Win: Aurelio Jordan (1-2) Loss: Chub Kessinger (1-2)
Save: Ray Roarke (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Chub Kessinger pitching. Diego Freese walks. Ike Hines singles to right field. Oscar Rothfuss singles to left field. Diego Freese scores. Ike Hines advances to third on the hit. Porter Crews pops out to the second baseman. Oscar Rothfuss steals second. Paxton Kowitz doubles to right field. Ike Hines scores. Oscar Rothfuss scores. Scott Tedrow grounds out to the second baseman. Paxton Kowitz advances to third on the play. Red Schmidt singles to left field. Paxton Kowitz scores. Fumio Bonishi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Burris doubles to center field. Red Schmidt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Aurelio Jordan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Aurelio Jordan pitching. Alejandro Serrano pops out to the second baseman. Paul Crump singles to left field. Nick Betts KC grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Crump advances to second on the play. Tony Palmer singles to right field. Paul Crump scores. Leo DeCinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Diego Freese grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Hines walks. Oscar Rothfuss grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jack Bettencourt singles to center field. Earl Miller strikes out. Antonio Taylor grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jack Bettencourt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ray Bottenfield is pinch hitting for Fumio Bonishi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ray Bottenfield grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Pat Holt pitching. Porter Crews strikes out. Paxton Kowitz grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Tedrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alejandro Serrano strikes out. Paul Crump flies out to the center fielder. Nick Betts KC flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Red Schmidt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tony Palmer. Julio Burris grounds out to the shortstop. Aurelio Jordan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tony Palmer. Red Schmidt scores. Diego Freese walks. Ike Hines walks. Oscar Rothfuss flies out to the center fielder. Porter Crews doubles to center field. Aurelio Jordan scores. Diego Freese scores. Ike Hines is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tony Palmer doubles to center field. Leo DeCinces reached on a fielding error by Aurelio Jordan. Leo DeCinces is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Bettencourt grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Palmer scores. Earl Miller walks. Earl Miller steals second. Antonio Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Paxton Kowitz grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Tedrow doubles to right field. Charlie Gleason comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Schmidt strikes out. Julio Burris doubles to right field. Scott Tedrow scores. Aurelio Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Charlie Gleason grounds out to the pitcher. Alejandro Serrano flies out to the center fielder. Paul Crump singles to center field. Nick Betts KC strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Diego Freese strikes out. Ike Hines flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Rothfuss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tony Palmer hits a home run. Leo DeCinces flies out to the left fielder. Jack Bettencourt strikes out. Pedro Konikowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Earl Miller doubles to right field. Antonio Taylor doubles to center field. Earl Miller scores. Charlie Gleason grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Porter Crews flies out to the right fielder. Paxton Kowitz grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Tedrow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alejandro Serrano flies out to the left fielder. Paul Crump grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Eunick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nick Betts KC doubles to center field. Tony Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Red Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Saunders is pinch hitting for Julio Burris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Saunders pops out to the second baseman. Juan Rosario is pinch hitting for Bobby Eunick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Juan Rosario grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Reinier Medina pitching. Leo DeCinces hits a home run. Jack Bettencourt flies out to the center fielder. Earl Miller singles to right field. Antonio Taylor singles to center field. Vic Dowell is pinch hitting for Charlie Gleason. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Vic Dowell pops out to the first baseman. Alejandro Serrano walks. Paul Crump singles to right field. Earl Miller scores. Ray Roarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nick Betts KC walks. Antonio Taylor scores. Tony Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Yukio Kuwata pitching. Diego Freese doubles to left field. Ike Hines singles to right field. Diego Freese uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Hug comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Rothfuss grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Hines advances to second on the play. Porter Crews flies out to the center fielder. Paxton Kowitz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rudy Holke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Red Schmidt at 3B. Leo DeCinces strikes out. Jack Bettencourt grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Miller walks. Antonio Taylor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earl Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Nick Betts KC (3), Tony Palmer (9), Earl Miller (7), Antonio Taylor (4).HR - Tony Palmer (8), Leo DeCinces (7). Baserunning: SB - Earl Miller (3).CS - Leo DeCinces (3). Fielding: E - Tony Palmer 2.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Sorrells did not respond to coaching in velocity Romello Warren improves in power_vs_lefty Rip Hash improves in contact_vs_righty Alan White improves in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Skalski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Yuichi Wada improves in arm Mike Davenport did not respond to coaching in speed Don Allen did not respond to coaching in speed Don Allen did not respond to coaching in 3B