Inning: 1 Kansas City Toji Sudo pitching. Stan Tobin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Aurilia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Altenburg singles to left field. Ed Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jeff Gibbon pitching. Bob Pruett singles past the third baseman. Bill Hedlund singles to center field. Bob Pruett steals third. Bill Hedlund steals second. Kenji Imazeki singles to left field. Bob Pruett scores. Bill Hedlund scores. Kenji Imazeki is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marcelino Eason flies out to the left fielder. Joe Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Johnny Gerner walks. Brian Simmons singles past the second baseman. Len Hesterfer strikes out. Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Johnny Gerner advances to third on the play. Brian Simmons advances to second on the play. Jeff Gibbon walks. Stan Tobin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Bryden doubles to center field. Jerry Mitchell singles to right field. Les Bryden scores. John Mercado walks. Toji Sudo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Mitchell scores. John Mercado advances to third on the play. Steve Finley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hank Aurilia singles to right field. Alex Altenburg flies out to the right fielder. Ed Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Gerner doubles to right field. Brian Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman. Marcelino Eason hits a home run. Gene Farner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Les Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Len Hesterfer strikes out. Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the right fielder. Gene Farner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell doubles to right field. John Mercado singles to left field. Jerry Mitchell scores. Hajime Yamamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toji Sudo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Pruett walks. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the shortstop. John Mercado advances to third on the play. Bob Pruett advances to second on the play. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Stan Tobin strikes out. Hank Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Alex Altenburg singles to right field. Ed Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Marcelino Eason singles to left field. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Marcelino Eason is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Les Bryden pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Johnny Gerner pops out to the second baseman. Brian Simmons pops out to the second baseman. Len Hesterfer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell doubles to center field. John Mercado pops out to the catcher. Toji Sudo strikes out. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the catcher. Jim McIntosh is pinch hitting for Hajime Yamamoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim McIntosh singles to center field. Stan Tobin walks. Hank Aurilia walks. Alex Altenburg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim McIntosh scores. Stan Tobin advances to third on the play. Hank Aurilia advances to second on the play. Ed Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Van LaPalme pitching. Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Bill Hedlund. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dwight Hackett grounds out to the third baseman. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the right fielder. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Marcelino Eason. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Akinobu Kono walks. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Joe Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Akinobu Kono advances to third on the hit. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Vern Hippauf is pinch hitting for Johnny Gerner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vern Hippauf flies out to the right fielder. Brian Simmons strikes out. Len Hesterfer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher. John Mercado strikes out. Monty Lindeman is pinch hitting for Toji Sudo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Monty Lindeman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tim McCarver pitching. Clete Schoonmaker walks. Van LaPalme fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Van LaPalme grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Stan Tobin singles to center field. Hank Aurilia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tsutomu Kadota improves in contact_vs_lefty Ty Coffman did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Brewster did not respond to coaching in range Buddy Ruiz did not respond to coaching in control Joe Haney did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Smykal did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Matt Laga did not respond to coaching in arm Jerry Kruger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Kruger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Bergamo improves in power_vs_lefty Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in 1B