Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Garry Braun pitching. Joe Williams singles to center field. Joe Williams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jerry Mitchell pops out to the catcher. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Vic Gullickson pitching. Teruo Takeuchi strikes out. Ed Johnson hits a home run. Tsutomu Kadota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Wright doubles to right field. Reid Nicholson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden hits a home run. Kenji Imazeki singles to right field. John Mercado strikes out. Bill Hudson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Brantley walks. Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the center fielder. Garry Braun flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Vic Gullickson lines out to the second baseman. Joe Williams walks. Jerry Mitchell singles to center field. Bob Pruett reached on a fielding error by Tsutomu Kadota. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden walks. Joe Williams scores. Kenji Imazeki singles to left field. Jerry Mitchell scores. Bob Pruett scores. John Mercado grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kenji Imazeki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Teruo Takeuchi strikes out. Ed Johnson singles to left field. Tsutomu Kadota flies out to the center fielder. Sean Wright grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ed Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson singles to left field. Vic Gullickson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Vic Gullickson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Williams singles to right field. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Reid Nicholson flies out to the right fielder. Quilvio Zitzmann flies out to the center fielder. Bob Brantley singles to left field. Clete Schoonmaker singles to right field. Bob Brantley advances to third on the hit. Garry Braun singles to center field. Bob Brantley scores. Teruo Takeuchi triples. Clete Schoonmaker scores. Garry Braun scores. Ed Johnson hits a home run. Teruo Takeuchi scores. Tsutomu Kadota walks. Sean Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund flies out to the left fielder. Les Bryden singles to left field. Gene Farner 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 1st. Kenji Imazeki doubles to right field. Les Bryden is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Reid Nicholson singles to center field. Quilvio Zitzmann singles to center field. Reid Nicholson aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bob Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Reid Nicholson scores. Quilvio Zitzmann advances to second on the play. Tom Butler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Farner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Tom Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Williams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Teruo Takeuchi singles to right field. Ed Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Tsutomu Kadota strikes out. Sean Wright pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Bob Pruett walks. Bill Hedlund singles to right field. Ron Mails comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Les Bryden grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Hedlund is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Reid Nicholson flies out to the center fielder. Quilvio Zitzmann singles to left field. Bob Brantley strikes out. Clete Schoonmaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Mercado singles to right field. Bill Hudson doubles to center field. John Mercado uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Scalzi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Tom Butler. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Akinobu Kono flies out to the right fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joe Williams hits a home run. Bill Hudson scores. Harry Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Bill Hedlund grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Pruett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Ruffcorn pitching. Harry Romero grounds out to the second baseman. Teruo Takeuchi strikes out. Ed Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Les Bryden doubles to right field. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the center fielder. John Mercado grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hudson walks. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Mike Ruffcorn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Vinnie Hammonds lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rene Pasquella pitching. Tsutomu Kadota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Wright lines out to the shortstop. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Quilvio Zitzmann strikes out. Bob Brantley flies out to the left fielder. Clete Schoonmaker singles to center field. Bobby Rooney is pinch running for Clete Schoonmaker on 1st base. Harry Romero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Clay Irwin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Rooney at C. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the third baseman. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Teruo Takeuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Johnson lines out to the first baseman. Tsutomu Kadota grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Hudson strikes out. Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Rene Pasquella. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Kansas City Luis Brown pitching. Sean Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Reid Nicholson singles to right field. Quilvio Zitzmann flies out to the left fielder. Bob Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Tampa Bay Joe Williams pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Bob Pruett gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Kansas City Clay Irwin grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Romero singles to center field. Teruo Takeuchi pops out to the first baseman. Ed Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund doubles to center field. Les Bryden strikes out. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the left fielder. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Kansas City Tsutomu Kadota grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sean Wright hits a home run. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 12 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Bill Hedlund (6), Les Bryden (6), Kenji Imazeki (3), Bill Hudson (5).HR - Joe Williams (3), Les Bryden (5). Baserunning: CS - Joe Williams (2).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Cousineau improves in power_vs_righty Tom Breton improves in arm Charlie Gagliano improves in contact_vs_righty Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Danny Embrey did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Bergamo improves in power_vs_lefty Alexander Gomez did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Witt improves in contact_vs_righty Lefty Morley did not respond to coaching in arm Irv Barthelson improves in power_vs_righty Jimmie Sanicki did not respond to coaching in control Jay Brewster did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Keefe Kreutzer improves in arm