Win: Nolan Ryan (3-3) Loss: Ben Jones (3-2)
Save: Mickey Bollweg (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Nolan Ryan pitching. Dan Smith lines out to the second baseman. George Sothern grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Rodriguez singles to left field. Bobby Schneider singles to right field. Johnnie Stryker singles to right field. Ed Kipper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 New York Ben Jones pitching. Angelo Bartowski hits a home run. Rick Lindsey grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Molitor grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Flanigan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Stephen Runyan is hit by a pitch. Elmer Horn strikes out. Ben Jones lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dan Smith walks. George Sothern walks. Mike Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 New York Ryan Ross reached on a 2-base fielding error by Elmer Horn. Dan Rodriguez strikes out. Bill Zauchin flies out to the center fielder. Jack Wood walks. Nolan Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bobby Schneider grounds out to the second baseman. Johnnie Stryker singles to left field. Ed Kipper strikes out. Stephen Runyan singles to right field. Elmer Horn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Angelo Bartowski walks. Rick Lindsey walks. Paul Molitor strikes out. Curt Flanigan walks. Ryan Ross singles to left field. Angelo Bartowski scores. Rick Lindsey is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Curt Flanigan advances to third on the play. Dan Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ben Jones is hit by a pitch. Dan Smith flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! George Sothern strikes out. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Bill Zauchin strikes out. Jack Wood strikes out. Nolan Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bobby Schneider strikes out. Johnnie Stryker strikes out. Ed Kipper pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Angelo Bartowski walks. Rick Lindsey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Paul Molitor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Stephen Runyan grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Horn flies out to the center fielder. Ben Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Curt Flanigan flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Ross strikes out. Dan Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dan Smith walks. George Sothern flies out to the right fielder. Mike Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Smith advances to second on the play. Bobby Schneider strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Roy Huskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Zauchin strikes out. Jack Wood flies out to the left fielder. Carl Perkovich is pinch hitting for Nolan Ryan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carl Perkovich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mickey Bollweg pitching. Johnnie Stryker strikes out. Ed Kipper flies out to the center fielder. Stephen Runyan singles to right field. Elmer Horn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Angelo Bartowski flies out to the left fielder. Rick Lindsey walks. Paul Molitor hits a home run. Rick Lindsey scores. Mike Henneman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curt Flanigan walks. Ryan Ross flies out to the center fielder. Dan Rodriguez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Frank Stone enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Molitor at SS. Fred Beckendorf enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Wood at 3B. George Chervinko is pinch hitting for Mike Henneman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Chervinko grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Smith grounds out to the second baseman. George Sothern singles past the shortstop. Mike Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 12 New York total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Shelby did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Smith improves in arm Greg Caraballo improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Nolte did not respond to coaching in control Mandy Vina did not respond to coaching in 2B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kelly Anderson improves in velocity Zeb Thurman did not respond to coaching in control Jose Fournier improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Simpson improves in contact_vs_righty