Win: Ray Kernek (2-2) Loss: Andy Loftus (0-1)
Save: Rene Pasquella (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ray Kernek pitching. Teruo Takeuchi walks. Ed Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Tsutomu Kadota singles to left field. Teruo Takeuchi is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Andy Loftus pitching. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Reid Nicholson singles to left field. Quilvio Zitzmann pops out to the third baseman. Reid Nicholson steals second. Bob Brantley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reid Nicholson advances to third on the play. Clete Schoonmaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden singles to center field. Les Bryden steals second. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Bryden advances to third on the play. John Mercado hits a home run. Les Bryden scores. Bill Hudson lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Andy Loftus strikes out. Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the center fielder. Ed Johnson walks. Tsutomu Kadota singles to right field. Alex Altenburg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ray Kernek flies out to the right fielder. Joe Williams strikes out. Jerry Mitchell singles to center field. Bob Pruett walks. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Reid Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Quilvio Zitzmann walks. Bob Brantley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Les Bryden singles to left field. Kenji Imazeki walks. John Mercado strikes out. Bill Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Ray Kernek pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker strikes out. Andy Loftus grounds out to the shortstop. Teruo Takeuchi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kenji Imazeki. Ed Johnson singles to center field. Teruo Takeuchi scores. Tsutomu Kadota walks. Alex Altenburg walks. Reid Nicholson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Joe Williams flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Quilvio Zitzmann singles to right field. Bob Brantley lines out to the third baseman. Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the center fielder. Andy Loftus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund hits an infield single to the second baseman. Les Bryden strikes out. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Teruo Takeuchi walks. Ed Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Teruo Takeuchi advances to second on the play. Tsutomu Kadota pops out to the second baseman. Alex Altenburg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Gene Farner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Hudson grounds out to the shortstop. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Ray Kernek. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Williams singles to center field. Jerry Mitchell hits a home run. Joe Williams scores. Harry Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rene Pasquella pitching. Reid Nicholson singles to center field. Reid Nicholson steals second. Quilvio Zitzmann strikes out. Bob Brantley strikes out. Clete Schoonmaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund walks. Les Bryden flies out to the right fielder. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Hedlund advances to second on the play. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Stan Tobin is pinch hitting for Harry Romero. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Stan Tobin strikes out. Teruo Takeuchi singles to center field. Ed Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Tsutomu Kadota pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Danny McKeithan improves in range Jay Brewster did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Witt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Shane Judnich improves in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hack Karlon improves in power_vs_righty Tom Breton improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Moore improves in velocity Dave Lopez improves in range Bill Moore did not respond to coaching in control George Long improves in range Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in SS