Inning: 1 Kansas City Dan Campanis pitching. Ken Hobbs singles to center field. Bert James hits a home run. Ken Hobbs scores. Rick Cooke grounds out to the second baseman. Bunny Roth flies out to the right fielder. Joe DeShields flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Jim Etchison pitching. Gene Rackley doubles to left field. Dave Matthews singles to right field. Gene Rackley scores. Mike Reyes grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Matthews advances to second on the play. Charlie Blake strikes out. Ed Reynolds pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe Cedeno pops out to the shortstop. Harry Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston John Castro doubles to right field. Hank Sauer flies out to the center fielder. Curt Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Campanis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Etchison grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Hobbs singles to right field. Bert James doubles to right field. Ken Hobbs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Masanori Igarashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Cooke flies out to the left fielder. Bunny Roth singles to left field. Joe DeShields flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Gene Rackley walks. Dave Matthews hits a home run. Gene Rackley scores. Mike Reyes walks. Charlie Blake singles past the shortstop. Ed Reynolds strikes out. John Castro flies out to the center fielder. Hank Sauer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Cedeno strikes out. Harry Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Campbell walks. Jim Etchison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Curt Fishel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masanori Igarashi pops out to the second baseman. Gene Rackley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ken Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Bert James grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Cooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Dave Matthews singles past the third baseman. Dave Matthews steals second. Mike Reyes grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Blake flies out to the center fielder. Ed Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bunny Roth flies out to the right fielder. Joe DeShields flies out to the left fielder. Joe Cedeno singles to right field. Alex Potter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston John Castro flies out to the left fielder. Hank Sauer strikes out. Curt Fishel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ike Campbell singles to center field. Archie Craig is pinch hitting for Jim Etchison. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Archie Craig singles to left field. Ike Campbell advances to third on the hit. Jack Kimmick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Hobbs hits a home run. Ike Campbell scores. Archie Craig scores. Ray Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert James pops out to the third baseman. Rick Cooke strikes out. Bunny Roth doubles to right field. Joe DeShields grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Mark Rojas pitching. William Tapani is pinch hitting for Ray Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. William Tapani grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Rackley strikes out. Dave Matthews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Sparks pitching. Joe Cedeno singles to right field. Joe Cedeno steals second. Harry Jackson hits a home run. Joe Cedeno scores. Harry Macha is pinch hitting for Ike Campbell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Macha grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mark Rojas strikes out. Ken Hobbs triples. Bert James singles to right field. Ken Hobbs scores. Bert James is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Mike Reyes hits a home run. Santiago Andrus is pinch hitting for Charlie Blake. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Santiago Andrus pops out to the catcher. Ed Reynolds strikes out. John Castro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rick Cooke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bunny Roth flies out to the center fielder. Michael Nilsson is pinch hitting for Joe DeShields. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Michael Nilsson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Hank Sauer hits a home run. Slim Spinks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curt Fishel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chad Boswell is pinch hitting for Jim Sparks. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chad Boswell grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Rackley walks. Dave Matthews grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Rackley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Boston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bert James (22), Bunny Roth (25).3B - Ken Hobbs (6).HR - Ken Hobbs (14), Bert James (19), Harry Jackson (13). Baserunning: SB - Joe Cedeno (20).CS - Bert James (15).
Game Notes Chad Boswell is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Maikel Caceres did not respond to coaching in velocity Takahiro Amakawa did not respond to coaching in velocity Geoff Bilardello did not respond to coaching in control Paul George did not respond to coaching in control Tom Wood improves in contact_vs_lefty Pat Zapustas did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in SS
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Osteen did not respond to coaching in control Jay Lopez did not respond to coaching in control Lou Daubert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick Osteen did not respond to coaching in control Darrell Bankhead did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Braggs improves in speed