Win: John Lannan (2-5) Loss: Monte Ward (1-3)
Save: Mike MacDougal (9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Lynn Ganzel pitching. Willie Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Arin Solstice singles to center field. Corey Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Nick Johnson singles to right field. Arin Solstice advances to third on the hit. Josh Willingham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Jordan Zimmermann pitching. Ron Huskey flies out to the right fielder. Andy Lazar strikes out. Forrest Brinkopf singles to center field. Larry Stottlemyre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Alberto Gonzalez singles to center field. Bud Henrich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alberto Gonzalez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jordan Zimmermann strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Marty Rosen strikes out. Shojiro O. Saito singles to left field. Harry G. Hentgen flies out to the left fielder. Julio Minetto walks. Lynn Ganzel singles to left field. Ron Huskey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Willie Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Arin Solstice flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Corey Patterson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Andy Lazar pops out to the third baseman. Forrest Brinkopf walks. Forrest Brinkopf is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Larry Stottlemyre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nick Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Willingham singles to right field. Bob Bailor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Josh Willingham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alberto Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Bailor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Marty Rosen grounds out to the shortstop. Shojiro O. Saito singles to left field. Passed ball. Shojiro O. Saito advances to second. Harry G. Hentgen grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Minetto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bud Henrich singles to left field. Jordan Zimmermann fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jordan Zimmermann strikes out. Willie Harris flies out to the right fielder. Arin Solstice grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bud Henrich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Lynn Ganzel singles to left field. Ron Huskey strikes out. Andy Lazar walks. Forrest Brinkopf flies out to the left fielder. Larry Stottlemyre singles to right field. Lynn Ganzel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Lazar advances to third on the hit. Larry Stottlemyre steals second. Marty Rosen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Corey Patterson strikes out. Nick Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Willingham walks. Bob Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Shojiro O. Saito flies out to the center fielder. Harry G. Hentgen singles to center field. Julio Minetto strikes out. Lynn Ganzel pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Alberto Gonzalez. Jamie Burke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud Henrich pops out to the catcher. Ryan Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Jordan Zimmermann. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ryan Zimmerman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago John Lannan pitching. Mark McGwire enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jamie Burke at 2B. Ron Huskey strikes out. Andy Lazar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Forrest Brinkopf pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Willie Harris pops out to the pitcher. Arin Solstice grounds out to the pitcher. Corey Patterson hits a home run. Nick Johnson singles to right field. Josh Willingham singles to center field. Nick Johnson advances to third on the hit. Monte Ward 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. Bob Bailor lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Larry Stottlemyre singles to left field. Marty Rosen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Shojiro O. Saito grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mark McGwire grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Henrich walks. Cristian Guzman is pinch hitting for John Lannan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cristian Guzman grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Henrich advances to second on the play. Willie Harris singles to center field. Bud Henrich scores. Art Lamb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Arin Solstice grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Willie Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Ron Villone pitching. Harry G. Hentgen walks. Julio Minetto lines out to the shortstop. Fred McIntosh is pinch hitting for Art Lamb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fred McIntosh singles to right field. Harry G. Hentgen advances to third on the hit. Mike MacDougal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Huskey flies out to the right fielder. Andy Lazar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Chicago total runners LOB: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Spud Garcia improves in arm Nyjer Morgan improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Grabowski did not respond to coaching in velocity Spud Garcia improves in arm
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mario Long did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mario Long did not respond to coaching in range Mario Long did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rube Martin improves in power_vs_lefty Bug Gil did not respond to coaching in 2B