Inning: 1 Boston Les Grove pitching. Alex Petoskey grounds out to the second baseman. Travis Oliver singles to center field. Russ Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Ravelo Stephenson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Travis Oliver is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dan Winters pitching. Fran Sterrett grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Lovelace grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Bokelmann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jeff Kirk strikes out. Johnny Keck grounds out to the second baseman. Joey DeMontreville flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex McClure flies out to the center fielder. Larry DeTore grounds out to the shortstop. Max Sconiers doubles to left field. John Mathewson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bud Christopher flies out to the left fielder. Dan Winters flies out to the left fielder. Alex Petoskey singles to center field. Travis Oliver doubles past the left fielder. Alex Petoskey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Russ Lyons singles to center field. Travis Oliver scores. Ravelo Stephenson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Billy Foster flies out to the left fielder. Les Grove grounds out to the second baseman. Fran Sterrett singles to left field. Fran Sterrett steals second. Bobby Lovelace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Jeff Kirk singles to right field. Jeff Kirk steals second. Johnny Keck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Kirk advances to third on the play. Joey DeMontreville singles to right field. Jeff Kirk scores. Joey DeMontreville steals second. Bud Christopher singles to center field. Joey DeMontreville scores. Dan Winters lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Petoskey walks. Travis Oliver singles to right field. Bud Christopher scores. Alex Petoskey advances to third on the hit. Russ Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Bokelmann lines out to the third baseman. Alex McClure flies out to the right fielder. Larry DeTore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Libe Murtaugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ravelo Stephenson singles to left field. Jeff Kirk strikes out. Johnny Keck grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Max Sconiers pops out to the catcher. John Mathewson singles past the third baseman. John Mathewson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Joey DeMontreville flies out to the left fielder. Bud Christopher strikes out. Dan Winters is hit by a pitch. Alex Petoskey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Libe Murtaugh singles to right field. Fran Sterrett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Libe Murtaugh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Lovelace singles to left field. Bill Bokelmann strikes out. Alex McClure lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Travis Oliver grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Lyons strikes out. Ravelo Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Larry DeTore grounds out to the pitcher. Max Sconiers grounds out to the shortstop. John Mathewson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jeff Kirk singles to left field. Johnny Keck singles to left field. Jeff Kirk advances to third on the hit. Joey DeMontreville triples. Jeff Kirk scores. Johnny Keck scores. Bill Bowling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Christopher flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joey DeMontreville scores. Dan Winters pops out to the third baseman. Willis Curd is pinch hitting for Alex Petoskey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Willis Curd walks. Travis Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Billy Foster pops out to the shortstop. Gary Bayless is pinch hitting for Bill Bowling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Bayless walks. Fran Sterrett walks. Bobby Lovelace flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bokelmann grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fran Sterrett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Howie Martinez pitching. Russ Lyons strikes out. Ravelo Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Kirk triples. Johnny Keck doubles to left field. Jeff Kirk scores. Frank Havens is pinch hitting for Joey DeMontreville. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Havens singles to center field. Johnny Keck scores. Frank Havens is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Alex McClure singles to right field. Yadiel Bartolome is pinch hitting for Larry DeTore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yadiel Bartolome walks. Max Sconiers flies out to the center fielder. John Mathewson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rick Bransfield did not respond to coaching in control Marv Weiss improves in arm Ricardo Rohe did not respond to coaching in range Bob Fetzer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ricardo Rohe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carlos Busby improves in control Bob Fetzer did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy Blackburn did not respond to coaching in range Curt Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Bill Propst did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Russ Tragesser did not respond to coaching in range John Alicea improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Propst did not respond to coaching in arm