Win: Donnie Lentine (12-15) Loss: Ron "Duece" Valdez (16-11)
Save: Taffy Stone (33)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ron Duece Valdez pitching. Spud Wilson singles to center field. Scoops Dailey grounds out to the shortstop. Spud Wilson advances to second on the play. Arnold Daniels walks. Brad Alcock walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Bob Hundley singles to center field. Spud Wilson scores. Arnold Daniels scores. Brad Alcock advances to third on the hit. Matt Sisk singles to right field. Brad Alcock scores. Bob Hundley advances to third on the hit. Matt Sisk gets picked off first. Al Wells lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Donnie Lentine pitching. Hot Heinie Haid flies out to the center fielder. Rod Pazik pops out to the second baseman. Bob Hardware Cisco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Klondike MacDonald flies out to the center fielder. Donnie Lentine grounds out to the shortstop. Spud Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Grover Carney grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Proly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Scoops Dailey grounds out to the second baseman. Arnold Daniels strikes out. Brad Alcock walks. Bob Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rod Brown strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Ron Duece Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Matt Sisk strikes out. Al Wells grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Klondike MacDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Pazik hits a home run. Bob Hardware Cisco grounds out to the third baseman. Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Donnie Lentine flies out to the center fielder. Spud Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Scoops Dailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Grover Carney strikes out. Charlie Proly grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Brown walks. Rod Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Arnold Daniels walks. Brad Alcock strikes out. Bob Hundley walks. Passed ball. Arnold Daniels advances to third. Bob Hundley advances to second. Matt Sisk flies out to the left fielder. Al Wells grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Ron Duece Valdez doubles to center field. Hot Heinie Haid singles to left field. Ron Duece Valdez scores. Rod Pazik flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hardware Cisco grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hot Heinie Haid is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Klondike MacDonald strikes out. Donnie Lentine grounds out to the second baseman. Spud Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is pinch hitting for Grover Carney. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Tommy Balls Eunick is pinch hitting for Charlie Proly. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bart Glove Distefano enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Ha-Ha Hannah at SS. Del Walsh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tommy Balls Eunick at 3B. Scoops Dailey flies out to the center fielder. Arnold Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Brad Alcock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rod Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Rock Robinson singles to center field. Luis Kappel is pinch hitting for Ron Duece Valdez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Luis Kappel walks. Hot Heinie Haid grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Maro Sone pitching. Bob Hundley singles to center field. Matt Sisk strikes out. Al Wells singles to center field. Klondike MacDonald singles to left field. Bob Hundley scores. Al Wells aggressively advances to third on the hit. Len Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hector Rogers is pinch hitting for Donnie Lentine. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hector Rogers walks. Spud Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wells scores. Klondike MacDonald advances to third on the play. Hector Rogers advances to second on the play. Scoops Dailey singles to center field. Klondike MacDonald scores. Arnold Daniels walks. George Comellas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brad Alcock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Marty Valdez pitching. Rod Pazik reached on a fielding error by Al Wells. Bob Hardware Cisco singles to center field. Taffy Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Bart Glove Distefano lines out to the first baseman. Del Walsh singles to left field. Rod Pazik scores. Bob Hardware Cisco advances to third on the hit. Rod Brown singles past the second baseman. Bob Hardware Cisco scores. Del Walsh advances to third on the hit. Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ray Lane did not respond to coaching in velocity John Slade improves in range Ray Lane did not respond to coaching in control J.C. Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity Skeeter Johnson did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Yeager did not respond to coaching in endurance Whitey Conovar improves in speed Mike Yeager did not respond to coaching in velocity Cliff Dunbar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Cliff Dunbar did not respond to coaching in CF