Win: Larry Mendoza (16-5) Loss: Dan Campanis (12-7)
Save: Slim Spinks (24)
Inning: 1 Boston Larry Mendoza pitching. John Castro flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Blake walks. Curt Fishel walks. Gene Rackley flies out to the left fielder. Santiago Andrus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dan Campanis pitching. Ken Hobbs walks. Bert James singles to right field. Ken Hobbs is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Rick Cooke strikes out. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Mike Reyes strikes out. Carlton McReynolds singles to left field. Carlton McReynolds steals second. Chad Boswell doubles to center field. Carlton McReynolds scores. Dan Campanis grounds out to the third baseman. John Castro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe DeShields singles to left field. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Ike Campbell strikes out. Wayne Poole doubles to right field. Joe DeShields uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Mendoza singles to center field. Wayne Poole scores. Ken Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Charlie Blake strikes out. Curt Fishel strikes out. Gene Rackley singles to left field. Santiago Andrus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bert James grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Cooke singles to center field. Bunny Roth hits a home run. Rick Cooke scores. Masanori Igarashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe DeShields flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Mike Reyes strikes out. Carlton McReynolds grounds out to the pitcher. Chad Boswell walks. Masanori Igarashi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chad Boswell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ike Campbell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Wayne Poole flies out to the right fielder. Larry Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston John Castro strikes out. Charlie Blake strikes out. Curt Fishel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ken Hobbs singles to center field. Bert James flies out to the right fielder. Ken Hobbs steals second. Rick Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Bunny Roth hits a home run. Ken Hobbs scores. Joe DeShields walks. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Gene Rackley strikes out. Santiago Andrus strikes out. Mike Reyes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ike Campbell singles to right field. Wayne Poole singles to right field. Ike Campbell advances to third on the hit. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Ken Hobbs grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Carlton McReynolds singles to center field. Chad Boswell strikes out. William Tapani is pinch hitting for Masanori Igarashi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. William Tapani grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alex Potter pitching. Bert James flies out to the left fielder. Rick Cooke walks. Bunny Roth walks. Michael Nilsson is pinch hitting for Joe DeShields. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Michael Nilsson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston John Castro doubles to right field. Charlie Blake grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Rackley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Macha is pinch hitting for Ike Campbell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Macha flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Poole strikes out. Larry Mendoza reached on a fielding error by John Castro. Ken Hobbs walks. Bert James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Santiago Andrus walks. Mike Reyes singles to left field. Walter Clary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Paul Brown is pinch hitting for Carlton McReynolds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Paul Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Santiago Andrus advances to third on the play. Mike Reyes advances to second on the play. Chad Boswell grounds out to the third baseman. Santiago Andrus scores. Mike Reyes advances to third on the play. Dave Matthews is pinch hitting for Alex Potter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Matthews walks. Slim Spinks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Castro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Darrell Bankhead did not respond to coaching in velocity Eduardo Ruiz did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Daubert improves in range Doug Braggs improves in contact_vs_lefty Doc Justice did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doc Justice did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Takahiro Amakawa did not respond to coaching in velocity Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in control Takahiro Amakawa did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walt Kainer improves in velocity Bruce Thormodsgard did not respond to coaching in arm Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in SS