Inning: 1 Kansas City Doc Smith pitching. Len Smith hits a home run. Ray Biggio walks. Jeff Sprinz strikes out. Ray Jordan pops out to the second baseman. Kevin Rosso singles to right field. Ray Biggio advances to third on the hit. Xavier Serrano doubles to right field. Ray Biggio scores. Kevin Rosso uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rob Powers pitching. Frank Johnson strikes out. Eric Pascual flies out to the center fielder. Blas Sherry walks. Fay Zuber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Gonzalez strikes out. Rob Powers pops out to the first baseman. Len Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ken Duncan walks. Bill Brown strikes out. Neil Kimmick strikes out. Paul Woodend flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ray Biggio walks. Jeff Sprinz strikes out. Ray Jordan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Biggio is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kevin Rosso doubles to left field. Ray Jordan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Xavier Serrano singles past the shortstop. Kevin Rosso scores. Lee McCarthy grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Xavier Serrano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mike Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Frank Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Eric Pascual reached on a fielding error by Lee McCarthy. Blas Sherry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Red Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Rob Powers grounds out to the second baseman. Len Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Fay Zuber walks. Ken Duncan singles to right field. Fay Zuber advances to third on the hit. Bill Brown walks. Neil Kimmick flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Fay Zuber scores. Paul Woodend singles to right field. Ken Duncan is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Bill Brown advances to third on the play. Bob Aude is pinch hitting for Mike Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bob Aude walks. Frank Johnson grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Bill Brown is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Koback pitching. Ray Biggio singles to right field. Jeff Sprinz walks. Ray Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Rosso walks. Xavier Serrano singles to center field. Ray Biggio scores. Jeff Sprinz scores. Kevin Rosso advances to third on the hit. John Greene comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee McCarthy strikes out. Red Gonzalez singles to right field. Kevin Rosso scores. Rob Powers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Eric Pascual grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Blas Sherry flies out to the left fielder. Fay Zuber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Len Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Biggio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Sprinz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ken Duncan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Brown singles to left field. Neil Kimmick walks. Paul Woodend grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Neil Kimmick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Goeckel is pinch hitting for John Greene. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Goeckel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sammy Gryska pitching. Ray Jordan walks. Kevin Rosso grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Xavier Serrano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Frank Johnson strikes out. Eric Pascual strikes out. Blas Sherry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lee McCarthy flies out to the right fielder. Red Gonzalez strikes out. Rob Powers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Fay Zuber walks. Fay Zuber steals second. Ken Duncan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fay Zuber advances to third on the play. Joe Riedling is pinch hitting for Bill Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Riedling singles to center field. Fay Zuber scores. Neil Kimmick singles to right field. Paul Woodend grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Len Smith flies out to the center fielder. Mike Huffman is pinch hitting for Ray Biggio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Huffman flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Sprinz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Johnny Pierson is pinch hitting for Sammy Gryska. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Pierson singles to center field. Frank Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Eric Pascual reached on a 2-base throwing error by Len Smith. Herman Carney is pinch hitting for Blas Sherry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Herman Carney singles past the third baseman. Eric Pascual scores. Fay Zuber doubles to left field. Herman Carney uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sy Foley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Duncan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes John Greene is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Donnie Smith improves in power_vs_righty Pat Barney improves in contact_vs_righty Ted Maris improves in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chuck Farnsworth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dean Datz did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Farnsworth did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bernie Reach did not respond to coaching in C