Inning: 1 Kansas City A. B. Seedy pitching. Mike Coveney grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Concepcion walks. Emil Kapaun strikes out. Early Juul singles to center field. Brad Concepcion advances to third on the hit. Nate Reynolds doubles to center field. Brad Concepcion scores. Early Juul uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Good pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Mac Elder pitching. Doc Shinall singles to right field. Count Sebra doubles past the center fielder. Doc Shinall uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Weyhing grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Becquer strikes out. Kazumasa Aoyama pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Barney Konerko singles to left field. Al Lowery grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Konerko advances to second on the play. Mac Elder strikes out. Mike Coveney singles to center field. Barney Konerko scores. Brad Concepcion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Mike Stahl hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tom Upshaw flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Jones walks. A. B. Seedy fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. A. B. Seedy strikes out. Doc Shinall pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Emil Kapaun singles to center field. Early Juul grounds out to the pitcher. Emil Kapaun advances to second on the play. Nate Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Kapaun advances to third on the play. Pete Good flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Count Sebra grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Weyhing pops out to the shortstop. Ben Becquer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Barney Konerko flies out to the center fielder. Al Lowery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mac Elder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Kazumasa Aoyama singles to left field. Mike Stahl grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kazumasa Aoyama is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Upshaw strikes out. Charlie Jones singles to center field. Mike Stahl advances to third on the hit. A. B. Seedy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Coveney singles to right field. Brad Concepcion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Coveney advances to second on the play. Emil Kapaun singles to center field. Mike Coveney scores. Dick Kane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Early Juul grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Emil Kapaun is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nate Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Doc Shinall singles to left field. Count Sebra strikes out. Bill Weyhing grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Pete Good grounds out to the third baseman. Barney Konerko flies out to the left fielder. Al Lowery grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ben Becquer strikes out. Kazumasa Aoyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Stahl doubles to center field. Tom Upshaw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Grant Dowling is pinch hitting for Mac Elder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Grant Dowling grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Coveney grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Concepcion singles to right field. Brad Concepcion steals second. Bill Weyhing throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Emil Kapaun strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Rusty Dark pitching. Charlie Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Davis is pinch hitting for Dick Kane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rich Davis doubles to center field. Doc Shinall singles to center field. Rich Davis scores. Art Gehrig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Shinall steals second. Count Sebra singles to center field. Doc Shinall scores. Bill Weyhing walks. Ben Becquer hits a home run. Count Sebra scores. Bill Weyhing scores. Bill Nunez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazumasa Aoyama pops out to the first baseman. Mike Stahl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Shigeki Yoshioka pitching. Early Juul triples. Nate Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Good grounds out to the shortstop. Early Juul scores. Walter DeMontreville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Feller is pinch hitting for Barney Konerko. Lou Feller hits a home run. Brian See comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Trevino is pinch hitting for Al Lowery. Joe Trevino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Dave Rikard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Trevino at 3B. Tom Upshaw walks. Tom Upshaw steals second. Charlie Jones flies out to the center fielder. Bob Alvarez is pinch hitting for Brian See. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Alvarez pops out to the second baseman. Doc Shinall is hit by a pitch. Count Sebra grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pryor Smith pitching. Bill Nunez flies out to the left fielder. Mike Coveney grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Concepcion walks. Brad Concepcion steals second. Brad Concepcion is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Bill Weyhing grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Becquer hits a home run. Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Charlie Jones is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Luis Flythe did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Renna did not respond to coaching in control Terry Allison did not respond to coaching in endurance Paddy Blackerby improves in range Bill McClellan did not respond to coaching in control Mike Nelson did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Parke Farrow did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Lavan improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Lavan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Cam Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Jeter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Walter Espinoza improves in power_vs_righty Doc Seelbach did not respond to coaching in 3B