Win: Larry Lowenstein (9-9) Loss: Johnny Reese (7-13)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Reese pitching. Kentaro Machida flies out to the left fielder. Jim Lemaster grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Piniella singles to center field. Milt Smithton singles to right field. Pancho Woodruff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Larry Lowenstein pitching. Heinie Mack singles to center field. Heinie Mack is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dick Ness grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Norton hits a home run. Aaron Johnson singles to right field. Buzz Moran is hit by a pitch. Larry Lowenstein lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Aaron Johnson is thrown out at third. Buzz Moran advances to second on the play. Buzz Moran advances to second on the play. Kentaro Machida walks. Jim Lemaster singles to right field. Buzz Moran scores. Mike Piniella grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Larry Lowenstein scores. Kentaro Machida advances to third on the play. Jim Lemaster advances to second on the play. Milt Smithton singles to center field. Kentaro Machida scores. Jim Lemaster scores. Pancho Woodruff grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Milt Smithton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Hitt flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Ward reached on a 2-base throwing error by Buzz Moran. Chuck Leppert walks. Greg Cristall strikes out. Cliff Munson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Norton hits a home run. Jack Felix comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aaron Johnson strikes out. Buzz Moran flies out to the right fielder. Larry Lowenstein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jack Felix strikes out. Heinie Mack doubles to center field. Dick Ness grounds out to the catcher. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kentaro Machida strikes out. Jim Lemaster walks. Mike Piniella singles to center field. Milt Smithton singles to left field. Jim Lemaster scores. Mike Piniella aggressively advances to third on the hit. Pancho Woodruff grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Piniella scores. Milt Smithton advances to second on the play. Harry Cunningham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Norton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay George Hitt strikes out. Ernie Ward lines out to the shortstop. Chuck Leppert walks. Greg Cristall lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Aaron Johnson singles to right field. Buzz Moran singles to center field. Larry Lowenstein lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kentaro Machida pops out to the third baseman. Jim Lemaster singles to left field. Aaron Johnson scores. Buzz Moran scores. Mike Piniella grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Lemaster is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Cliff Munson singles to left field. Harry Cunningham fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Harry Cunningham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Heinie Mack doubles to left field. Dick Ness grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Milt Smithton singles to right field. Pancho Woodruff grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Milt Smithton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Norton flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Johnson grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pancho Woodruff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. George Hitt strikes out. Ernie Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Buzz Moran walks. Larry Lowenstein lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kentaro Machida flies out to the left fielder. Jim Lemaster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Chuck Leppert strikes out. Alex Daily is pinch hitting for Greg Cristall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alex Daily grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Munson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Piniella flies out to the center fielder. Milt Smithton hits a home run. Pancho Woodruff flies out to the right fielder. Jim Norton singles past the second baseman. Pat Kennedy is pinch hitting for Aaron Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pat Kennedy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Norton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jason Brown is pinch hitting for Harry Cunningham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jason Brown singles to center field. Heinie Mack flies out to the right fielder. Dick Ness grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jason Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Ortiz singles to left field. George Hitt reached on a fielding error by Milt Smithton. Bill Bonham is pinch hitting for Ernie Ward. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Bonham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Cliff Guardado pitching. Buzz Moran grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Lowenstein singles to left field. Kentaro Machida grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Larry Lowenstein is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kentaro Machida steals second. Jim Lemaster walks. Mike Piniella singles to right field. Kentaro Machida uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Lemaster advances to third on the hit. Milt Smithton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Chuck Leppert singles to center field. Alex Daily flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Munson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chuck Leppert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Curt Overall is pinch hitting for Cliff Guardado. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Curt Overall triples. Cliff Munson scores. Heinie Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Rivera did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rodney Price did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Dickerson did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Cox improves in contact_vs_lefty Bruce Brown did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Crazy Grunwald did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pat Helms improves in endurance Bob Garcia improves in arm Tim Reynolds improves in velocity