Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Wilson pitching. Kevin Brown walks. George Hughes singles to center field. Kevin Brown advances to third on the hit. Charlie Willis lines out to the third baseman. Gene Graham singles to center field. Kevin Brown scores. George Hughes advances to third on the hit. Alex Coluccio triples. George Hughes scores. Gene Graham scores. Rusty Hemingway singles to right field. Alex Coluccio scores. Jim Littlejohn lines out to the third baseman. Jeff Matos flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Mike McNamara pitching. John Brown singles past the third baseman. Benny Black lines out to the third baseman. Fred Thompson hits a home run. John Brown scores. Jimmy Malloy grounds out to the second baseman. Aurelio Griffith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike McNamara strikes out. Kevin Brown flies out to the right fielder. George Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Steve Kopf strikes out. Mickey Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. John Meine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charlie Willis flies out to the center fielder. Gene Graham strikes out. Alex Coluccio walks. Rusty Hemingway grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Coluccio is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bob Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. John Brown doubles to right field. Benny Black walks. Fred Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Malloy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Matos grounds out to the third baseman. Mike McNamara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Aurelio Griffith singles to right field. Steve Kopf grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Aurelio Griffith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey Abreu strikes out. John Meine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kevin Brown grounds out to the shortstop. George Hughes pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Willis singles to center field. Gene Graham grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Willis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Wilson flies out to the right fielder. John Brown singles past the second baseman. Benny Black grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Thompson reached on a fielding error by George Hughes. Jimmy Malloy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Coluccio singles to left field. Rusty Hemingway grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Littlejohn hits a home run. Harl Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Matos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Aurelio Griffith strikes out. Steve Kopf grounds out to the pitcher. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike McNamara is hit by a pitch. Kevin Brown singles to center field. Mike McNamara advances to third on the hit. George Hughes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike McNamara scores. Kevin Brown advances to second on the play. Charlie Willis singles to right field. Kevin Brown scores. Joe Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Graham strikes out. Alex Coluccio doubles to right field. Charlie Willis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rusty Hemingway triples. Alex Coluccio scores. Jim Littlejohn flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston John Meine singles to right field. Guillermo LaRocca is pinch hitting for Joe Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Guillermo LaRocca strikes out. John Brown flies out to the right fielder. Benny Black flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kris Giles pitching. Jeff Matos grounds out to the shortstop. Mike McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ced Arlich is pinch hitting for Fred Thompson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ced Arlich singles to right field. Jimmy Malloy singles to left field. Phil Justice is pinch hitting for Aurelio Griffith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Justice pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Casanova 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. Steve Kopf flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Abreu singles to center field. Ced Arlich scores. John Meine hits a home run. Jimmy Malloy scores. Mickey Abreu scores. Kim Spencer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Jones is pinch hitting for Kris Giles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Jones singles to right field. Passed ball. Fred Jones advances to second. John Brown singles to left field. Fred Jones scores. Benny Black flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Shirey pitching. George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Willis singles to right field. Charlie Willis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gene Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Russ Seminara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ced Arlich singles to right field. Jimmy Malloy singles to left field. Ced Arlich advances to third on the hit. Phil Justice singles to right field. Ced Arlich scores. Steve Kopf reached on a fielding error by Jim Littlejohn. Mickey Abreu singles to left field. Jimmy Malloy scores. Phil Justice scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Alex Coluccio (1).3B - Alex Coluccio (1), Rusty Hemingway (1).HR - Jim Littlejohn (1).GIDP - Rusty Hemingway.HBP - Mike McNamara (1). Baserunning: CS - Charlie Willis (1). Fielding: E - George Hughes, Jim Littlejohn.PB - Jim Littlejohn.
Game Notes Harl Crawford is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Pearson improves in contact_vs_lefty Glenn Lytle improves in control March Velez improves in velocity Bill Eden did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Eden did not respond to coaching in control March Velez did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Metzger did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ McCarthy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Hundley improves in contact_vs_righty Angelo Kerns did not respond to coaching in control Dick Crider did not respond to coaching in speed Angelo Kerns did not respond to coaching in control