Win: Mike Henneman (3-1) Loss: Francisco Liriano (4-4)
Save: Steve Floyd (9)
Inning: 1 Boston Hal Robertson pitching. Rod Carew walks. Ammara Safdar hits a home run. Rod Carew scores. Alan Wertz singles to right field. Bob Perry grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alan Wertz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kody Clemens grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bob Perry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Royce Lewis singles to center field. Jose McFadden strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Francisco Liriano pitching. Dan Smith strikes out. George Sothern flies out to the left fielder. Mike Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Santo Schegg singles to center field. Santo Schegg is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Francisco Liriano strikes out. Rod Carew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bobby Schneider hits a home run. Ed Kipper grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Burkhart strikes out. Stephen Runyan grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ammara Safdar grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Wertz strikes out. Bob Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jesse Ganzel singles to center field. Hal Robertson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dan Smith strikes out. George Sothern walks. Mike Rodriguez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Kody Clemens grounds out to the second baseman. Royce Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose McFadden pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bobby Schneider flies out to the right fielder. Ed Kipper grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Burkhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Santo Schegg strikes out. Francisco Liriano flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Rod Carew pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Stephen Runyan pops out to the catcher. Jesse Ganzel singles to right field. Hal Robertson 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 pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Ammara Safdar singles to left field. Alan Wertz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Perry singles to right field. Kody Clemens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Sothern flies out to the right fielder. Mike Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Schneider grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Mike Henneman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Royce Lewis singles to left field. Jose McFadden flies out to the center fielder. Santo Schegg doubles to right field. Wally Anderson is pinch running for Royce Lewis on 3rd base. Francisco Liriano strikes out. Rod Carew grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ed Kipper strikes out. Luis Burkhart grounds out to the shortstop. Stephen Runyan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ammara Safdar flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Alan Wertz grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Perry singles to left field. Kody Clemens singles to center field. Bob Perry advances to third on the hit. Wally Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jon Bergamo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ammara Safdar at 3B. Jesse Ganzel singles to center field. Cecil McKelvy is pinch hitting for Mike Henneman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Cecil McKelvy hits a home run. Jesse Ganzel scores. Jimmy Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dan Smith walks. George Sothern singles past the third baseman. Dan Smith advances to third on the hit. Dann McElroy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Rodriguez doubles to right field. Dan Smith scores. George Sothern uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Schneider strikes out. Ed Kipper grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Burkhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Steve Floyd pitching. Ransom O Reilly is pinch hitting for Jose McFadden. Ransom O Reilly grounds out to the third baseman. Santo Schegg grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Petralli is pinch hitting for Dann McElroy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rich Petralli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill West improves in speed Chuck Knoblauch improves in power_vs_righty Andy Mesner improves in power_vs_righty Brian Dozier improves in contact_vs_righty Greg Gagne did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Escobar improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Shelby did not respond to coaching in control Bob Nolte did not respond to coaching in velocity Verne Olsen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnny Smith did not respond to coaching in LF