Win: Cliff Fuentes (2-3) Loss: Andy Walsh (0-4)
Save: Ron Mails (3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Cliff Fuentes pitching. 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: 1 Kansas City Andy Walsh pitching. Tsutomu Kadota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reid Nicholson flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Rooney walks. Ed Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden pops out to the third baseman. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alan Durbin flies out to the right fielder. Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the right fielder. Bob Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudson doubles to left field. Andy Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker strikes out. Cliff Fuentes strikes out. Tsutomu Kadota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Reid Nicholson singles to center field. Bobby Rooney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ed Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Les Bryden strikes out. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alan Durbin singles past the second baseman. Alan Durbin steals second. Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the center fielder. Bob Brantley flies out to the left fielder. Clete Schoonmaker singles to right field. Alan Durbin scores. Cliff Fuentes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson singles to left field. Andy Walsh lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Williams flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tsutomu Kadota strikes out. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Rooney triples. Ed Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the shortstop. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Les Bryden. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alan Kantlehner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Akinobu Kono at 1B. Alan Durbin pops out to the shortstop. Teruo Takeuchi walks. Bob Brantley singles to right field. Teruo Takeuchi advances to third on the hit. Bob Brantley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki hits a home run. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Vinnie Hammonds doubles to left field. Bill Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Andy Walsh strikes out. Joe Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jerry Kruger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vinnie Hammonds at C. Stan Tobin is pinch hitting for Cliff Fuentes. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Stan Tobin pops out to the first baseman. Tsutomu Kadota lines out to the pitcher. Reid Nicholson hits an infield single to the catcher. Bobby Rooney hits a home run. Reid Nicholson scores. Ed Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ron Mails pitching. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Bergamo improves in range Guy Crane did not respond to coaching in arm Ken Schaal improves in contact_vs_lefty Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in velocity Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Davis improves in range Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Harl Mercedes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Irv Barthelson did not respond to coaching in arm Shane Judnich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Keefe Kreutzer improves in contact_vs_lefty Jay Brewster did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty