Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Bean pitching. Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Birmingham strikes out. Fred Drescher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Colin Dalrymple pitching. Jerry Myatt singles to right field. Jerry Myatt steals second. Scott Kaiser flies out to the right fielder. Motohiro Sumitani grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Myatt advances to third on the play. Tom Hunter doubles to center field. Jerry Myatt scores. Lance Beckmann singles to right field. Tom Hunter scores. Don Puente singles to center field. Jay LaPalme hits an infield single to the pitcher. Herb Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Adams Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Masanori Kobayashi grounds out to the second baseman. Weldon Schepner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Bean grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Myatt grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Kaiser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Raul Rives flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Colin Dalrymple strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Motohiro Sumitani grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Tom Hunter pops out to the third baseman. Lance Beckmann flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jackie Sheehan strikes out. Felipe Birmingham strikes out. Fred Drescher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Don Puente walks. Don Puente steals second. Jay LaPalme pops out to the shortstop. Herb Tate singles past the second baseman. Don Puente scores. Herb Tate steals second. Bob Bean triples. Herb Tate scores. Jerry Myatt singles to center field. Bob Bean scores. Scott Kaiser singles to left field. Jerry Myatt advances to third on the hit. Motohiro Sumitani strikes out. Tom Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Adams Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Masanori Kobayashi flies out to the left fielder. Weldon Schepner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Don Puente. Raul Rives flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dave Helf comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lance Beckmann grounds out to the second baseman. Don Puente hits a home run. Jay LaPalme walks. Herb Tate flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Larkin is pinch hitting for Dave Helf. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pete Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Benny Kipp pitching. Jerry Myatt walks. Scott Kaiser flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Myatt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Motohiro Sumitani singles to center field. Tom Hunter walks. Lance Beckmann singles in front of the left fielder. Motohiro Sumitani scores. Tom Hunter advances to third on the hit. Don Puente walks. Hiroshi Shimizu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay LaPalme grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Drescher singles to right field. Adams Gomez strikes out. Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Herb Tate walks. Bob Bean lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Myatt walks. Scott Kaiser singles to center field. Herb Tate scores. Jerry Myatt advances to third on the hit. Motohiro Sumitani grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Kaiser advances to second on the play. Steve Foreman is pinch hitting for Tom Hunter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Foreman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Weldon Schepner grounds out to the second baseman. Raul Rives grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Waters is pinch hitting for Charlie Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Waters singles to center field. Herb Kelleher is pinch hitting for Hiroshi Shimizu. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herb Kelleher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Musgraves pitching. Lance Beckmann grounds out to the pitcher. Don Puente walks. Don Puente is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jay LaPalme grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jackie Sheehan flies out to the right fielder. Felipe Birmingham hits a home run. Fred Drescher flies out to the left fielder. Adams Gomez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Tom Hunter (28).3B - Bob Bean (1).HR - Don Puente (14). Baserunning: SB - Jerry Myatt (21), Don Puente (19), Herb Tate (13).CS - Jerry Myatt (5), Don Puente (6). Fielding: E - Don Puente.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ferdie Branch did not respond to coaching in arm Roy Underhill improves in contact_vs_lefty George Beckendorf did not respond to coaching in control Roy Tillman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny Atkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Koecher did not respond to coaching in range Monroe Ridgway did not respond to coaching in speed Doc Ross did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Difani did not respond to coaching in RF