Inning: 1 Kansas City Andy Ashby pitching. Anderson Hernandez singles to left field. Willie Harris pops out to the second baseman. Arin Solstice strikes out. Anderson Hernandez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Ross Detwiler pitching. Fred Sullivan flies out to the left fielder. Steve Pickering flies out to the center fielder. Wes Preston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Corey Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bailor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Randy Adams strikes out. Scott Rader pops out to the second baseman. Dom Brown lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Josh Willingham walks. Josh Bard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ross Detwiler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Ron Backman singles to left field. Ron Perkins doubles past the first baseman. Ron Backman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Ashby lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ron Perkins is thrown out at third. Fred Sullivan grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Andy Ashby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Pickering singles to left field. Wes Preston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Anderson Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Willie Harris strikes out. Arin Solstice singles to center field. Arin Solstice is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Randy Adams pops out to the catcher. Scott Rader walks. Dom Brown strikes out. Ron Backman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nick Johnson is hit by a pitch. Corey Patterson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Bailor doubles to left field. Josh Willingham singles to center field. Bob Bailor is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Ron Perkins strikes out. Andy Ashby flies out to the center fielder. Fred Sullivan singles to right field. Steve Pickering pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Josh Bard strikes out. Ross Detwiler singles past the shortstop. Anderson Hernandez walks. Willie Harris flies out to the center fielder. Arin Solstice flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Wes Preston singles past the shortstop. Randy Adams grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Scott Rader singles to center field. Dom Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Nick Johnson walks. Corey Patterson is hit by a pitch. Bob Bailor strikes out. Josh Willingham strikes out. Josh Bard walks. Ryan Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Ross Detwiler. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ryan Zimmerman singles to center field. Nick Johnson scores. Corey Patterson scores. Anderson Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Ron Villone pitching. Ron Backman grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Perkins grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Ashby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Willie Harris walks. Seneca Spinks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Willie Harris steals second. Arin Solstice singles to right field. Willie Harris scores. Nick Johnson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Corey Patterson pops out to the shortstop. Bob Bailor flies out to the center fielder. Josh Willingham walks. Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Josh Bard. Jamie Burke singles to right field. Arin Solstice scores. Tom Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Adam Dunn is pinch hitting for Ron Villone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Adam Dunn doubles to left field. Nick Johnson scores. Josh Willingham scores. Jamie Burke is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Craig Stammen pitching. Bud Henrich enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jamie Burke at C. Fred Sullivan singles to center field. Steve Pickering lines out to the second baseman. Wes Preston grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Sullivan advances to second on the play. Randy Adams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Anderson Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Willie Harris singles to center field. Arin Solstice strikes out. Nick Johnson is hit by a pitch. Corey Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Scott Rader flies out to the center fielder. Dom Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Backman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 New York total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Adam Dunn is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bunny Marsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carlos Pape improves in power_vs_righty Guy Wiggins improves in arm Bunny Marsh did not respond to coaching in range
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jet Turner improves in range Frank Helms improves in speed Bill Knowlson did not respond to coaching in control George Leifer did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in 3B