Win: Stubby Aurilia (2-0) Loss: Roberto Ferdinand (1-1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Roberto Ferdinand pitching. Ed Merritt singles to center field. Dan Gettinger strikes out. Yoshiyuki Higuchi grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed Merritt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Grich triples. Yoshiyuki Higuchi scores. Mateo Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Stubby Aurilia pitching. Ap Chaichote grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Stewman grounds out to the second baseman. Tommie Juliet strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Slick Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Kranepool grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Riley singles to left field. Stubby Aurilia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Lewis Lavender singles to left field. Freddie Rutherford grounds out to the second baseman. Lewis Lavender advances to second on the play. Fritz Waldersehen walks. Gerald Hofeldt strikes out. Sahib Shihab grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gettinger strikes out. Yoshiyuki Higuchi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Roberto Ferdinand strikes out. Ap Chaichote grounds out to the second baseman. John Stewman singles to center field. Tommie Juliet walks. Lewis Lavender strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Grich grounds out to the second baseman. Mateo Perez flies out to the left fielder. Slick Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Freddie Rutherford singles to left field. Fritz Waldersehen grounds out to the pitcher. Freddie Rutherford advances to second on the play. Gerald Hofeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Sahib Shihab strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Kranepool grounds out to the pitcher. Bert Riley singles to right field. Stubby Aurilia lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Merritt singles to left field. Bert Riley scores. Dan Gettinger pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Roberto Ferdinand grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ap Chaichote grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Stewman singles to right field. Tommie Juliet grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Yoshiyuki Higuchi strikes out. Billy Grich strikes out. Mateo Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Lewis Lavender flies out to the center fielder. Freddie Rutherford walks. Fritz Waldersehen flies out to the left fielder. Gerald Hofeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Slick Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Kranepool hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bert Riley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Kranepool is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Stubby Aurilia pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Sahib Shihab grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Banks is pinch hitting for Roberto Ferdinand . Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Roy Banks grounds out to the third baseman. Ap Chaichote strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lonnie Bannon pitching. Ed Merritt strikes out. Dan Gettinger flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiyuki Higuchi hits a home run. Billy Grich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago John Stewman strikes out. Tommie Juliet singles to left field. Tommie Juliet steals second. Gates Hamlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Lewis Lavender pops out to the catcher. Freddie Rutherford singles past the shortstop. Fritz Waldersehen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mateo Perez walks. Slick Johnson pops out to the catcher. Joe Kranepool grounds out to the second baseman. Mateo Perez advances to second on the play. Bert Riley singles to left field. Mateo Perez scores. Denny Brown is pinch hitting for Gates Hamlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Denny Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Brett Tyack pitching. Gerald Hofeldt walks. Sahib Shihab flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Amoros is pinch hitting for Lonnie Bannon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sandy Amoros pops out to the third baseman. Ap Chaichote strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Chicago total runners LOB: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Haden Rivera did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Anderson did not respond to coaching in endurance Troy Thornton did not respond to coaching in velocity Heinie Ardell did not respond to coaching in velocity
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Candy Lopez did not respond to coaching in range Candy Lopez improves in contact_vs_righty Casey McGaffigan did not respond to coaching in arm Candy Lopez improves in range