Win: Dave Blackburn (5-3) Loss: Chris Laucier (4-5)
Save: Steve Floyd (31)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Chris Laucier pitching. George Sothern walks. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. George Sothern is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Schneider singles to left field. Johnnie Stryker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Dave Blackburn pitching. Rod Carew singles to left field. Ammara Safdar grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rod Carew is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kent Hrbek strikes out. Wally Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Kipper flies out to the center fielder. Stephen Runyan lines out to the second baseman. Elmer Horn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jose McFadden strikes out. Bob Perry reached on a fielding error by George Sothern. Alan Wertz walks. Don Trosky strikes out. Chris Laucier grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Alan Wertz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jesse Ganzel grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Blackburn strikes out. George Sothern singles to left field. Mike Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Rod Carew walks. Ammara Safdar reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Kipper. Kent Hrbek flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rod Carew scores. Wally Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Jose McFadden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bobby Schneider flies out to the right fielder. Johnnie Stryker walks. Ed Kipper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Bob Perry grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Wertz singles to right field. Don Trosky grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alan Wertz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Laucier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Stephen Runyan grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer Horn flies out to the center fielder. Jesse Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Rod Carew flies out to the right fielder. Ammara Safdar grounds out to the shortstop. Kent Hrbek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dave Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. George Sothern singles to center field. George Sothern steals second. Mike Rodriguez walks. Bobby Schneider hits a home run. George Sothern scores. Mike Rodriguez scores. Johnnie Stryker grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Kipper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Wally Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Jose McFadden pops out to the first baseman. Bob Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Stephen Runyan grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Horn flies out to the center fielder. Jesse Ganzel singles to center field. Dave Blackburn singles to center field. George Sothern singles to right field. Jesse Ganzel scores. Dave Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Ernie Pippen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Rodriguez singles to center field. Dave Blackburn scores. George Sothern advances to third on the hit. Bobby Schneider strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Alan Wertz singles to right field. Don Trosky grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Alan Wertz advances to second on the play. Eddie Sunkel 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. Jon Bergamo is pinch hitting for Ernie Pippen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jon Bergamo lines out to the second baseman. Rod Carew grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hank Sand pitching. Johnnie Stryker flies out to the center fielder. Ed Kipper singles to right field. Stephen Runyan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ammara Safdar singles to right field. Ammara Safdar is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kent Hrbek singles to center field. Ransom O Reilly is pinch hitting for Wally Anderson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ransom O Reilly singles to right field. Jose McFadden pops out to the first baseman. Bob Perry doubles to right field. Kent Hrbek scores. Alan Wertz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Elmer Horn flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jesse Ganzel walks. George Mamaux is pinch hitting for Eddie Sunkel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. George Mamaux singles to left field. George Sothern grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Mamaux is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Rodriguez walks. Leo Ball comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Schneider flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Steve Floyd pitching. Don Trosky reached on a fielding error by Ed Kipper. Santo Schegg is pinch hitting for Leo Ball. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Santo Schegg walks. Rod Carew flies out to the right fielder. Ammara Safdar flies out to the left fielder. Kent Hrbek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 10
Batting:HR - Bobby Schneider (23).GIDP - Ed Kipper, Stephen Runyan. Baserunning: SB - George Sothern (13).CS - George Sothern (3). Fielding: E - George Sothern, Ed Kipper 2.
Game Notes Don Trosky is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Johnny Shelby did not respond to coaching in control Buck Rowdon improves in range Hal Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Burns improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Smith improves in LF
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Ivan Rodriguez improves in range Parson Boyles did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brian Dozier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Ramsdell did not respond to coaching in LF