Win: Larry Lowenstein (15-5) Loss: Mark Myers (13-3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mark Myers pitching. Pancho Woodruff flies out to the center fielder. Mike Piniella grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Smith singles to left field. Mike Tejada doubles to left field. Bill Johnson walks. Eric Zerbe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Larry Lowenstein pitching. Dick Ness strikes out. Doug Davis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pancho Woodruff. Jack Young grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Kyle Christopher strikes out. King Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Larry Lowenstein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chuck Leppert singles to center field. George Hitt flies out to the center fielder. Bob Crump pops out to the second baseman. Yoshio Sugimoto grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Leppert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Pancho Woodruff grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Mike Piniella singles to right field. Mike Piniella steals second. Billy Smith flies out to the left fielder. Mike Tejada singles to left field. Mike Piniella scores. Bill Johnson singles to left field. Mike Tejada advances to third on the hit. Eric Zerbe walks. Kyle Christopher reached on a fielding error by Dick Ness. Mike Tejada scores. King Kelly pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mark Myers flies out to the center fielder. Dick Ness grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Larry Lowenstein flies out to the right fielder. Pancho Woodruff walks. Pancho Woodruff steals second. Mike Piniella walks. Billy Smith strikes out. Mike Tejada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jack Young pops out to the shortstop. Tom Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Leppert walks. George Hitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Johnson singles to center field. Eric Zerbe singles to right field. Kyle Christopher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Johnson advances to third on the play. King Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Crump grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshio Sugimoto grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Larry Lowenstein singles to left field. Pancho Woodruff strikes out. Mike Piniella strikes out. Billy Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dick Ness pops out to the third baseman. Doug Davis pops out to the third baseman. Jack Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Tejada strikes out. Bill Johnson strikes out. Eric Zerbe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tom Jackson hits a home run. Chuck Leppert grounds out to the third baseman. George Hitt singles to center field. Bob Crump strikes out. Yoshio Sugimoto grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Hitt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kyle Christopher singles to right field. King Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Larry Lowenstein fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Larry Lowenstein flies out to the right fielder. Pancho Woodruff singles to right field. Kyle Christopher advances to third on the hit. Jack Felix 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. Mike Piniella doubles to right field. Kyle Christopher scores. Pancho Woodruff uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Smith singles to left field. Mike Piniella scores. Mike Tejada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave Peden is pinch hitting for Jack Felix. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Peden flies out to the right fielder. Dick Ness flies out to the right fielder. Doug Davis lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Andre Torres pitching. Bill Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Zerbe flies out to the right fielder. Kyle Christopher doubles to center field. King Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jack Young grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Jackson lines out to the shortstop. Chuck Leppert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yoshitake Miyamoto did not respond to coaching in control Billy Coker did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Magoon improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Lemaster improves in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: J.J. Lyons improves in velocity Al Blattner did not respond to coaching in control J.J. Lyons did not respond to coaching in control Ted Groh improves in range