Inning: 1 New York Tom Seaver pitching. Lee Hubbard strikes out. Steve Pickering singles to left field. Wes Preston singles in front of the right fielder. Randy Adams walks. Oral Faneyte hits a home run. Steve Pickering scores. Wes Preston scores. Randy Adams scores. Al Locke grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Backman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Jenkins pitching. Anderson Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Josh Willingham hits a home run. Arin Solstice grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Johnson singles to left field. Corey Patterson doubles to right field. Nick Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Bailor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Harry Dunne flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Jenkins pops out to the first baseman. Lee Hubbard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Pedro Mendoza hits a home run. Josh Bard singles to left field. Tom Seaver lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Josh Bard forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Anderson Hernandez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tom Seaver is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Anderson Hernandez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Steve Pickering hits a home run. Wes Preston singles to center field. Randy Adams flies out to the center fielder. Oral Faneyte pops out to the second baseman. Al Locke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Josh Willingham grounds out to the shortstop. Arin Solstice flies out to the right fielder. Nick Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Ron Backman strikes out. Harry Dunne walks. Johnny Jenkins fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Johnny Jenkins singles to center field. Lee Hubbard flies out to the center fielder. Steve Pickering walks. Wes Preston singles to left field. Harry Dunne scores. Johnny Jenkins scores. Steve Pickering advances to third on the hit. Garrett Mock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Adams pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Corey Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bailor singles to right field. Pedro Mendoza strikes out. Josh Bard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Oral Faneyte strikes out. Al Locke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Backman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Garrett Mock grounds out to the shortstop. Anderson Hernandez singles to left field. Josh Willingham flies out to the center fielder. Arin Solstice doubles to right field. Anderson Hernandez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nick Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Harry Dunne singles to center field. Johnny Jenkins lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Harry Dunne forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Lee Hubbard walks. Steve Pickering triples. Johnny Jenkins scores. Lee Hubbard scores. Wes Preston walks. Wes Preston is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Randy Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Corey Patterson singles to right field. Bob Bailor grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Corey Patterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pedro Mendoza strikes out. Josh Bard grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Bailor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Oral Faneyte grounds out to the second baseman. Al Locke singles to right field. Ron Backman doubles to center field. Harry Dunne grounds out to the shortstop. Al Locke scores. Ron Backman advances to third on the play. Johnny Jenkins grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ryan Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Garrett Mock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Zimmerman grounds out to the second baseman. Anderson Hernandez singles to center field. Anderson Hernandez steals second. Josh Willingham grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Arin Solstice. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jamie Burke grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Mike MacDougal pitching. Fred Sullivan is pinch hitting for Lee Hubbard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Sullivan hits a home run. Steve Pickering flies out to the center fielder. Wes Preston grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Adams walks. Oral Faneyte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Adam Dunn is pinch hitting for Nick Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Adam Dunn grounds out to the shortstop. Corey Patterson singles to right field. Corey Patterson steals second. Bob Bailor walks. Willie Harris is pinch hitting for Pedro Mendoza. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Willie Harris singles to left field. Corey Patterson is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Bob Bailor advances to third on the play. Tom Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Josh Bard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Al Locke hits a home run. Ron Backman pops out to the second baseman. Harry Dunne strikes out. Jim Seitzer is pinch hitting for Tom Baker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Seitzer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Seneca Spinks pitching. Bud Henrich is pinch hitting for Mike MacDougal. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bud Henrich grounds out to the shortstop. Anderson Hernandez singles to right field. Josh Willingham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Anderson Hernandez advances to second on the play. Jamie Burke walks. Adam Dunn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Steve Pickering is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Greg Moreno improves in contact_vs_righty Jet Turner did not respond to coaching in range Bill Knowlson did not respond to coaching in control Slick Canavan did not respond to coaching in velocity Cash Harmon did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rip Bates did not respond to coaching in control Ian Desmond improves in power_vs_righty Rip Bates did not respond to coaching in velocity Guy Wiggins improves in contact_vs_lefty