Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Larry Falkenborg pitching. Eric Pascual grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Blas Sherry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Rod Eilers pitching. Brian Federoff flies out to the left fielder. Len Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rusty Woodruff flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Pierson singles to center field. Johnny Pierson steals second. Fay Zuber triples. Johnny Pierson scores. Paul Woodend grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lou Freeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Liefer grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Biggio pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rod Eilers walks. Rod Eilers steals second. Eric Pascual pops out to the pitcher. Frank Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Blas Sherry singles to right field. Rod Eilers is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Cy Nevers pops out to the first baseman. Willy Fortugno reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rusty Woodruff. Larry Falkenborg grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Federoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rusty Woodruff strikes out. Johnny Pierson flies out to the center fielder. Fay Zuber pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Len Smith triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Jake Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Lou Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Liefer singles past the shortstop. Len Smith scores. Ray Biggio grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Liefer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Paul Woodend strikes out. Bill Brown grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rod Eilers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Cy Nevers singles to left field. Willy Fortugno walks. Larry Falkenborg lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brian Federoff singles to right field. Cy Nevers scores. Willy Fortugno scores. Len Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brian Federoff is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jake Phillips grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Len Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Eric Pascual singles to left field. Frank Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Blas Sherry grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Eric Pascual is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rusty Woodruff singles to left field. Johnny Pierson singles to center field. Blas Sherry scores. Fay Zuber hits a home run. Rusty Woodruff scores. Johnny Pierson scores. Bill Sherdel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Woodend flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Lou Freeman walks. Johnny Liefer singles to center field. Lou Freeman advances to third on the hit. Ray Biggio flies out to the center fielder. Cy Nevers strikes out. Willy Fortugno strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Brown grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rod Eilers singles to left field. Rod Eilers is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Eric Pascual grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Hood is pinch hitting for Bill Sherdel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Hood flies out to the right fielder. Brian Federoff hits a home run. Len Smith singles to right field. Jake Phillips walks. Willie Sanguillen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Lou Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Liefer singles to left field. Len Smith scores. Jake Phillips advances to third on the hit. Ray Biggio flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kazuyuki Ogawa pitching. Frank Johnson doubles to right field. Blas Sherry doubles to right field. Frank Johnson scores. Rusty Woodruff strikes out. Johnny Pierson flies out to the right fielder. Fay Zuber lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Goeckel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Woodend at LF. Cy Nevers grounds out to the second baseman. Willy Fortugno walks. Rollie Kline is pinch hitting for Kazuyuki Ogawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Willy Fortugno is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rollie Kline flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Garagiola pitching. Mike Goeckel grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Brown triples. Todd Hunt is pinch hitting for Willie Sanguillen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Todd Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Brown scores. Eric Pascual grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rickey Cripe pitching. Brian Federoff grounds out to the shortstop. Len Smith singles to center field. Jake Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Lou Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Frank Johnson (12), Blas Sherry (17).3B - Fay Zuber (4), Bill Brown (1).HR - Fay Zuber (8). Baserunning: SB - Johnny Pierson (10), Rod Eilers (2).CS - Rod Eilers (2). Fielding: E - Rusty Woodruff.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Barry improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Dorsey did not respond to coaching in control Tex Steen did not respond to coaching in range Neil Kimmick did not respond to coaching in speed Bernie Reach did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Jordan improves in contact_vs_righty Rob Powers did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Eaton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Clay did not respond to coaching in control