Inning: 1 Kansas City Junior Sheffield pitching. Bob Brantley grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Hirotsugu Araidai grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Hajime Yamamoto pitching. Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Hohnhorst singles to left field. Jose Hohnhorst steals second. Marcelino Eason reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Johnson. Jose Hohnhorst scores. Joe Williams singles to left field. Marcelino Eason scores. Lou Gick singles to right field. Joe Williams advances to third on the hit. Gary Piechota singles to center field. Joe Williams scores. Jeff Samuel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Piechota is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Jim McIntosh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Junior Sheffield flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett reached on a fielding error by Hirotsugu Araidai. Bob Pruett steals second. Kenji Imazeki walks. Jose Hohnhorst singles to right field. Bob Pruett scores. Kenji Imazeki is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Marcelino Eason singles to left field. Jose Hohnhorst advances to third on the hit. Joe Williams walks. Lou Gick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Masatoshi Kusaka strikes out. Al Miller singles to right field. Hajime Yamamoto lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Brantley walks. Jim Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Gary Piechota singles to left field. Buckshot Small 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 1st. Jeff Samuel grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gary Piechota is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Junior Sheffield lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jeff Samuel forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hirotsugu Araidai pops out to the first baseman. Ed Johnson singles to center field. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Jim McIntosh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki doubles to left field. Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenji Imazeki advances to third on the play. Marcelino Eason singles past the first baseman. Kenji Imazeki scores. Mike Ulisney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Williams walks. Lou Gick strikes out. Gary Piechota lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Masatoshi Kusaka reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Pruett. Al Miller strikes out. Mike Ulisney singles to left field. Bob Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Jim Smith singles to center field. Masatoshi Kusaka scores. Hirotsugu Araidai grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jeff Samuel walks. Junior Sheffield lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Pruett strikes out. Kenji Imazeki singles to right field. Jose Hohnhorst flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Alex Altenburg doubles to left field. Jim McIntosh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Altenburg advances to third on the play. Masatoshi Kusaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Marcelino Eason hits a home run. Van LaPalme comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Williams strikes out. Lou Gick singles to left field. Lou Gick is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gary Piechota doubles to right field. Jeff Samuel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Al Miller lines out to the shortstop. Van LaPalme grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund is pinch hitting for Junior Sheffield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Hedlund singles to right field. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki singles to center field. Bill Hedlund scores. Bob Pruett advances to third on the hit. Jose Hohnhorst grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Pruett scores. Marcelino Eason flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Monte Schulte pitching. Jim Smith strikes out. Hirotsugu Araidai grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Johnson singles to center field. Hank Aurilia is pinch hitting for Alex Altenburg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hank Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Williams singles to right field. John Mercado is pinch hitting for Lou Gick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Williams steals second. John Mercado strikes out. Gary Piechota walks. Jeff Samuel strikes out. Monte Schulte flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim McIntosh grounds out to the second baseman. Masatoshi Kusaka singles to left field. Al Miller strikes out. Van LaPalme strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 13
Batting:2B - Kenji Imazeki (12), Gary Piechota (3).HR - Marcelino Eason (7).GIDP - Jose Hohnhorst. Baserunning: SB - Bob Pruett (8), Jose Hohnhorst (4), Joe Williams (14).CS - Lou Gick (4). Fielding: E - Bob Pruett.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alex Roy improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Molinaro improves in power_vs_lefty Alex Roy did not respond to coaching in arm Clete Schoonmaker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Billy Clark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cliff Fuentes did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Head did not respond to coaching in control George Rogers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Vic Gullickson did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Walsh did not respond to coaching in velocity Truck Perezchica did not respond to coaching in range George Rogers did not respond to coaching in 3B