Inning: 1 Boston Jorge Lee pitching. John Jordan pops out to the third baseman. Jarrod Sutherland pops out to the first baseman. Paul Dineen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tetsuji Furusato pitching. Red Maddox grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Shuba pops out to the second baseman. Jim Kane walks. Chuck Leverett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Roberto Craig walks. Jeff Fansler strikes out. Eddie Brantley doubles to right field. Mark Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. Pete Owen hits a home run. Roberto Craig scores. Eddie Brantley scores. Tetsuji Furusato grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tarrik Quinn pops out to the second baseman. John Ward flies out to the center fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi walks. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston John Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Jarrod Sutherland singles past the third baseman. Paul Dineen grounds out to the second baseman. Jarrod Sutherland advances to second on the play. Roberto Craig singles to center field. Jarrod Sutherland scores. Alex Rios comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Fansler singles to left field. Eddie Brantley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alex Rios strikes out. Red Maddox walks. Mike Shuba flies out to the right fielder. Jim Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Mark Cerutti flies out to the center fielder. Pete Owen flies out to the center fielder. Tetsuji Furusato strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Chuck Leverett singles to left field. Tarrik Quinn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Leverett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Ward singles to center field. Tarrik Quinn advances to third on the hit. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston John Jordan lines out to the pitcher. Jarrod Sutherland pops out to the third baseman. Paul Dineen reached on a fielding error by Mike Shuba. Roberto Craig reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chuck Leverett. Jeff Fansler walks. Eddie Brantley singles to center field. Paul Dineen scores. Roberto Craig scores. Jeff Fansler advances to third on the hit. Mark Cerutti singles to center field. Jeff Fansler scores. Eddie Brantley advances to third on the hit. Pete Owen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Alex Rios flies out to the left fielder. Red Maddox singles to center field. Mike Shuba grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Red Maddox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Tetsuji Furusato strikes out. John Jordan singles to left field. John Jordan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jarrod Sutherland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Leverett walks. Tarrik Quinn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Paul Dineen grounds out to the pitcher. Roberto Craig walks. Jeff Fansler doubles to left field. Roberto Craig uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Brantley walks. Mark Cerutti grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Fansler advances to third on the play. Eddie Brantley advances to second on the play. Pete Owen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Ward flies out to the left fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi hits a home run. Boom-Boom Grubb grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Rios flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Tetsuji Furusato grounds out to the third baseman. John Jordan strikes out. Jarrod Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Red Maddox flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shuba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Paul Dineen singles to right field. Roberto Craig reached on a fielding error by Mike Shuba. Jeff Fansler hits a home run. Paul Dineen scores. Roberto Craig scores. Eddie Brantley strikes out. Mark Cerutti strikes out. Sheriff Lopez is pinch hitting for Pete Owen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sheriff Lopez doubles to right field. Ron Jones is pinch hitting for Tetsuji Furusato. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ron Jones singles to right field. Sheriff Lopez scores. John Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lew Martin pitching. Walt Jones is pinch hitting for Chuck Leverett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walt Jones strikes out. Willie Campbell is pinch hitting for Tarrik Quinn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Willie Campbell walks. John Ward flies out to the right fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Willie Campbell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Eddie Brantley is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Ackley did not respond to coaching in arm Gil Konerko did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Cavarretta improves in velocity Erv Lasher improves in range Vic Stein improves in power_vs_righty Andy Martinez improves in velocity Henry Moore did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Red Sprowl improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Emil May did not respond to coaching in speed Greg Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Sheely improves in control Dixie Guinn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty