Win: Jake Vollmer (10-16) Loss: Jack Cole (6-2)
Save: Roy Adams (7)
Inning: 1 Boston Yutaka Honma pitching. Lorenzo Minarcin grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Lee pops out to the pitcher. Rick Reames hits a home run. Art Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jake Vollmer pitching. Raleigh Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Mike Kinder grounds out to the shortstop. Slim Kinkade strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jeff Batch pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Hutchinson strikes out. Stu Bildilli singles to center field. Mike Todt hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jake Vollmer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gordon Hennessey strikes out. John Delgado strikes out. Catfish Roker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Lorenzo Minarcin singles to center field. Harry Lee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rick Reames flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Yuta Yokomizo singles to left field. Carlos Shipley walks. Yutaka Honma lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Raleigh Ryan pops out to the second baseman. Mike Kinder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Art Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Batch hits a home run. Bobby Hutchinson singles past the shortstop. Stu Bildilli singles to left field. Bobby Hutchinson advances to third on the hit. Mike Todt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Slim Kinkade strikes out. Gordon Hennessey singles to left field. John Delgado walks. Catfish Roker flies out to the left fielder. Yuta Yokomizo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Jake Vollmer grounds out to the pitcher. Lorenzo Minarcin strikes out. Harry Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Carlos Shipley grounds out to the third baseman. Yutaka Honma singles to left field. Raleigh Ryan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Rick Reames strikes out. Art Murray flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Batch pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Kinder singles to right field. Slim Kinkade lines out to the first baseman. Gordon Hennessey walks. John Delgado doubles to center field. Mike Kinder scores. Gordon Hennessey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Catfish Roker grounds out to the second baseman. John Delgado advances to third on the play. Yuta Yokomizo is hit by a pitch. Carlos Shipley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Bobby Hutchinson lines out to the shortstop. Stu Bildilli flies out to the center fielder. Mike Todt singles to right field. Jake Vollmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Yutaka Honma grounds out to the third baseman. Raleigh Ryan pops out to the third baseman. Mike Kinder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Lorenzo Minarcin strikes out. Harry Lee walks. Rick Reames grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Lee advances to second on the play. Jack Cole 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. Art Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Slim Kinkade strikes out. Gordon Hennessey strikes out. John Delgado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Jeff Batch strikes out. Bobby Hutchinson singles to left field. Stu Bildilli walks. Mike Todt walks. Jake Vollmer singles to left field. Bobby Hutchinson scores. Stu Bildilli scores. Mike Todt advances to third on the hit. Gerald Wheeler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lorenzo Minarcin singles to left field. Mike Todt scores. Jake Vollmer advances to third on the hit. Harry Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Lorenzo Minarcin advances to second on the play. Rick Reames grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Guy Delahanty enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Hutchinson at 3B. Roy Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Catfish Roker grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Steiner is pinch hitting for Yuta Yokomizo. Ed Steiner grounds out to the shortstop. Sherman Wilkins is pinch hitting for Carlos Shipley. Sherman Wilkins walks. Harry Scott is pinch hitting for Gerald Wheeler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Scott walks. Raleigh Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Jeff Batch is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Borkowski improves in power_vs_righty Scott Yellowhorse improves in contact_vs_righty Scott Yellowhorse improves in contact_vs_righty Bombo John improves in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Murray did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Nestor Delaney did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Surhoff did not respond to coaching in control Red Way did not respond to coaching in control Ed Murray improves in 1B