Inning: 1 Kansas City Ben Heflin pitching. Alta Dixon flies out to the left fielder. George Speier triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Ed Bomback pops out to the shortstop. Allen Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kelly LaRoche pitching. Phil King walks. Ralph Walsh strikes out. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Rusty Christopher hits a home run. Phil King scores. Rudy Rondon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Crockett singles to center field. Alta Monroe pops out to the first baseman. Willie Sanders singles to center field. Bill Crockett advances to third on the hit. Jim Moran strikes out. Kelly LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Inks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Laddie Kopshaw singles to center field. Kazuya Miwa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alta Dixon pops out to the third baseman. George Speier grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Bomback hits a home run. Allen Johnson singles to right field. Bill Crockett singles to left field. Alta Monroe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ben Heflin walks. Phil King grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ralph Walsh grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Willie Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Jim Moran singles to center field. Kelly LaRoche lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Alta Dixon strikes out. George Speier singles to center field. Ed Bomback grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube singles to left field. Shigeo Ube steals second. Rusty Christopher hits a home run. Shigeo Ube scores. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Inks strikes out. Laddie Kopshaw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Allen Johnson doubles to left field. Bill Crockett flies out to the right fielder. Alta Monroe singles to left field. Allen Johnson scores. Willie Sanders singles to left field. Jim Moran strikes out. Kelly LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kazuya Miwa walks. Ben Heflin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ben Heflin flies out to the center fielder. Phil King pops out to the third baseman. Ralph Walsh singles to right field. Kazuya Miwa advances to third on the hit. Shigeo Ube singles to right field. Kazuya Miwa scores. Ralph Walsh advances to third on the hit. Jay Hegman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alta Dixon flies out to the right fielder. Craig Phelan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. George Speier hits a home run. Ed Bomback singles to center field. Allen Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Bill Crockett walks. Alta Monroe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon flies out to the left fielder. Joe Inks pops out to the third baseman. Laddie Kopshaw walks. Kazuya Miwa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Willie Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Jim Moran grounds out to the second baseman. George Kunkel is pinch hitting for Jay Hegman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Kunkel lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mike Hairston pitching. Toshikazu Shinada is pinch hitting for Craig Phelan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Toshikazu Shinada grounds out to the third baseman. Phil King strikes out. Ralph Walsh singles to right field. Shigeo Ube flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Larry Spriggs pitching. Alta Dixon flies out to the right fielder. George Speier walks. George Speier steals second. Ed Bomback flies out to the left fielder. Allen Johnson singles to center field. George Speier scores. Allen Johnson steals second. Bill Crockett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Inks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alta Monroe flies out to the left fielder. Willie Sanders hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jeff Goliat is pinch running for Willie Sanders on 1st base. Jim Moran singles to left field. Jeff Goliat advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Larry Wagner is pinch hitting for Mike Hairston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Larry Wagner hits a home run. Jeff Goliat scores. Jim Moran scores. Jake Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alta Dixon flies out to the center fielder. George Speier singles to left field. Ed Bomback pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jerry Brennan pitching. Laddie Kopshaw is hit by a pitch. Kazuya Miwa strikes out. Odalis Landrum is pinch hitting for Jake Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Odalis Landrum strikes out. Phil King walks. Ralph Walsh walks. Shigeo Ube singles to center field. Laddie Kopshaw scores. Phil King scores. Jack Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rusty Christopher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Bob DeShields pitching. Allen Johnson bunts for a base hit. Allen Johnson steals second. Bill Crockett strikes out. Alta Monroe grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Goliat hits a home run. Allen Johnson scores. Alex Gibson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon flies out to the right fielder. Joe Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Laddie Kopshaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 14 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Allen Johnson (2).3B - George Speier (1).HR - George Speier (3), Ed Bomback (7), Jeff Goliat (2), Larry Wagner (1). Baserunning: SB - George Speier (6), Allen Johnson 2 (2).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: March Treadaway improves in range Champ Hovlik improves in power_vs_lefty Dan Zardon did not respond to coaching in arm Dan Zardon did not respond to coaching in arm Champ Hovlik did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Dick Adcock improves in control Art Mota improves in contact_vs_lefty Milt Zauchin improves in arm Art Mota improves in contact_vs_righty