Win: Jim Wright (8-5) Loss: Buck Russell (9-10)
Save: Paul Lovett (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Buck Russell pitching. Andy Yount strikes out. Joe Selph singles to right field. Daryl Kosman strikes out. Al Morris hits a home run. Joe Selph scores. Tom Shearer walks. Aquarius B. Perez doubles to left field. Tom Shearer is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Wright pitching. Rube Harris singles to center field. Rube Harris is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Cafego singles to center field. Mac Falls grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Cafego advances to second on the play. Romeo Hobbs walks. George Bowers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay GB Lakes flies out to the right fielder. Tom Rudolph singles to right field. Jim Wright lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Al Embree flies out to the center fielder. Wes McMahan singles to left field. Gary Thomasson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Buck Russell lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Wes McMahan is thrown out at third. Gary Thomasson advances to second on the play. Gary Thomasson advances to second on the play. Rube Harris walks. Mike Cafego walks. Gary Thomasson scores. Mac Falls flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Selph walks. Daryl Kosman hits a home run. Joe Selph scores. Joe Conzelman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Morris flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shearer hits a home run. Chris Bullett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aquarius B. Perez walks. GB Lakes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Aquarius B. Perez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Rudolph grounds into a force play to the third baseman. GB Lakes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs singles to center field. George Bowers strikes out. Al Embree strikes out. Wes McMahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim Wright strikes out. Andy Yount pops out to the second baseman. Joe Selph strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Gary Thomasson hits a home run. Chris Bullett strikes out. Rube Harris singles to left field. Mike Cafego grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Daryl Kosman walks. Al Morris pops out to the second baseman. Tom Shearer hits a home run. Daryl Kosman scores. Aquarius B. Perez strikes out. GB Lakes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mac Falls pops out to the second baseman. Romeo Hobbs strikes out. George Bowers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tom Rudolph grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Wright doubles to center field. Andy Yount walks. Joe Selph lines out to the second baseman. Daryl Kosman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Andy Yount is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al Embree strikes out. Wes McMahan walks. Gary Thomasson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wes McMahan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chris Bullett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Al Morris singles to left field. Al Morris steals second. Tom Shearer flies out to the left fielder. Aquarius B. Perez singles to center field. Al Morris scores. GB Lakes strikes out. Tom Rudolph walks. Jose Billings is pinch hitting for Jim Wright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jose Billings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Paul Lovett pitching. Rube Harris singles to left field. Mike Cafego flies out to the right fielder. Mac Falls grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gary Grimes 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. Andy Yount strikes out. Joe Selph grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl Kosman doubles to left field. Al Morris grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs grounds out to the second baseman. George Bowers strikes out. Al Embree flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Tom Shearer pops out to the second baseman. Aquarius B. Perez strikes out. GB Lakes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Wes Pena is pinch hitting for Wes McMahan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wes Pena pops out to the shortstop. Gary Thomasson strikes out. Vern Charles is pinch hitting for Gary Grimes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vern Charles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: David Honduras did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Kowalik did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cobalt Samms did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Adams improves in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doug Eaton improves in speed Bill Baker improves in power_vs_lefty Doug Eaton improves in contact_vs_lefty Rick Hollins did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Warner did not respond to coaching in 3B