Win: Bill Grover (16-13) Loss: John Langford (1-1)
Save: Lou Twombly (25)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sterling Augustine pitching. Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Warren flies out to the left fielder. Warren Flaherty hits a home run. Ken Reinbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Grover pitching. Eddie Lamline strikes out. Topper Carney lines out to the shortstop. Leroy Anchor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Art Ash walks. Ray Trucks flies out to the right fielder. Steve Lutz flies out to the center fielder. Bug Manno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Davidson singles to left field. Taylor Rook lines out to the shortstop. Dave Mauch lines out to the shortstop. Vic Weaver pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Grover reached on a 2-base fielding error by Taylor Rook. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Johnny Warren pops out to the second baseman. Warren Flaherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jose Serrano grounds out to the shortstop. Sterling Augustine strikes out. Eddie Lamline grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach strikes out. Art Ash flies out to the left fielder. Ray Trucks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Topper Carney strikes out. Leroy Anchor flies out to the left fielder. Bill Davidson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Steve Lutz singles to center field. Bug Manno grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Lutz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Grover lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Taylor Rook grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Mauch flies out to the center fielder. Vic Weaver singles to left field. Jose Serrano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Warren doubles to center field. Warren Flaherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Warren advances to third on the play. Ken Reinbach strikes out. Art Ash grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Sterling Augustine walks. Eddie Lamline pops out to the third baseman. Topper Carney flies out to the left fielder. Leroy Anchor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ray Trucks grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Lutz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Deal is pinch hitting for Bug Manno. Billy Deal walks. Bill Grover flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Si Freeman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Billy Deal at 2B. Bill Davidson hits a home run. Taylor Rook flies out to the right fielder. Dave Mauch pops out to the first baseman. Vic Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio doubles to center field. Paul Burkett 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. Johnny Warren pops out to the first baseman. Warren Flaherty strikes out. Ken Reinbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jose Serrano singles to right field. Jethro Bodine is pinch hitting for Paul Burkett. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Eddie Lamline grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Langford pitching. Art Ash walks. Ray Trucks flies out to the center fielder. Steve Lutz strikes out. Si Freeman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Leroy Anchor grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Davidson singles to right field. Taylor Rook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Rusney Pupo is pinch hitting for Bill Grover. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rusney Pupo singles to right field. Rusney Pupo steals second. Hiromasa Fujio singles to center field. Rusney Pupo scores. Hiromasa Fujio is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Johnny Warren walks. Warren Flaherty flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Warren is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Lou Twombly pitching. Dave Mauch grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Jose Serrano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walt Bailey improves in speed Ray Freeman improves in arm Johnny Ray did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Lum did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Clem Manning did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Tamulis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alvaro Butland did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ned Saucier improves in endurance Rudy Walsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Red Ford did not respond to coaching in control Hipolito Lagger improves in control Tarrik Quinn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rudy Walsh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty