Inning: 1 Kansas City Masayoshi Miyade pitching. Tom Vizcaino walks. Amos McKeithan singles to center field. Tom Vizcaino advances to third on the hit. Doc Henry walks. Harry Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Vizcaino scores. Amos McKeithan advances to third on the play. Doc Henry advances to second on the play. Billy Schwartz singles to center field. Amos McKeithan scores. Herb Spencer singles to right field. Doc Henry scores. Billy Schwartz advances to third on the hit. Jack Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Schwartz scores. Herb Spencer advances to second on the play. Bunny Klesko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joey Didier pitching. Harry Durocher pops out to the pitcher. Leon Schullstrom grounds out to the third baseman. Orlando Bradley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joey Didier walks. Tom Vizcaino grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joey Didier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Amos McKeithan flies out to the center fielder. Doc Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Trevor Ettles walks. Trevor Ettles is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Orator Gardner singles to right field. Orator Gardner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Moisan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harry Nelson strikes out. Billy Schwartz grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Spencer walks. Jack Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dave Schaal flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Acre flies out to the center fielder. Masayoshi Miyade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bunny Klesko grounds out to the pitcher. Joey Didier strikes out. Tom Vizcaino walks. Amos McKeithan walks. Doc Henry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Harry Durocher grounds out to the shortstop. Leon Schullstrom singles to center field. Leon Schullstrom steals second. Orlando Bradley strikes out. Trevor Ettles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Harry Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Schwartz singles to right field. Herb Spencer is hit by a pitch. Jack Foster triples. Billy Schwartz scores. Herb Spencer scores. Tom Wallach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Klesko grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Foster scores. Joey Didier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Orator Gardner strikes out. Jim Moisan grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Schaal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Vizcaino hits a home run. Amos McKeithan hits a home run. Doc Henry grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Nelson strikes out. Billy Schwartz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Carlos Acre grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Wallach strikes out. Harry Durocher walks. Leon Schullstrom singles past the third baseman. Harry Durocher advances to third on the hit. Orlando Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Herb Spencer flies out to the left fielder. Jack Foster flies out to the center fielder. Bunny Klesko flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Trevor Ettles grounds out to the shortstop. Orator Gardner singles past the second baseman. Jim Moisan flies out to the center fielder. Orator Gardner steals second. Dave Schaal singles to left field. Orator Gardner scores. Carlos Acre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joey Didier strikes out. Tom Vizcaino walks. Amos McKeithan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Vizcaino advances to second on the play. Doc Henry pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Evelio Helton is pinch hitting for Tom Wallach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Evelio Helton strikes out. Harry Durocher flies out to the center fielder. Leon Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Barfoot pitching. Gary Brown is pinch hitting for Harry Nelson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Brown strikes out. Billy Schwartz grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Spencer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Orlando Bradley strikes out. Trevor Ettles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Orator Gardner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Doc Henry is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Baldwin improves in velocity Scotty Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Jim Alvarez did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Conkley improves in arm Buddy Finnvold did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Shoemaker did not respond to coaching in velocity Julian Cox improves in contact_vs_lefty John Shoemaker improves in control Julian Cox did not respond to coaching in C