Win: Charlie Renteria (1-0) Loss: Ray Brooks (3-2)
Save: Buddy Spongberg (22)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Nate Gleason pitching. Art Block strikes out. Neal Stobbs is hit by a pitch. Neal Stobbs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charlie Murphy singles to left field. Whitey Lydy walks. Eiji Tsuji pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Jeff Aldred pitching. Jim Hawkins singles to left field. Jim Hawkins steals second. Jim Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Hawkins advances to third on the play. Mike Resnick hits a home run. Jim Hawkins scores. Charlie Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Popp Tarley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Greasy Fuentes singles to center field. Reed Davis strikes out. Rob Hensley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Greasy Fuentes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Aldred flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Roy Augustine walks. Joe Gromek singles to right field. Roy Augustine advances to third on the hit. Niles North walks. Nate Gleason grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Roy Augustine scores. Joe Gromek advances to third on the play. Jim Hawkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Art Block singles to right field. Neal Stobbs strikes out. Art Block steals second. Charlie Murphy walks. Whitey Lydy singles to left field. Art Block scores. Eiji Tsuji walks. Greasy Fuentes strikes out. Reed Davis singles to left field. Charlie Murphy scores. Whitey Lydy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eiji Tsuji advances to third on the hit. Reed Davis steals second. Rob Hensley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Jim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Resnick grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Aldred grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Block grounds out to the third baseman. Neal Stobbs hits a home run. Charlie Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Popp Tarley flies out to the left fielder. Roy Augustine pops out to the second baseman. Joe Gromek doubles to center field. Niles North grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Whitey Lydy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eiji Tsuji doubles to left field. Greasy Fuentes strikes out. Reed Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Nate Gleason strikes out. Jim Hawkins walks. Jim Smith pops out to the first baseman. Mike Resnick grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rob Hensley pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Aldred flies out to the center fielder. Art Block singles to right field. Juan Collins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Neal Stobbs pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Charlie Howell singles to left field. Charlie Howell steals second. Popp Tarley flies out to the left fielder. Roy Augustine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Howell advances to third on the play. Joe Gromek doubles to left field. Charlie Howell scores. Kazuhiko Fuchigami comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Niles North grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Charlie Murphy singles to right field. Whitey Lydy walks. Eiji Tsuji hits an infield single to the pitcher. The defense is playing the infield in. Greasy Fuentes flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Murphy scores. Reed Davis strikes out. Ray Brooks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Hensley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Ray Brooks strikes out. Jim Hawkins flies out to the right fielder. Jim Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ken Bell is pinch hitting for Kazuhiko Fuchigami. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ken Bell singles to right field. Ken Bell gets picked off first. Art Block strikes out. Neal Stobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Charlie Renteria pitching. Mike Resnick flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Howell hits a home run. Popp Tarley grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Augustine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Charlie Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Whitey Lydy strikes out. Eiji Tsuji reached on a fielding error by Popp Tarley. Greasy Fuentes singles to center field. Eiji Tsuji advances to third on the hit. Reed Davis singles to center field. Eiji Tsuji scores. Rob Hensley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Buddy Spongberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Gromek grounds out to the shortstop. Niles North flies out to the left fielder. Jim Foiles is pinch hitting for Ray Brooks. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Foiles is hit by a pitch. Jim Hawkins walks. Jim Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Joe Gromek 2 (8).HR - Mike Resnick (6), Charlie Howell (8).GIDP - Nate Gleason.HBP - Jim Foiles (2). Baserunning: SB - Jim Hawkins (17), Charlie Howell (13). Fielding: E - Popp Tarley.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shad Crouch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brad Jansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Weimer improves in range Lou Delahanty did not respond to coaching in endurance
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jason Lester improves in velocity Joe Hill did not respond to coaching in velocity Denny Beaver improves in speed Jason Lester did not respond to coaching in endurance Jerry Myers did not respond to coaching in 1B