Win: Moon Swan (6-0) Loss: Bob Lancaster (5-6)
Save: John Riggert (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Lancaster pitching. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the shortstop. Warren Flaherty flies out to the left fielder. Ray Trucks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Moon Swan pitching. Leroy Anchor flies out to the center fielder. Jim Decker singles to left field. Joe Bottarini grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Billy Deal grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Topper Carney singles to left field. Mark Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Jose Serrano strikes out. Ed Dean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Prothro singles to right field. Phil Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Moon Swan 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 hits a home run. George Prothro scores. Warren Flaherty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rollie Arnsberg walks. Bob Lancaster lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Rollie Arnsberg forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Leroy Anchor singles to left field. Bob Lancaster advances to third on the hit. Leroy Anchor is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Decker singles past the shortstop. Bob Lancaster scores. Joe Bottarini flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ray Trucks doubles to center field. Billy Deal singles in front of the left fielder. Ray Trucks scores. Buck Jones flies out to the left fielder. Ken Reinbach hits a home run. Billy Deal scores. Andy Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Prothro strikes out. Phil Martinez walks. Moon Swan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Topper Carney triples. Mark Cooke grounds out to the third baseman. Topper Carney scores. Jose Serrano pops out to the third baseman. Ed Dean pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the shortstop. Warren Flaherty flies out to the center fielder. Ray Trucks singles past the third baseman. Billy Deal flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rollie Arnsberg grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Niekro flies out to the right fielder. Leroy Anchor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Buck Jones walks. Ken Reinbach grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Prothro grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bottarini strikes out. Topper Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Phil Martinez strikes out. Moon Swan strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Warren Flaherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mark Cooke grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Serrano strikes out. Ed Dean grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ray Trucks strikes out. Billy Deal grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Buck Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Marv Almanza enters the game as a defensive replacement for Billy Deal at 1B. Rollie Arnsberg singles to center field. Andy Niekro lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Nobuhiko Fukuma 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. Leroy Anchor grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach grounds out to the second baseman. George Prothro grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Riggert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Bottarini grounds out to the third baseman. Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Cooke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Freeman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Marvin Files did not respond to coaching in speed Al Romano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Ray did not respond to coaching in endurance Ted Downing did not respond to coaching in endurance Ted Downing did not respond to coaching in velocity Alvaro Butland did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Faedo improves in speed Jim Kane improves in contact_vs_righty Tarrik Quinn did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Hajduk did not respond to coaching in control John Rodgers improves in power_vs_lefty Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in speed