Inning: 1 Kansas City Ray Kernek pitching. Alex Altenburg grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Johnson hits a home run. Bob Brantley singles to right field. Bob Brantley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Randy McElwee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Fenton Arft pitching. Joe Williams pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Bob Pruett pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tsutomu Kadota walks. Ross Rohr-Beck walks. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tsutomu Kadota advances to third on the play. Clay Irwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenji Imazeki singles to center field. John Mercado grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kenji Imazeki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Fenton Arft reached on a fielding error by Jerry Mitchell. Fenton Arft is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Altenburg walks. Ed Johnson strikes out. Bob Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Gajkowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Kernek grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Randy McElwee flies out to the left fielder. Tsutomu Kadota walks. Tsutomu Kadota steals second. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Quilvio Zitzmann flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Clay Irwin strikes out. Fenton Arft grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Altenburg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Les Bryden singles to left field. Les Bryden steals second. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. John Mercado triples. Les Bryden scores. John Gajkowski grounds out to the second baseman. John Mercado scores. Ray Kernek doubles to center field. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Johnson walks. Bob Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Randy McElwee walks. Tsutomu Kadota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck pops out to the catcher. Quilvio Zitzmann reached on a fielding error by Les Bryden. Quilvio Zitzmann is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Clay Irwin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Fred Scalzi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Bryden singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki walks. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Akinobu Kono reached on a 2-base fielding error by Randy McElwee. Les Bryden scores. John Gajkowski flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Kenji Imazeki scores. Steve Finley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Kernek walks. Joe Williams lines out to the third baseman. Jerry Mitchell singles to right field. Akinobu Kono scores. Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jerry Kruger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Akinobu Kono at C. Steve Finley singles to right field. Alex Altenburg walks. Ed Johnson strikes out. Bob Brantley strikes out. Randy McElwee singles to right field. Steve Finley scores. Rene Pasquella 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. Tsutomu Kadota singles to center field. Alex Altenburg scores. Randy McElwee advances to third on the hit. Tsutomu Kadota steals second. Ross Rohr-Beck triples. Randy McElwee scores. Tsutomu Kadota scores. Quilvio Zitzmann singles to right field. Ross Rohr-Beck scores. Tom Butler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clay Irwin singles to right field. Steve Finley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clay Irwin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund flies out to the right fielder. Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Imazeki hits a home run. Jerry Kruger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Alex Altenburg grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Johnson lines out to the first baseman. Bob Brantley reached on a fielding error by Kenji Imazeki. Bob Brantley steals second. Randy McElwee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Gajkowski flies out to the left fielder. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Tom Butler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. Joe Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Tim McCarver pitching. Tsutomu Kadota walks. Ross Rohr-Beck flies out to the center fielder. Quilvio Zitzmann flies out to the center fielder. Clay Irwin singles to right field. Steve Finley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clay Irwin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell pops out to the catcher. Bob Pruett doubles to center field. Bill Hedlund singles to right field. Bob Pruett scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Batting:3B - Ross Rohr-Beck (3).HR - Ed Johnson (10).GIDP - Quilvio Zitzmann. Baserunning: SB - Bob Brantley (5), Tsutomu Kadota 2 (9).CS - Ed Johnson (9), Bob Brantley (3), Quilvio Zitzmann (4), Fenton Arft (1). Fielding: E - Randy McElwee.
Batting:2B - Bob Pruett (15), Ray Kernek (1).3B - John Mercado (3).HR - Kenji Imazeki (13).SF - John Gajkowski. Baserunning: SB - Les Bryden (9). Fielding: E - Jerry Mitchell, Les Bryden, Kenji Imazeki.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Comer did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Ervin Coolbaugh improves in range Buddy Ruiz did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Haad did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jay Brewster improves in contact_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Danny Embrey did not respond to coaching in velocity Luis Brown did not respond to coaching in control Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dave Lopez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in 3B