Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Andy Niekro pitching. Hiromasa Fujio pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Warren strikes out. Warren Flaherty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Grover pitching. Leroy Anchor walks. Jim Decker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Leroy Anchor advances to second on the play. Jethro Bodine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leroy Anchor advances to third on the play. Joe Bottarini flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ray Trucks strikes out. Bug Manno strikes out. Buck Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Topper Carney strikes out. Jim Henriksen walks. Mark Cooke strikes out. Taylor Rook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Prothro strikes out. Rick Blanco singles to right field. Rick Blanco steals second. Bill Grover strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio singles to left field. Rick Blanco scores. Johnny Warren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Andy Niekro strikes out. Leroy Anchor pops out to the third baseman. Jim Decker singles to center field. Jethro Bodine lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Warren Flaherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Trucks lines out to the pitcher. Bug Manno singles to center field. Buck Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Bottarini walks. Topper Carney singles to right field. Jim Henriksen strikes out. Mark Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Taylor Rook flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay George Prothro singles to left field. Rick Blanco strikes out. 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 Andy Niekro singles to center field. Andy Niekro is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Leroy Anchor walks. Jim Decker grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Leroy Anchor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Warren strikes out. Warren Flaherty singles to left field. Warren Flaherty is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ray Trucks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Bottarini grounds out to the second baseman. Topper Carney doubles to right field. Jim Henriksen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Topper Carney advances to third on the play. Mark Cooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bug Manno walks. Bug Manno steals second. Sterling Augustine 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. Buck Jones doubles to right field. Bug Manno scores. George Prothro walks. Rick Blanco grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Buck Jones advances to third on the play. Bill Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Taylor Rook strikes out. Sterling Augustine singles to left field. Leroy Anchor singles to right field. Jim Decker strikes out. Mark Gearin 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. Jethro Bodine singles to right field. Joe Bottarini walks. Sterling Augustine scores. Topper Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio hits a home run. Johnny Warren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Warren Flaherty hits a home run. Al Cipriani comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Trucks walks. Bug Manno flies out to the left fielder. Buck Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Si Freeman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bug Manno at 2B. Marv Almanza enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick Blanco at 1B. Jim Henriksen walks. Mark Cooke walks. Lou Twombly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Taylor Rook doubles to center field. Jim Henriksen scores. Mark Cooke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Davidson is pinch hitting for Al Cipriani. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Davidson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Leroy Anchor lines out to the second baseman. Jim Decker grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Davidson advances to second on the play. Passed ball. Taylor Rook scores. Bill Davidson advances to third. Jethro Bodine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Paul Burkett pitching. George Prothro singles to left field. Marv Almanza strikes out. Clem Manning is pinch hitting for Lou Twombly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Clem Manning strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Johnny Warren walks. Brent McCloskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Warren Flaherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dave Ritchie pitching. Joe Bottarini singles to center field. Topper Carney lines out to the shortstop. Jim Henriksen is hit by a pitch. Mark Cooke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Henriksen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Taylor Rook walks. Vic Weaver is pinch hitting for Brent McCloskey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Vic Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Walker Ruebel pitching. Ray Trucks pops out to the second baseman. Si Freeman singles to right field. Buck Jones strikes out. George Prothro pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Leroy Anchor flies out to the right fielder. Jim Decker walks. Jethro Bodine doubles to left field. Jim Decker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 14
Game Notes Taylor Rook is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mac Rain did not respond to coaching in control Rogelio Walker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Waite Hendrickson improves in contact_vs_righty Tyson Lancellotti improves in power_vs_righty Rogelio Walker did not respond to coaching in arm Art Ash did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jesse Baez improves in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay Keeton did not respond to coaching in speed Kevin Griner did not respond to coaching in speed Red Ford did not respond to coaching in control Oscar McLaughlin improves in speed Red Ford did not respond to coaching in control Herb Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in endurance