Win: John Wells (8-4) Loss: Jorge Lee (16-13)
Save: Gene Fallenstein (36)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Heinie Akerfelds pitching. Red Maddox hits a home run. Mike Shuba flies out to the center fielder. Jim Kane walks. Walt Jones grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Jorge Lee pitching. John Miles strikes out. Jarrod Sutherland strikes out. Paul Dineen doubles to left field. Roberto Craig singles to left field. Paul Dineen scores. Jeff Fansler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tarrik Quinn doubles to center field. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles to center field. Tarrik Quinn scores. Frank Clarke singles to center field. Boom-Boom Grubb grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi advances to third on the play. Jorge Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston John Jordan singles to left field. Paul Jones strikes out. Pete Owen walks. Heinie Akerfelds lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Miles doubles to center field. John Jordan scores. Pete Owen scores. Jarrod Sutherland walks. Paul Dineen singles to center field. John Miles scores. Taku Teramae comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Red Maddox strikes out. Mike Shuba singles to left field. Jim Kane strikes out. Walt Jones walks. Tarrik Quinn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Jeff Fansler pops out to the catcher. John Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Jones doubles to right field. Pete Owen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Yasuyuki Hamaguchi walks. Frank Clarke grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Yasuyuki Hamaguchi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Taku Teramae strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Heinie Akerfelds grounds out to the third baseman. John Miles grounds out to the second baseman. Jarrod Sutherland grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Red Maddox walks. Mike Shuba flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jim Kane grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Red Maddox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Wells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Kane steals second. Walt Jones grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Paul Dineen pops out to the catcher. Roberto Craig singles to right field. Jeff Fansler strikes out. John Jordan grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roberto Craig is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tarrik Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. Frank Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Paul Jones strikes out. Pete Owen grounds out to the third baseman. John Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Boom-Boom Grubb singles to center field. Taku Teramae fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Taku Teramae grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Red Maddox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston John Miles grounds out to the third baseman. Jarrod Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Dineen doubles to left field. Roberto Craig singles to left field. Paul Dineen scores. Jeff Fansler singles to left field. Masaharu Yoshida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Terry Parnham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Dineen at 1B. Eddie Brantley enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Jordan at LF. Mike Shuba singles to left field. Mike Shuba steals second. Jim Kane strikes out. Walt Jones hits a home run. Mike Shuba scores. Jim Causey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tarrik Quinn singles to center field. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. Frank Clarke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Paul Jones flies out to the center fielder. Pete Owen strikes out. Sam Schupp is pinch hitting for Jim Causey. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sam Schupp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gene Fallenstein pitching. Jerry Tolan is pinch hitting for Boom-Boom Grubb. Jerry Tolan singles to center field. Chuck Leverett is pinch hitting for Masaharu Yoshida. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chuck Leverett flies out to the right fielder. Red Maddox reached on a fielding error by Jarrod Sutherland. Mike Shuba singles to left field. The defense is playing the corners in. Jim Kane flies out to the left fielder. Walt Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Tarrik Quinn (24).HR - Red Maddox (17), Walt Jones (19).GIDP - Walt Jones, Boom-Boom Grubb, Taku Teramae. Baserunning: SB - Mike Shuba (24), Jim Kane (22).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Valdes did not respond to coaching in velocity Emil May did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bip Conine improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ricky Sugden improves in power_vs_lefty Emil May did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Woods did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Erv Lasher improves in arm Gil Konerko did not respond to coaching in speed Ken Sexton did not respond to coaching in control Frank Stricklett improves in arm Larry Gardner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Henry Moore did not respond to coaching in 2B