Win: Tetsuji Furusato (14-6) Loss: Pat Hatcher (3-8)
Save: Ken Sexton (18)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tetsuji Furusato pitching. Dixie Guinn walks. Earl Powell flies out to the center fielder. Vicente Griffin pops out to the shortstop. John Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Pat Hatcher pitching. Eddie Brantley hits a home run. Jarrod Sutherland pops out to the shortstop. Terry Parnham flies out to the right fielder. Roberto Craig walks. Erv Lasher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Maddox lines out to the second baseman. Bip Conine singles to center field. Chuck Leverett strikes out. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bip Conine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Jeff Fansler pops out to the first baseman. Larry Gardner singles in front of the right fielder. Larry Gardner is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sheriff Lopez singles to center field. Tetsuji Furusato walks. Eddie Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Pat Hatcher singles to left field. Dixie Guinn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Earl Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Jarrod Sutherland is hit by a pitch. Terry Parnham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Roberto Craig grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Vicente Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Ward strikes out. Red Maddox hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bip Conine walks. Chuck Leverett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bip Conine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Erv Lasher hits a home run. Jeff Fansler doubles to right field. Larry Gardner walks. Sheriff Lopez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jeff Fansler advances to third on the play. Tetsuji Furusato flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. Pat Hatcher flies out to the right fielder. Dixie Guinn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Eddie Brantley singles to right field. Jarrod Sutherland flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Brantley steals second. Terry Parnham strikes out. Roberto Craig singles to right field. Eddie Brantley scores. Erv Lasher walks. Jeff Fansler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Earl Powell grounds out to the third baseman. Vicente Griffin flies out to the center fielder. John Ward is hit by a pitch. Red Maddox pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Larry Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Sheriff Lopez doubles to right field. Tetsuji Furusato singles to center field. Sheriff Lopez is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Eddie Brantley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tetsuji Furusato is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bip Conine doubles to right field. Chuck Leverett flies out to the right fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi pops out to the shortstop. Tom Wood is pinch hitting for Pat Hatcher. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tom Wood walks. Dixie Guinn doubles to right field. Bip Conine scores. Earl Powell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Rudy Thornton pitching. Jarrod Sutherland pops out to the second baseman. Terry Parnham hits a home run. Roberto Craig pops out to the third baseman. Erv Lasher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Miles enters the game as a defensive replacement for Erv Lasher at CF. Vicente Griffin reached on a fielding error by Larry Gardner. John Ward strikes out. Red Maddox flies out to the center fielder. Bip Conine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jeff Fansler hits an infield single to the second baseman. Larry Gardner reached on a fielding error by Yasuyuki Hamaguchi. Sheriff Lopez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jeff Fansler advances to third on the play. Ron Jones is pinch hitting for Tetsuji Furusato. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ron Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ken Sexton pitching. Chuck Leverett flies out to the left fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles past the third baseman. Emil May is pinch hitting for Rudy Thornton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Emil May grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Artie Kernek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty LaReace Tibault improves in control Charlie Adams did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Nichols did not respond to coaching in endurance Don Hoffman improves in range Artie Kernek improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gil Konerko did not respond to coaching in range John Boucher did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Edwards did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Johnston did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Eric White improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Wilshusen improves in contact_vs_righty Henry Moore did not respond to coaching in 2B