Win: Boileryard Picone (9-2) Loss: Jerry Valdez (5-12)
Save: Mike Ulisney (6)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Harry Peek pitching. Bob Pruett strikes out. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the right fielder. Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jerry Valdez pitching. Bob Brantley doubles to center field. Jim Smith walks. Hirotsugu Araidai singles to center field. Ed Johnson grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Bob Brantley is out at home. Alex Altenburg flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Smith scores. Jim McIntosh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Marcelino Eason hits a home run. Monty Lindeman flies out to the right fielder. Alan Martin pops out to the catcher. Joe Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Patrick McDavid singles past the third baseman. Al Miller reached on a fielding error by Jose Hohnhorst. Harry Peek lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Brantley grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Lou Gick grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Pruett singles to right field. Kenji Imazeki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Pruett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hirotsugu Araidai singles past the shortstop. Ed Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Alex Altenburg singles to left field. Jim McIntosh flies out to the center fielder. Patrick McDavid hits a home run. Hirotsugu Araidai scores. Alex Altenburg scores. Al Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst doubles to left field. Marcelino Eason grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jose Hohnhorst advances to third on the play. Monty Lindeman walks. Alan Martin walks. Joe Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Peek grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Brantley pops out to the first baseman. Jim Smith doubles to right field. Hirotsugu Araidai flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Lou Gick grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Valdez walks. Bob Pruett hits a home run. Jerry Valdez scores. Boileryard Picone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenji Imazeki doubles to left field. Jose Hohnhorst strikes out. Marcelino Eason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Altenburg flies out to the left fielder. Jim McIntosh pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Monty Lindeman singles to center field. Alan Martin strikes out. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Monty Lindeman advances to second on the play. Lou Gick pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Patrick McDavid singles to right field. Al Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Boileryard Picone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund is pinch hitting for Jerry Valdez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Hedlund singles to right field. Bob Pruett pops out to the shortstop. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Jose Hohnhorst singles to center field. Bill Hedlund advances to third on the hit. Buckshot Small comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Marcelino Eason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rene Pasquella pitching. Bob Brantley singles to right field. Jim Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Hirotsugu Araidai walks. Hirotsugu Araidai is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Monty Lindeman flies out to the center fielder. Alan Martin doubles to left field. Joe Williams strikes out. Lou Gick pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed Johnson hits a home run. Alex Altenburg grounds out to the second baseman. Jim McIntosh triples. Patrick McDavid flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim McIntosh scores. Monte Schulte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Miller singles to right field. John Brown is pinch hitting for Buckshot Small. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Brown grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mike Ulisney pitching. Danny Wolter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Brantley at 1B. Kip Yerkes is pinch hitting for Monte Schulte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kip Yerkes flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett strikes out. Kenji Imazeki singles past the second baseman. Jose Hohnhorst strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Kenji Imazeki (13), Jose Hohnhorst (13), Alan Martin (10).HR - Bob Pruett (12), Marcelino Eason (10).GIDP - Joe Williams. Fielding: E - Jose Hohnhorst.
Batting:2B - Bob Brantley (9), Jim Smith (14).3B - Jim McIntosh (1).HR - Ed Johnson (11), Patrick McDavid (5).SF - Alex Altenburg, Patrick McDavid.GIDP - Jim Smith, Al Miller. Baserunning: CS - Hirotsugu Araidai (5).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Head did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Pike did not respond to coaching in control Truck Perezchica did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vinnie Hammonds improves in power_vs_lefty Vic Gullickson did not respond to coaching in velocity Akinobu Kono did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Guy Crane did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alex Roy improves in arm Paul Hooper did not respond to coaching in control Randy McElwee improves in power_vs_lefty Red Munson improves in speed Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Gibbon did not respond to coaching in velocity