Win: Masato Maeda (6-2) Loss: Jon Sanchez (5-3)
Save: Toichiro Tani (9)
Inning: 1 Boston Jon Sanchez pitching. George Zupcic singles to center field. Don Healy pops out to the second baseman. Rawly Wilson flies out to the center fielder. George Zupcic steals second. Ed Pelty hits an infield single to the pitcher. Guillermo Santiago pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Masato Maeda pitching. Bob Southworth strikes out. Nomar Chiti strikes out. Mike Bohanon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Baumgartner strikes out. Schoolboy Lucas strikes out. Al Witmeyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Damaso Twitchell singles to center field. Steve Cecena grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Damaso Twitchell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eric Donlin pops out to the first baseman. Milt Berenyi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Masato Maeda lines out to the second baseman. George Zupcic strikes out. Don Healy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harry Taylor walks. Jon Sanchez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Southworth flies out to the center fielder. Nomar Chiti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Rawly Wilson singles to right field. Ed Pelty grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rawly Wilson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Pelty steals second. Guillermo Santiago strikes out. Bob Baumgartner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Bohanon grounds out to the second baseman. Damaso Twitchell doubles to right field. Steve Cecena flies out to the right fielder. Eric Donlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Schoolboy Lucas grounds out to the second baseman. Al Witmeyer walks. Masato Maeda lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Zupcic grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Milt Berenyi grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Jon Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Don Healy flies out to the right fielder. Rawly Wilson singles to right field. Ed Pelty grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Southworth singles to center field. Nomar Chiti strikes out. Bob Southworth steals second. Mike Bohanon strikes out. Damaso Twitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Guillermo Santiago flies out to the right fielder. Bob Baumgartner grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Schoolboy Lucas pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Cecena flies out to the right fielder. Keith Oana is pinch hitting for Eric Donlin. Keith Oana walks. Keith Oana is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Milt Berenyi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jumbo Chapman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Keith Oana at CF. Al Witmeyer flies out to the center fielder. Masato Maeda grounds out to the second baseman. George Zupcic grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Jon Sanchez strikes out. Bob Southworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Don Healy singles to center field. Rawly Wilson singles to center field. Ed Pelty strikes out. Guillermo Santiago doubles to center field. Don Healy scores. Rawly Wilson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Metheny 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. Bob Baumgartner doubles to left field. Guillermo Santiago scores. Schoolboy Lucas walks. Al Witmeyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Baumgartner advances to third on the play. Schoolboy Lucas advances to second on the play. Chris LeMaster is pinch hitting for Masato Maeda. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chris LeMaster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Toichiro Tani pitching. Nomar Chiti singles to center field. Mike Bohanon doubles to left field. Damaso Twitchell walks. Steve Cecena grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Nomar Chiti scores. Mike Bohanon advances to third on the play. Jumbo Chapman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kazuhiro Crumling improves in power_vs_righty Rick Simon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kazuhiro Crumling improves in speed John Schilling did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Cisco did not respond to coaching in control Neil Eufemia did not respond to coaching in control Keith Merkle improves in speed Jorge Dugas did not respond to coaching in speed