Win: Al Leonard (5-5) Loss: Josh Rader (6-11)
Save: Jose Houk (32)
Inning: 1 Boston Bill Laxton pitching. Fred Ledbetter flies out to the right fielder. Speed Ginn lines out to the second baseman. Al Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Josh Rader pitching. John Stahl strikes out. Goldie Shelby hits a home run. Slick Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Billy Grich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Earl Miller singles to center field. Bill Caruso pops out to the second baseman. John Willis singles to center field. Earl Miller advances to third on the hit. Willie Richmond grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Miller scores. John Willis advances to second on the play. Matt Peterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dan Gettinger flies out to the center fielder. Mateo Perez grounds out to the shortstop. George Barnes pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Josh Rader grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Ledbetter reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Barnes. Speed Ginn pops out to the shortstop. Al Patterson singles to right field. Fred Ledbetter scores. Earl Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Patterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City U.L. Distefano walks. Bill Laxton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Laxton flies out to the left fielder. John Stahl singles to center field. U.L. Distefano advances to third on the hit. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the shortstop. U.L. Distefano scores. John Stahl advances to second on the play. Slick Johnson walks. John Stahl is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bill Caruso singles to center field. John Willis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Willie Richmond walks. Matt Peterson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie Richmond is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Grich pops out to the catcher. Dan Gettinger grounds out to the second baseman. Mateo Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Josh Rader strikes out. Fred Ledbetter strikes out. Speed Ginn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Barnes strikes out. U.L. Distefano strikes out. Bill Laxton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Al Patterson singles to left field. Al Patterson steals second. Earl Miller walks. Bill Caruso grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Al Patterson advances to third on the play. John Willis singles to right field. Al Patterson scores. Willie Richmond pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Stahl singles to left field. Goldie Shelby doubles to left field. John Stahl uses his aggressiveness and scores. Slick Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Goldie Shelby advances to third on the play. Billy Grich walks. Dan Gettinger pops out to the shortstop. Mateo Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Matt Peterson strikes out. Josh Rader reached on a fielding error by John Stahl. Fred Ledbetter grounds out to the pitcher. Josh Rader advances to second on the play. Speed Ginn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City George Barnes singles to left field. U.L. Distefano grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Barnes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Denny Brown is pinch hitting for Bill Laxton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. U.L. Distefano is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Denny Brown pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Al Leonard pitching. Al Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Miller strikes out. Bill Caruso grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Stahl singles to center field. John Stahl steals second. Goldie Shelby walks. Pete Masterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Slick Johnson strikes out. Billy Grich strikes out. Dan Gettinger hits a home run. John Stahl scores. Goldie Shelby scores. Mateo Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Jose Houk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Willis doubles to right field. Willie Richmond grounds out to the second baseman. John Willis advances to third on the play. Matt Peterson grounds out to the pitcher. William Randle is pinch hitting for Pete Masterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. William Randle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Andy Daviault improves in range John Boone did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Patterson improves in contact_vs_righty Jose Schultz improves in arm Dick Patterson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brett Tyack did not respond to coaching in control Brett Tyack improves in control Cesar Rosso improves in arm Culley Tavarez did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Kranepool did not respond to coaching in 2B