Win: Bruce Averill (2-1) Loss: Bill Boudreau (1-4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Boudreau pitching. Tommy Young lines out to the second baseman. Joe Grissom pops out to the second baseman. Bill Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bruce Averill pitching. Rafael Alyea grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Jeltz walks. Cecil Trotter flies out to the left fielder. Yulier Larosa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sam Jeltz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Guy flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Wayne Gutierrez singles to right field. Mike Herrera singles to right field. Wayne Gutierrez advances to third on the hit. Frank Difani flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Wayne Gutierrez scores. Joe Duncan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Doc Bevil grounds out to the catcher. Norio Shimada flies out to the center fielder. Harry Jackson walks. Jim Corbin walks. Bill Boudreau strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Averill singles to center field. Tommy Young singles to left field. Joe Grissom grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bruce Averill advances to third on the play. Bill Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Rafael Alyea grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Jeltz singles to center field. Cecil Trotter walks. Yulier Larosa flies out to the center fielder. Doc Bevil strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Guy walks. Wayne Gutierrez walks. Mike Herrera doubles to center field. John Guy scores. Wayne Gutierrez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Difani flies out to the right fielder. Joe Duncan flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Averill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Norio Shimada grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Corbin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tommy Young flies out to the right fielder. Joe Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Bill Brown singles to right field. John Guy walks. Wayne Gutierrez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Bill Boudreau flies out to the left fielder. Rafael Alyea grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Jeltz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Herrera hits a home run. Frank Difani strikes out. Joe Duncan flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Averill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Cecil Trotter flies out to the left fielder. Yulier Larosa strikes out. Doc Bevil grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Denny Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Young singles to center field. Joe Grissom strikes out. Tommy Young is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Brown walks. John Guy singles to center field. Bill Brown advances to third on the hit. Wayne Gutierrez walks. Mike Herrera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Boston Norio Shimada flies out to the center fielder. Harry Jackson strikes out. Jim Corbin singles to center field. Bob Shantz is pinch hitting for Denny Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Shantz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kiyoshi Sasaki pitching. Frank Difani strikes out. Joe Duncan pops out to the catcher. Phil Buchanan is pinch hitting for Bruce Averill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Phil Buchanan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Gordon Gerhart pitching. Rafael Alyea flies out to the left fielder. Sam Jeltz flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Trotter hits a home run. Yulier Larosa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tommy Young doubles to center field. Joe Grissom singles to left field. Tommy Young is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Bill Brown singles to left field. Joe Grissom advances to third on the hit. John Guy walks. Wayne Gutierrez singles to left field. Joe Grissom scores. Bill Brown scores. Earl Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Herrera walks. Frank Difani is hit by a pitch. John Guy scores. Joe Duncan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Gutierrez scores. Mike Herrera advances to third on the play. Frank Difani advances to second on the play. Leon Parks is pinch hitting for Gordon Gerhart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Leon Parks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Dixie Roenicke pitching. Doc Bevil reached on a fielding error by Frank Difani. Johnny Beauchamp is pinch hitting for Norio Shimada. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Beauchamp strikes out. Chuck Esposito is pinch hitting for Harry Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chuck Esposito doubles past the third baseman. Doc Bevil uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Corbin grounds out to the pitcher. Edd Korcheck is pinch hitting for Earl Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Edd Korcheck singles to center field. Chuck Esposito scores. Rafael Alyea singles to left field. Edd Korcheck advances to third on the hit. Sam Jeltz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Boston total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Tommy Young (4), Mike Herrera (5).HR - Mike Herrera (5).SF - Frank Difani.GIDP - Joe Grissom.HBP - Frank Difani (1). Baserunning: CS - Tommy Young (1). Fielding: E - Frank Difani.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Victor Goff did not respond to coaching in velocity Tris Eischen improves in velocity Emilio Crouch improves in power_vs_righty Hector Roberts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Walls did not respond to coaching in LF
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bud Shearer improves in contact_vs_righty Ody Lahoud did not respond to coaching in control Maurice Corey did not respond to coaching in velocity John Vargas did not respond to coaching in speed Bud Shearer did not respond to coaching in 3B