Win: Erisbel Castaneda (11-1) Loss: Eddie Wapnick (13-12)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Eddie Wapnick pitching. Leroy Anchor hits an infield single to the pitcher. Leroy Anchor steals second. Jethro Bodine singles to left field. Leroy Anchor scores. Joe Bottarini singles to left field. Jethro Bodine advances to third on the hit. Topper Carney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Bottarini advances to second on the play. Jim Henriksen grounds out to the second baseman. Jethro Bodine scores. Joe Bottarini advances to third on the play. Mark Cooke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Erisbel Castaneda pitching. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Johnny Warren grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hiromasa Fujio advances to second on the play. Warren Flaherty doubles to center field. Hiromasa Fujio scores. Billy Deal flies out to the right fielder. Buck Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Vic Weaver strikes out. Rollie Arnsberg singles past the second baseman. Erisbel Castaneda fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Erisbel Castaneda strikes out. Leroy Anchor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach strikes out. George Prothro grounds out to the shortstop. Clem Manning singles to left field. Eddie Wapnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jethro Bodine pops out to the first baseman. Joe Bottarini pops out to the shortstop. Topper Carney singles to center field. Jim Henriksen hits a home run. Topper Carney scores. Mark Cooke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Warren strikes out. Warren Flaherty walks. Billy Deal singles to center field. Buck Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Vic Weaver singles to right field. Rollie Arnsberg singles to center field. Erisbel Castaneda lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Vic Weaver is thrown out at third. Rollie Arnsberg advances to second on the play. Rollie Arnsberg advances to second on the play. Leroy Anchor flies out to the center fielder. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach grounds out to the third baseman. George Prothro strikes out. Clem Manning walks. Eddie Wapnick singles to left field. Clem Manning advances to third on the hit. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Johnny Warren walks. Clem Manning scores. Warren Flaherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Bottarini hits a home run. Topper Carney walks. Jim Henriksen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mark Cooke walks. Vic Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Billy Deal walks. Buck Jones pops out to the first baseman. Ken Reinbach grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rollie Arnsberg strikes out. Erisbel Castaneda pops out to the shortstop. Leroy Anchor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay George Prothro walks. Clem Manning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! George Prothro advances to second on the play. Marv Almanza is pinch hitting for Eddie Wapnick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Marv Almanza singles to center field. George Prothro scores. Hiromasa Fujio grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Nobuhiko Fukuma pitching. Jethro Bodine singles to right field. Joe Bottarini singles past the shortstop. Jethro Bodine aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Bottarini is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Topper Carney doubles past the third baseman. Jethro Bodine scores. Jim Henriksen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mark Cooke hits a home run. Topper Carney scores. John Riggert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Andy Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Martinez is pinch hitting for Johnny Warren. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Martinez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Warren Flaherty walks. Warren Flaherty steals second. Billy Deal singles to center field. Warren Flaherty scores. Barracuda Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Jones grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rollie Arnsberg reached on a fielding error by Buck Jones. Barracuda Jones lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leroy Anchor flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jethro Bodine pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach grounds out to the shortstop. George Prothro strikes out. Clem Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Bottarini strikes out. Topper Carney singles to center field. Jim Henriksen strikes out. Mark Cooke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne is pinch hitting for John Riggert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Gagne strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Martinez singles past the shortstop. Phil Martinez steals second. Warren Flaherty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Barracuda Jones is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. Marv Almanza is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Langford did not respond to coaching in control John Rodgers improves in range Jim Kane did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tarrik Quinn improves in power_vs_righty Herb Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Rex Steevens improves in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Ray did not respond to coaching in control Art Ash did not respond to coaching in range Alvaro Butland did not respond to coaching in speed Ted Downing improves in endurance Art Ash did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Elmer Maloney did not respond to coaching in control Jesse Baez did not respond to coaching in 3B