Win: Francisco Liriano (2-1) Loss: Raul Brown (1-1)
Inning: 1 Boston Raul Brown pitching. Rod Carew walks. Ron Macha strikes out. Rod Carew steals second. Alan Wertz grounds out to the shortstop. Kent Hrbek walks. Ammara Safdar grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Francisco Liriano pitching. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Schneider flies out to the right fielder. George Sothern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jose McFadden grounds out to the second baseman. Royce Lewis pops out to the third baseman. Rich Petralli singles to right field. Francisco Liriano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Luis Burkhart singles to center field. Ed Kipper walks. Stephen Runyan flies out to the right fielder. Larry Hernandez singles to center field. Luis Burkhart scores. Ed Kipper advances to third on the hit. Johnnie Stryker strikes out. Raul Brown pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Rod Carew singles to right field. Ron Macha singles past the first baseman. Rod Carew advances to third on the hit. Alan Wertz pops out to the third baseman. Kent Hrbek grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Carew scores. Ron Macha advances to second on the play. Ammara Safdar singles to right field. Ron Macha scores. Jose McFadden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Rodriguez singles past the first baseman. Bobby Schneider singles to center field. George Sothern flies out to the center fielder. Luis Burkhart grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Royce Lewis singles to center field. Rich Petralli hits an infield single to the pitcher. Francisco Liriano lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rod Carew hits a home run. Royce Lewis scores. Rich Petralli scores. Charlie Copeland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Macha hits a home run. Frankie Esser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Wertz singles to center field. Kent Hrbek walks. Ammara Safdar walks. Jose McFadden singles to center field. Alan Wertz scores. Kent Hrbek scores. Ammara Safdar advances to third on the hit. Dave Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Royce Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ammara Safdar scores. Rich Petralli singles past the shortstop. Francisco Liriano pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ed Kipper is hit by a pitch. Stephen Runyan grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Kipper advances to second on the play. Larry Hernandez singles to right field. Ed Kipper scores. Johnnie Stryker walks. Dave Young lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Rod Carew grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Macha singles to center field. Alan Wertz pops out to the shortstop. Kent Hrbek doubles to left field. Ron Macha uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ammara Safdar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bobby Schneider walks. George Sothern grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Luis Burkhart pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Jose McFadden grounds out to the second baseman. Royce Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Rich Petralli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Kipper singles to left field. Ed Kipper is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Stephen Runyan strikes out. Larry Hernandez singles to center field. Johnnie Stryker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Francisco Liriano grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rod Carew grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Macha strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Cecil McKelvy is pinch hitting for Dave Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cecil McKelvy flies out to the left fielder. Mike Rodriguez hits a home run. Bobby Schneider singles to right field. George Sothern grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Mike Henneman pitching. Alan Wertz strikes out. Kent Hrbek singles to left field. Ammara Safdar walks. Don Trosky is pinch hitting for Jose McFadden. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Trosky strikes out. Jon Bergamo is pinch hitting for Royce Lewis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jon Bergamo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ammara Safdar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Luis Burkhart singles to center field. Ed Kipper hits a home run. Luis Burkhart scores. Wyatt Earp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stephen Runyan walks. Larry Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Johnnie Stryker strikes out. Homer Elliott is pinch hitting for Mike Henneman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Homer Elliott singles to center field. Stephen Runyan advances to third on the hit. Bucky Fireovid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Rodriguez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Steve Floyd pitching. Rich Petralli singles to center field. Bob Perry is pinch hitting for Bucky Fireovid. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bob Perry strikes out. Rod Carew singles to center field. Rich Petralli advances to third on the hit. Ron Macha grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Carew advances to second on the play. Alan Wertz singles to center field. Rich Petralli scores. Rod Carew scores. Roy Huskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kent Hrbek grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alan Wertz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ernie Pippen pitching. Bobby Schneider singles in front of the right fielder. George Sothern hits a home run. Bobby Schneider scores. Babe Gerheauser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Burkhart grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Kipper reached on a fielding error by Ron Macha. Stephen Runyan hits a home run. Ed Kipper scores. Hank Sand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnnie Stryker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:HR - Mike Rodriguez (4), George Sothern (4), Ed Kipper (1), Stephen Runyan (3).GIDP - George Sothern 2, Luis Burkhart.HBP - Ed Kipper (1). Baserunning: CS - Ed Kipper (2).
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Greg Gagne improves in power_vs_righty Joe Murphy improves in contact_vs_righty Brian Dozier did not respond to coaching in range Jacque Jones improves in arm Chuck Knoblauch did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Nolte did not respond to coaching in control Roy Alperman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Elmer Horn improves in contact_vs_lefty Ron Murphy improves in arm Jesse Ganzel did not respond to coaching in 3B