Inning: 1 Kansas City Mark Gearin pitching. Leroy Anchor singles past the shortstop. Jim Hanley hits a home run. Leroy Anchor scores. Bart Mouton flies out to the right fielder. Harry Milner singles to center field. Jim Decker singles to right field. Brian Judy strikes out. Ebba McHale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Andy Niekro pitching. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Jerry Lum grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Deal flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Steve Croucher flies out to the left fielder. Andy Niekro pops out to the first baseman. Leroy Anchor singles to right field. Leroy Anchor steals second. Jim Hanley singles to left field. Leroy Anchor scores. Jim Hanley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Graff singles to center field. Ray Trucks flies out to the left fielder. Warren Flaherty doubles to center field. Steve Lutz strikes out. Si Freeman hits a home run. Bill Graff scores. Warren Flaherty scores. Mark Gearin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bart Mouton singles to right field. Bart Mouton steals second. Harry Milner walks. Jim Decker pops out to the second baseman. Brian Judy flies out to the center fielder. Ebba McHale walks. Steve Croucher strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio singles to center field. Jerry Lum strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio gets picked off first. Billy Deal singles to left field. Bill Graff walks. Ray Trucks walks. Warren Flaherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Andy Niekro singles to center field. Leroy Anchor lines out to the second baseman. Jim Hanley singles to center field. Andy Niekro is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Bart Mouton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Steve Lutz singles to center field. Si Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Lutz advances to second on the play. Mark Gearin grounds out to the third baseman. Hiromasa Fujio singles to center field. Steve Lutz scores. Jerry Lum strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Harry Milner flies out to the right fielder. Jim Decker pops out to the shortstop. Brian Judy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Billy Deal grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Gettel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Graff strikes out. Ray Trucks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ebba McHale doubles to center field. Steve Croucher grounds out to the second baseman. Ebba McHale advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Gene Hotaling is pinch hitting for Bill Gettel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Gene Hotaling singles in front of the right fielder. Ebba McHale scores. Gene Hotaling is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Leroy Anchor singles to left field. Jim Hanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Herb Gonzalez pitching. Warren Flaherty grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Lutz lines out to the shortstop. Si Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bart Mouton doubles to left field. Keith Fry 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. Harry Milner grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Decker strikes out. Cade Johnston is pinch hitting for Brian Judy. Cade Johnston pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Carroll Habenicht enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cade Johnston at LF. Keith Fry strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Lum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ebba McHale strikes out. Steve Croucher flies out to the center fielder. Jean Stuart is pinch hitting for Herb Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jean Stuart singles to right field. Leroy Anchor grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jean Stuart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Langford pitching. Billy Deal flies out to the center fielder. Bill Graff strikes out. Ray Trucks lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Hanley singles to right field. Bart Mouton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Hanley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Milner singles to right field. Dave Ritchie 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 is out trying to steal third. Harry Milner steals second. Jim Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Warren Flaherty strikes out. Steve Lutz flies out to the left fielder. Si Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Buddy Jones is pinch hitting for Carroll Habenicht. Buddy Jones singles to right field. Ebba McHale singles to center field. Buddy Jones advances to third on the hit. Steve Croucher pops out to the first baseman. Bruce Davis is pinch hitting for John Langford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bruce Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Buddy Jones scores. Ebba McHale advances to second on the play. Leroy Anchor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Doug Blake pitching. Johnny Warren is pinch hitting for Dave Ritchie. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Warren flies out to the right fielder. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Jerry Lum doubles past the right fielder. Hiromasa Fujio is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Billy Deal hits a home run. Jerry Lum scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 11 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vic Weaver improves in range Don Faedo improves in range Eddie Lamline did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Lee improves in range Early Longmire did not respond to coaching in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Riggert did not respond to coaching in velocity Marv Almanza did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Tabler improves in speed Mickey Tabler improves in contact_vs_righty Rick Blanco improves in range Phil Martinez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Marv Almanza did not respond to coaching in CF