Win: Lars Christian (11-8) Loss: Lefty Grove (3-7)
Save: Steve Smith (29)
Inning: 1 Boston Lars Christian pitching. Jeans Duque pops out to the third baseman. Ken Murray singles past the shortstop. Takeshi Fukuda grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Murray is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Moe Berg grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Takeshi Fukuda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lefty Grove pitching. Ron Shelton strikes out. Carl Furillo flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Griffey lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Joe Cronin walks. Ron Jahn walks. Jeff Roche strikes out. Boze Berger grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cronin advances to third on the play. Ron Jahn advances to second on the play. Lefty Grove grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Belt strikes out. Junior Caminaro grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jeans Duque walks. Jeans Duque steals second. Ken Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Takeshi Fukuda flies out to the center fielder. Moe Berg grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Al McHale grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mazeroski singles to left field. Bill Mazeroski steals second. Lars Christian strikes out. Ron Shelton singles to right field. Bill Mazeroski scores. Carl Furillo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Joe Cronin grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Jahn strikes out. Jeff Roche walks. Jeff Roche steals second. Boze Berger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Carlos Griffey singles to right field. Alex Belt walks. Junior Caminaro flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Paul Blair strikes out. Al McHale flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Lefty Grove flies out to the left fielder. Jeans Duque singles to right field. Ken Murray strikes out. Takeshi Fukuda pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Mazeroski singles to left field. Lars Christian pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ron Shelton strikes out. Carl Furillo singles to left field. Bill Mazeroski advances to third on the hit. Carlos Griffey singles to center field. Bill Mazeroski scores. Carl Furillo advances to third on the hit. Alex Belt singles to left field. Carl Furillo scores. Carlos Griffey advances to third on the hit. Junior Caminaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Moe Berg strikes out. Joe Cronin grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Jahn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Paul Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al McHale singles to center field. Bill Mazeroski grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Barney Louden is pinch hitting for Jeff Roche. Barney Louden strikes out. Boze Berger flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Grove singles to right field. Jeans Duque walks. Ken Murray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Coles is pinch hitting for Lars Christian. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harry Coles strikes out. Ron Shelton flies out to the left fielder. Carl Furillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Leo Denny pitching. Al Ramirez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Griffey at 3B. Takeshi Fukuda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moe Berg grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Cronin doubles to right field. Ron Jahn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Al Ramirez strikes out. Alex Belt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Caminaro walks. Bob Latium comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Paul Blair grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Junior Caminaro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Steve Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Barney Louden flies out to the left fielder. Boze Berger singles past the second baseman. Gene Enzenroth is pinch hitting for Bob Latium. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Enzenroth strikes out. Jeans Duque grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Boze Berger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Steve Smith is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Heving did not respond to coaching in control Tom Carey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jamie Sheets did not respond to coaching in velocity Milt Cleveland did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Carey did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Kunkel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Matt Sheridan improves in range Brian Escobar improves in power_vs_righty Brian Escobar improves in power_vs_righty Brian Cook did not respond to coaching in 3B