Win: Byron Stuffel (6-6) Loss: Kazutaka K Yamada (4-7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Buck Boak pitching. Steve K Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Wade K Almeida strikes out. Mark K Eunick singles to left field. Chuck W Pierce singles to center field. Mark K Eunick advances to third on the hit. Felix TK Engel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Steve K Chouinard pitching. Todd Adams flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Crowder singles to center field. Paul Hug hits a home run. Ernie Crowder scores. Ted Konnick reached on a fielding error by Mark K Eunick. Ted Konnick is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerry Welsh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ginger K Cristante flies out to the center fielder. Milt W Hogan strikes out. Dave W Woods strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Don K Dobson grounds out to the third baseman. Tracy Cockrell singles to right field. Bill Gabler strikes out. Buck Boak singles to right field. Todd Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Steve K Chouinard doubles to right field. Steve K Ward bunts for a base hit. Wade K Almeida grounds out to the second baseman. Steve K Chouinard scores. Steve K Ward advances to second on the play. Mark K Eunick flies out to the left fielder. Chuck W Pierce grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ernie Crowder flies out to the center fielder. Paul Hug grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Konnick hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jerry Welsh singles to center field. Don K Dobson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ted Konnick is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Felix TK Engel singles past the third baseman. Ginger K Cristante walks. Milt W Hogan walks. Dave W Woods grounds out to the second baseman. Felix TK Engel scores. Ginger K Cristante advances to third on the play. Milt W Hogan advances to second on the play. Steve K Chouinard flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ginger K Cristante scores. Steve K Ward singles to center field. Milt W Hogan scores. Wade K Almeida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tracy Cockrell grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Gabler hits a home run. Buck Boak strikes out. Todd Adams singles to left field. Ernie Crowder grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Todd Adams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mark K Eunick strikes out. Chuck W Pierce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Felix TK Engel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Paul Hug strikes out. Ted Konnick flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Welsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ginger K Cristante strikes out. Milt W Hogan singles to right field. Dave W Woods strikes out. Jesus K Stark is pinch hitting for Steve K Chouinard. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jesus K Stark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Steve K Urban pitching. Don K Dobson singles to center field. Tracy Cockrell pops out to the shortstop. Bill Gabler grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Pedre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve K Ward reached on a fielding error by Ernie Crowder. Steve K Ward steals second. Wade K Almeida hits a home run. Steve K Ward scores. Mark K Eunick doubles to right field. Chuck W Pierce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark K Eunick advances to third on the play. Felix TK Engel walks. Ginger K Cristante strikes out. Milt W Hogan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Magglio Maldonado is pinch hitting for Harry Pedre. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Magglio Maldonado singles to left field. Todd Adams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Magglio Maldonado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ernie Crowder singles to right field. Paul Hug grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ernie Crowder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ted Konnick walks. Luis W Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Welsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Russ Auker pitching. Dave W Woods doubles to right field. Albert K Shaffer is pinch hitting for Luis W Bennett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Albert K Shaffer hits a home run. Dave W Woods scores. Bill Goodwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve K Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wade K Almeida strikes out. Mark K Eunick singles to center field. Chuck W Pierce grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mark K Eunick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ruben K Puente pitching. Vern Buskey is pinch hitting for Don K Dobson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vern Buskey triples. Tracy Cockrell singles to right field. Vern Buskey scores. Bill Gabler grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tracy Cockrell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Brinkman is pinch hitting for Bill Goodwin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Brinkman flies out to the center fielder. Todd Adams walks. Ernie Crowder triples. Bill Gabler scores. Todd Adams scores. Ed Ortenzio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Hug grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Byron Stuffel pitching. Felix TK Engel pops out to the third baseman. Ginger K Cristante walks. Milt W Hogan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Kazutaka K Yamada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ted Konnick singles to center field. Jerry Welsh walks. Vern Buskey hits a home run. Ted Konnick scores. Jerry Welsh scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Mark K Eunick (21), Dave W Woods (1), Steve K Chouinard (1).HR - Wade K Almeida (27), Albert K Shaffer (5).SF - Steve K Chouinard.GIDP - Milt W Hogan. Baserunning: SB - Steve K Ward (33). Fielding: E - Mark K Eunick.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim K Meulens improves in speed Jeff K Thompson improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Elmer K Ingerton improves in speed Jeff K Thompson improves in contact_vs_righty Jim K Koy did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul K Pattee did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rex Feller did not respond to coaching in control Mickey Bridges did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jed Simpson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Stanicek did not respond to coaching in control Otto Ogden did not respond to coaching in control Matt Guerra did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bernardo Malmberg did not respond to coaching in 3B