Win: Garry Braun (2-6) Loss: Tony Bigelow (3-9)
Save: Fred Scalzi (3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Garry Braun pitching. Joe Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Pruett singles to left field. Bill Hedlund grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Pruett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tony Bigelow pitching. Tsutomu Kadota flies out to the right fielder. Reid Nicholson singles to right field. Reid Nicholson steals second. Bobby Rooney strikes out. Ed Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Bryden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Lopez walks. John Mercado singles to right field. Dave Lopez steals third. Bill Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Lopez scores. Tony Bigelow grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Mercado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alan Durbin grounds out to the second baseman. Teruo Takeuchi hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Brantley singles past the second baseman. Teruo Takeuchi advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bob Brantley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Williams strikes out. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Pruett flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Garry Braun singles to right field. Tsutomu Kadota singles past the third baseman. Reid Nicholson lines out to the shortstop. Bobby Rooney singles to left field. Ed Johnson strikes out. Alan Durbin strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund grounds out to the pitcher. Les Bryden strikes out. Dave Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Teruo Takeuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Brantley singles to right field. Clete Schoonmaker hits a home run. Bob Brantley scores. Garry Braun strikes out. Tsutomu Kadota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudson singles to left field. Tony Bigelow fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tony Bigelow strikes out. Joe Williams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Hudson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Reid Nicholson strikes out. Bobby Rooney walks. Bobby Rooney steals second. Ed Johnson singles to center field. Bobby Rooney scores. Alan Durbin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hedlund walks. Harry Romero 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. Les Bryden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bob Brantley strikes out. Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez strikes out. John Mercado flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Stan Tobin is pinch hitting for Harry Romero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan Tobin flies out to the left fielder. Tsutomu Kadota walks. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tsutomu Kadota advances to second on the play. Bobby Rooney singles to right field. Tsutomu Kadota scores. Ed Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby Rooney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gene Farner pitching. Tony Bigelow singles to left field. Joe Williams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alan Durbin strikes out. Teruo Takeuchi strikes out. Bob Brantley singles to left field. Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Fred Scalzi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Pruett strikes out. Bill Hedlund is hit by a pitch. Les Bryden singles to center field. Dave Lopez flies out to the center fielder. John Mercado strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Atkinson improves in arm Guy Crane did not respond to coaching in arm Hank Atkinson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in contact_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: Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in control Harl Mercedes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lefty Morley did not respond to coaching in arm Lefty Morley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jimmie Sanicki did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Ruiz did not respond to coaching in velocity