Win: Buddy House (3-2) Loss: Roger Trucks (3-6)
Save: Gowell Locke (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roger Trucks pitching. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Julio Guerrero flies out to the right fielder. Birdie Durham pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Buddy House pitching. Jim Hiatt grounds out to the second baseman. Darryl Bailey strikes out. Merito Lemongello singles past the second baseman. Merito Lemongello steals second. Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ernie Kane flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Shifflett doubles to right field. Mike Durst strikes out. Kazutaka Tomimatsu singles to right field. Charlie Shifflett scores. Wish Burrows grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rube Nolte walks. Rube Nolte steals second. Bob McMakin singles to left field. Rube Nolte scores. John Radinsky pops out to the first baseman. Osvaldo Riddle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Buddy House flies out to the center fielder. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Julio Guerrero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Roger Trucks grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hiatt strikes out. Darryl Bailey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Birdie Durham strikes out. Ernie Kane lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Shifflett grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Merito Lemongello singles to left field. Johnny Ramsdell lines out to the third baseman. Rube Nolte flies out to the center fielder. Merito Lemongello gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Durst singles to center field. Kazutaka Tomimatsu strikes out. Wish Burrows flies out to the center fielder. Buddy House strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob McMakin grounds out to the second baseman. John Radinsky hits a home run. Osvaldo Riddle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Roger Trucks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez hits a home run. Julio Guerrero singles to right field. Birdie Durham singles to right field. Julio Guerrero advances to third on the hit. Ernie Kane strikes out. Charlie Shifflett walks. Mike Durst is hit by a pitch. Julio Guerrero scores. Kazutaka Tomimatsu grounds out to the shortstop. Birdie Durham scores. Charlie Shifflett advances to third on the play. Mike Durst advances to second on the play. Bob Stires comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wish Burrows grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Hiatt flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Bailey strikes out. Merito Lemongello strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Buddy House singles to right field. Howie Ramirez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Julio Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Nolte strikes out. Bob McMakin walks. John Radinsky pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Birdie Durham pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Kane singles to center field. Charlie Shifflett flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Kane steals second. Mike Durst flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Osvaldo Riddle grounds out to the shortstop. Snooks Pose is pinch hitting for Bob Stires. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Snooks Pose grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Hiatt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Chuck Miller pitching. Kazutaka Tomimatsu doubles to left field. Wish Burrows grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazutaka Tomimatsu advances to third on the play. Shinji Inoue is pinch hitting for Buddy House. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shinji Inoue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazutaka Tomimatsu scores. Howie Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gowell Locke pitching. Izzy Minnick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kazutaka Tomimatsu at 2B. Darryl Bailey strikes out. Merito Lemongello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Ramsdell singles to left field. Rube Nolte grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Ramsdell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Berran did not respond to coaching in velocity Duke Sherlock improves in control Duke Sherlock did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lute Delis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Henry Christenson did not respond to coaching in control Al Morgan did not respond to coaching in control Rich Serafini did not respond to coaching in control