home run. Ben Anderson scores. George Sweeney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Don Mondesi pitching. Rags Jones enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Jones at 3B. Snake Schilling is pinch hitting for Dick Pavano. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Snake Schilling strikes out. Shuji Uchi singles to center field. Russ Saunders pops out to the second baseman. Shuji Uchi steals second. Nate Tenace reached on a fielding error by Don Mondesi. Doyle Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Oscar Gagne pitching. Fred Maxwell flies out to the left fielder. John Smith pops out to the first baseman. Rags Jones reached on a 2-base fielding error by Russ Saunders. Freddy Slapnicka is pinch hitting for Don Mondesi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Freddy Slapnicka singles to right field. Rags Jones scores. Andy Shanner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Freddy Slapnicka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pete Toney pitching. John Grant walks. Stu Karger singles to center field. Jim Vargas is pinch hitting for Kurt Guzman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Vargas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stu Karger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Service grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 New York total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Tony Eilers (1), Ryan Thomas (4).HR - Derrick Tate (29). Baserunning: SB - Ben Anderson (21), Jeff Bullock (18).CS - Derrick Tate (8). Fielding: E - Don Mondesi.
Game Notes Charlie Bigelow is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Brickley improves in arm Jeff Brickley improves in speed Al Slusarski improves in power_vs_righty Dan Wagner did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Slusarski did not respond to coaching in SS
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frankie Rogers improves in power_vs_lefty Frankie Rogers improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Sothoron improves in power_vs_righty Frankie Rogers improves in arm Jesse Crosby improves in CF