Win: Johnny Jenkins (2-1) Loss: Craig Stammen (8-10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Jenkins pitching. Ryan Zimmerman walks. Arin Solstice flies out to the left fielder. Adam Dunn walks. Pedro Mendoza singles to center field. Ryan Zimmerman is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Adam Dunn advances to third on the play. Pedro Mendoza steals second. Bob Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Craig Stammen pitching. Steve Pickering walks. Lee Hubbard hits a home run. Steve Pickering scores. Wes Preston strikes out. Scott Rader grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Kittridge walks. Don Rheam singles to left field. Dom Brown lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Cristian Guzman strikes out. Alberto Gonzalez strikes out. Bud Henrich singles to left field. Craig Stammen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Ron Perkins singles past the shortstop. Johnny Jenkins lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Ron Perkins forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Pickering grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Johnny Jenkins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lee Hubbard singles to right field. Steve Pickering advances to third on the hit. Wes Preston strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ryan Zimmerman grounds out to the third baseman. Arin Solstice strikes out. Adam Dunn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Scott Rader strikes out. Luis Kittridge singles to left field. Don Rheam grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pedro Mendoza grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Bailor walks. Cristian Guzman grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Bailor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alberto Gonzalez singles to right field. Cristian Guzman advances to third on the hit. Bud Henrich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Dom Brown strikes out. Ron Perkins singles to center field. Johnny Jenkins fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Johnny Jenkins grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ron Perkins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Pickering pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Craig Stammen flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Zimmerman strikes out. Arin Solstice singles to right field. Adam Dunn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Arin Solstice is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Lee Hubbard doubles to center field. Wes Preston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Hubbard advances to third on the play. Scott Rader grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Hubbard scores. Luis Kittridge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Pedro Mendoza hits a home run. Bob Bailor flies out to the center fielder. Cristian Guzman strikes out. Alberto Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Don Rheam grounds out to the second baseman. Dom Brown walks. Dom Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Perkins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bud Henrich lines out to the shortstop. Nick Johnson is pinch hitting for Craig Stammen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Nick Johnson strikes out. Ryan Zimmerman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Willie Nieves pitching. Johnny Jenkins grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Pickering pops out to the first baseman. Lee Hubbard walks. Wes Preston grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lee Hubbard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Arin Solstice singles to center field. Adam Dunn singles to right field. Arin Solstice advances to third on the hit. Chad Guerrero 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 2nd. Pedro Mendoza strikes out. Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Bob Bailor. Jamie Burke strikes out. Cristian Guzman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Josh Willingham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jamie Burke at RF. Scott Rader flies out to the center fielder. Luis Kittridge singles to center field. Don Rheam doubles past the first baseman. Luis Kittridge scores. Dom Brown singles to center field. Don Rheam scores. Jim Scanlan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Perkins pops out to the first baseman. Fred Sullivan is pinch hitting for Chad Guerrero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Sullivan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dom Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Roger Gonzales pitching. Alberto Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Henrich flies out to the center fielder. Willie Harris is pinch hitting for Jim Scanlan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Willie Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nyjer Morgan improves in contact_vs_righty Ian Desmond improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Harris improves in power_vs_lefty Roger Bernadina did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wayne Richardson improves in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Leifer did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Locke improves in contact_vs_righty Red Samuels did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Samuels did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Helms did not respond to coaching in 3B