Win: Brian Kennedy (1-0) Loss: Mike Gardner (0-1)
Save: Bob Phillips (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roger Trucks pitching. Birdie Durham walks. Julio Guerrero doubles to right field. Kazutaka Tomimatsu lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Shifflett lines out to the shortstop. Ernie Kane grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Pete Bates pitching. Jim Hiatt strikes out. Darryl Bailey doubles to left field. Merito Lemongello strikes out. Johnny Ramsdell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Shinji Inoue grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Durst hits a home run. Howie Ramirez doubles to center field. Pete Bates strikes out. Birdie Durham lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rube Nolte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob McMakin singles to center field. John Radinsky flies out to the center fielder. Osvaldo Riddle walks. Roger Trucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Julio Guerrero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazutaka Tomimatsu doubles to center field. Charlie Shifflett walks. Ernie Kane doubles to right field. Kazutaka Tomimatsu scores. Charlie Shifflett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shinji Inoue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Kane advances to third on the play. Mike Durst grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Hiatt singles to right field. Darryl Bailey doubles to center field. Jim Hiatt scores. Merito Lemongello singles to right field. Darryl Bailey scores. Johnny Ramsdell singles to right field. Merito Lemongello advances to third on the hit. Rube Nolte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merito Lemongello scores. Johnny Ramsdell advances to second on the play. Bob McMakin singles to right field. Johnny Ramsdell scores. Duke Sherlock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob McMakin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Radinsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duke Sherlock singles to center field. Birdie Durham triples. Duke Sherlock scores. Julio Guerrero grounds out to the pitcher. Kazutaka Tomimatsu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Osvaldo Riddle flies out to the center fielder. Roger Trucks flies out to the center fielder. Jim Hiatt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Charlie Shifflett singles to left field. Ernie Kane singles to center field. Charlie Shifflett is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Shinji Inoue flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Kane is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Darryl Bailey hits a home run. Merito Lemongello strikes out. Johnny Ramsdell doubles to right field. Rube Nolte grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Ramsdell advances to third on the play. Bob McMakin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chuck Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Durst grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howie Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Roy Meeks is pinch hitting for Duke Sherlock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Meeks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Jones pitching. John Radinsky strikes out. Osvaldo Riddle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kazutaka Tomimatsu. Chuck Miller doubles to center field. Osvaldo Riddle scores. Jim Hiatt singles to right field. Darryl Bailey singles to left field. Chuck Miller scores. Jim Hiatt is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Loy Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Merito Lemongello singles to left field. Johnny Ramsdell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Birdie Durham hits an infield single to the pitcher. Birdie Durham steals second. Julio Guerrero doubles past the left fielder. Birdie Durham scores. Kazutaka Tomimatsu strikes out. Julio Guerrero steals third. Charlie Shifflett walks. Ernie Kane grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Julio Guerrero scores. Charlie Shifflett advances to second on the play. Brian Kennedy 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. Shinji Inoue doubles to center field. Charlie Shifflett scores. Mike Durst grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rube Nolte pops out to the first baseman. Bob McMakin grounds out to the second baseman. John Radinsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Walt Appier is pinch hitting for Loy Hall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Walt Appier singles to center field. Birdie Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Appier advances to second on the play. Julio Guerrero pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Gardner pitching. Osvaldo Riddle singles to right field. Snooks Pose is pinch hitting for Brian Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Snooks Pose walks. Jim Hiatt doubles to center field. Osvaldo Riddle scores. Gowell Locke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Darryl Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Merito Lemongello walks. Johnny Ramsdell flies out to the center fielder. Rube Nolte strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bob Phillips pitching. Kazutaka Tomimatsu grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Shifflett singles to left field. Ernie Kane grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Shifflett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shinji Inoue flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wish Burrows did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Red Berran did not respond to coaching in velocity Wish Burrows did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Pasqua did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Minnie Bair improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Davenport did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pete Titcomb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Davenport did not respond to coaching in arm