Win: Bob Duncan (7-5) Loss: Tim Briley (7-3)
Save: Fred Martin (33)
Inning: 1 New York Danny Spindel pitching. Charlie Mota grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Sturgis flies out to the center fielder. D.T. Escobar singles to center field. Ron Meeker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jay Berardino pitching. Jeff Hernaiz pops out to the shortstop. Amos McKeithan hits a home run. Jose Twombly is hit by a pitch. Jose Twombly is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Roger McNertney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Rube Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Koichi Kinoshita singles to left field. Todd Moore walks. Erik Hedgpeth singles to right field. Jay Berardino flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Koichi Kinoshita scores. Charlie Mota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bunny Klesko strikes out. Charlie Sperring strikes out. Steve Woodard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Whitey Sturgis singles to center field. D.T. Escobar walks. Ron Meeker walks. Rube Kirby singles to center field. Whitey Sturgis scores. D.T. Escobar is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ron Meeker advances to third on the play. Koichi Kinoshita lines out to the third baseman. Todd Moore walks. Erik Hedgpeth strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bud Tremper walks. Danny Spindel lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Jeff Hernaiz grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Spindel advances to second on the play. Amos McKeithan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Jay Berardino singles to right field. Van Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Mota grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jay Berardino is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Whitey Sturgis singles past the second baseman. Charlie Mota advances to third on the hit. Whitey Sturgis steals second. D.T. Escobar grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Meeker walks. Rube Kirby strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jose Twombly grounds out to the shortstop. Roger McNertney grounds out to the second baseman. Bunny Klesko grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Koichi Kinoshita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Todd Moore pops out to the third baseman. Erik Hedgpeth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Charlie Sperring grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Woodard strikes out. Bud Tremper singles to right field. Van Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Jay Berardino flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Mota walks. Whitey Sturgis grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Mota advances to second on the play. D.T. Escobar pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jeff Hernaiz strikes out. Amos McKeithan strikes out. Jose Twombly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Ron Meeker lines out to the third baseman. Rube Kirby strikes out. Koichi Kinoshita singles to center field. Todd Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roger McNertney hits a home run. Bunny Klesko singles to left field. Charlie Sperring strikes out. Steve Woodard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bunny Klesko is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Woodard is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Erik Hedgpeth flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hauger is pinch hitting for Jay Berardino. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Hauger flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Mota flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Duncan pitching. Bud Tremper strikes out. Jim Smith is pinch hitting for Van Adams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jim Smith strikes out. Jeff Hernaiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Tim Briley pitching. Whitey Sturgis doubles to left field. D.T. Escobar strikes out. Ron Meeker singles past the shortstop. Whitey Sturgis scores. Rube Kirby grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Meeker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Koichi Kinoshita singles to left field. Rube Kirby advances to third on the hit. Taylor Kryhoski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Moore singles to center field. Rube Kirby scores. Erik Hedgpeth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Fred Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Amos McKeithan hits a home run. Jose Twombly strikes out. Roger McNertney flies out to the right fielder. Bunny Klesko strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 13 Kansas City total runners LOB: 2
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Chavez did not respond to coaching in velocity Dusty Biras improves in contact_vs_lefty Curtis Levy did not respond to coaching in control Kunio Shibahara did not respond to coaching in control Carl Green did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Hassey improves in arm Luis Edwards did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cliff Young did not respond to coaching in control Calvin Hartnett improves in speed