Win: Klicker Monahan (8-10) Loss: Bill Grover (8-20)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Klicker Monahan pitching. Jim Nye strikes out. Bill Graff singles to left field. Dick Bonds grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Graff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Lum grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Grover pitching. Gene Hotaling grounds out to the shortstop. Bart Mouton walks. Brian Judy singles to left field. Lee Brown singles to right field. Bart Mouton scores. Cade Johnston strikes out. Ebba McHale doubles to center field. Brian Judy scores. Lee Brown scores. Jim Henriksen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Warren Flaherty strikes out. Johnny Warren strikes out. Bug Manno pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Hanley singles to right field. Klicker Monahan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gene Hotaling flies out to the right fielder. Bart Mouton walks. Brian Judy walks. Lee Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dan Hodkey reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lee Brown. Bill Grover lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Nye lines out to the shortstop. Bill Graff pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Cade Johnston singles to left field. Cade Johnston steals second. Ebba McHale singles to center field. Cade Johnston scores. Jim Henriksen flies out to the right fielder. Ebba McHale steals second. Jim Hanley grounds out to the shortstop. Klicker Monahan walks. Keith Fry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Hotaling singles to left field. Ebba McHale scores. Bart Mouton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dick Bonds singles to right field. Jerry Lum singles to left field. Dick Bonds advances to third on the hit. Warren Flaherty walks. Johnny Warren grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Dick Bonds is out at home. Bug Manno pops out to the second baseman. Dan Hodkey singles past the third baseman. Jerry Lum scores. Keith Fry strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Brian Judy doubles to right field. Lee Brown singles to right field. Brian Judy scores. Cade Johnston strikes out. Lee Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ebba McHale grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Nye flies out to the left fielder. Bill Graff strikes out. Dick Bonds walks. Jerry Lum grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Henriksen singles to right field. Jim Hanley singles past the shortstop. Jim Henriksen advances to third on the hit. Jim Hanley steals second. Klicker Monahan grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Henriksen scores. Jim Hanley advances to third on the play. Gene Hotaling walks. Mike Berra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bart Mouton singles to center field. Jim Hanley scores. Gene Hotaling advances to third on the hit. Brian Judy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Warren Flaherty flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Warren grounds out to the shortstop. Bug Manno hits a home run. Dan Hodkey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Lee Brown flies out to the center fielder. Cade Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Ebba McHale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mike Berra grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Nye flies out to the right fielder. Bill Graff flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Henriksen flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jim Hanley grounds out to the second baseman. Klicker Monahan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dick Bonds flies out to the right fielder. Phil Martinez is pinch hitting for Jerry Lum. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Martinez walks. Warren Flaherty walks. Johnny Warren strikes out. Bug Manno doubles to center field. Phil Martinez scores. Warren Flaherty is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gene Hotaling strikes out. Bart Mouton flies out to the left fielder. Brian Judy hits a home run. Steve Croucher is pinch hitting for Lee Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Croucher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dan Hodkey flies out to the left fielder. Jim Cash is pinch hitting for Mike Berra. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Cash singles to center field. Jim Nye flies out to the center fielder. Bill Graff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Brian Judy (28), Ebba McHale (21).HR - Brian Judy (22).GIDP - Brian Judy. Baserunning: SB - Cade Johnston (21), Ebba McHale (35), Jim Hanley (4).CS - Lee Brown (27). Fielding: E - Lee Brown.
Game Notes Dick Bonds is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Coan improves in power_vs_lefty Pete Saenz did not respond to coaching in control Pete Saenz did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Wapnick did not respond to coaching in control Si Freeman did not respond to coaching in speed Si Freeman improves in speed Si Freeman did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sam Ritchie improves in contact_vs_lefty Barracuda Jones did not respond to coaching in control Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in arm Junior Spalding did not respond to coaching in range Vic Weaver did not respond to coaching in speed