Win: Charley Barkley (5-4) Loss: Bill McClellan (0-3)
Inning: 1 Boston Bill McClellan pitching. Doc Shinall reached on a fielding error by Mike Coveney. Doc Shinall steals second. Mike Stahl singles to right field. Doc Shinall scores. Bob Alvarez grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Stahl advances to second on the play. Al Feller hits a home run. Mike Stahl scores. Bill Weyhing grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazumasa Aoyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Charley Barkley pitching. Mike Coveney singles to right field. Brad Concepcion flies out to the center fielder. Pat Nitkowski flies out to the left fielder. Grant Dowling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Fernando Dayett walks. Fernando Dayett steals second. Bob Falk walks. Charley Barkley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Shinall hits a home run. Fernando Dayett scores. Bob Falk scores. Bill Nunez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Stahl singles to center field. Bob Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Al Feller grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Stahl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Pete Good singles to center field. Butch Meyers walks. Barney Konerko strikes out. Al Lowery grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bill Weyhing grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kazumasa Aoyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fernando Dayett singles to center field. Bob Falk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Nunez pops out to the shortstop. Mike Coveney grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Charley Barkley strikes out. Doc Shinall strikes out. Mike Stahl flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pat Nitkowski singles to center field. Grant Dowling grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pete Good flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Alvarez lines out to the second baseman. Al Feller grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Weyhing flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Butch Meyers strikes out. Barney Konerko strikes out. Al Lowery singles to center field. Bill Nunez grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Lowery is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Kazumasa Aoyama flies out to the left fielder. Fernando Dayett grounds out to the second baseman. Art Gehrig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob Falk singles to right field. Charley Barkley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Coveney flies out to the right fielder. Brad Concepcion strikes out. Pat Nitkowski hits a home run. Grant Dowling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Doc Shinall grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Stahl grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Alvarez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Pete Good strikes out. Butch Meyers singles to right field. Barney Konerko singles to center field. Butch Meyers advances to third on the hit. Al Lowery grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Count Sebra is pinch hitting for Al Feller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Count Sebra walks. Bill Weyhing singles to center field. Count Sebra advances to third on the hit. Kazumasa Aoyama strikes out. Fernando Dayett walks. Bob Falk strikes out. Charley Barkley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Early Juul is pinch hitting for Art Gehrig. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Early Juul strikes out. Mike Coveney grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Concepcion walks. Pat Nitkowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Marvin Rhiel pitching. Doc Shinall flies out to the left fielder. Mike Stahl strikes out. Bob Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Grant Dowling singles to left field. Pete Good flies out to the center fielder. Butch Meyers flies out to the center fielder. Joe Trevino is pinch hitting for Barney Konerko. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Trevino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Astyanax Reeder improves in arm Wimpy Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lou White did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Lou White improves in power_vs_righty Derek Giggie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doc Seelbach did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Davies improves in range Pat Renna did not respond to coaching in control Al LaRose did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paddy Blackerby improves in speed Paddy Blackerby improves in power_vs_righty Felix Hunter did not respond to coaching in control Brian Burbach did not respond to coaching in 1B