Win: Eddie Wapnick (13-7) Loss: Bob Easterly (2-4)
Save: Chick Sanguillen (10)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Easterly pitching. Ray Trucks flies out to the left fielder. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Eddie Wapnick pitching. Eddie Lamline grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Rollie Arnsberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Billy Deal strikes out. Bug Manno singles to left field. Marty Mintz singles to left field. Bug Manno advances to third on the hit. Steve Lutz flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bug Manno scores. Hilly Naragon singles to center field. Eddie Wapnick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Taylor Rook strikes out. Ed Dean singles to right field. Jim Decker bunts for a base hit. Jose Serrano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ray Trucks hits a home run. Ken Reinbach flies out to the right fielder. Phil Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Billy Deal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Easterly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Lamline grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Cooke pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bug Manno walks. Marty Mintz hits a home run. Bug Manno scores. Walker Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Lutz pops out to the first baseman. Hilly Naragon grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Wapnick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rollie Arnsberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Topper Carney pops out to the first baseman. Taylor Rook grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ray Trucks grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Reinbach singles to right field. Phil Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Billy Deal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Dean grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Decker singles to left field. Jose Serrano grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bug Manno grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Mintz grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Lutz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Walker Ruebel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Lamline singles to left field. Mark Cooke singles to right field. Eddie Lamline advances to third on the hit. Rollie Arnsberg grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Lamline scores. Mark Cooke advances to second on the play. Topper Carney grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Hilly Naragon singles to center field. Eddie Wapnick lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Trucks walks. Ken Reinbach flies out to the center fielder. Al Cipriani comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Phil Martinez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Trucks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Taylor Rook grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Dean grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Billy Deal pops out to the third baseman. Warren Flaherty is pinch hitting for Bug Manno. Warren Flaherty lines out to the first baseman. Marty Mintz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Si Freeman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Warren Flaherty at 2B. Jose Serrano doubles to left field. Lou Twombly 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. Al Cipriani fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Cipriani strikes out. Eddie Lamline singles to center field. Jose Serrano scores. Mark Cooke pops out to the third baseman. Rollie Arnsberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Steve Lutz flies out to the right fielder. Hilly Naragon walks. Hiromasa Fujio is pinch hitting for Lou Twombly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the right fielder. Ray Trucks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Chick Sanguillen pitching. Topper Carney strikes out. Taylor Rook singles to left field. Ed Dean grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Taylor Rook is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ray Freeman improves in speed Ray Freeman did not respond to coaching in arm Walt Bailey did not respond to coaching in arm Jerry Lum did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Tamulis did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry Lum did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Lum did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom LaCoss improves in velocity Tom LaCoss did not respond to coaching in velocity Ned Saucier improves in control Rich Denny did not respond to coaching in control Bob Lancaster did not respond to coaching in velocity Ned Saucier did not respond to coaching in velocity