Win: Kris Peterson (3-13) Loss: Kevin Knothe (4-13)
Save: Andre Torres (20)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Kris Peterson pitching. Abe Daal grounds out to the shortstop. Erv Owens walks. Moose Fullerton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Erv Owens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Curtis lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kevin Knothe pitching. Heinie Mack singles in front of the center fielder. Heinie Mack steals second. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Mack advances to third on the play. Bob Garcia strikes out. George Hitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Taemon Fukae grounds out to the pitcher. Alejandro Gentile doubles to center field. Charlie Cox strikes out. Johnnie Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Rettig doubles to center field. Hugh Alexander bunts for a base hit. Jim Curtis flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Rettig scores. Cliff Munson pops out to the second baseman. Kris Peterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kevin Knothe flies out to the center fielder. Abe Daal strikes out. Erv Owens reached on a fielding error by Heinie Mack. Moose Fullerton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Erv Owens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack pops out to the catcher. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Bob Garcia grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Curtis pops out to the catcher. Taemon Fukae walks. Alejandro Gentile grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay George Hitt strikes out. Bill Rettig strikes out. Hugh Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Charlie Cox walks. Johnnie Thompson singles to right field. Charlie Cox advances to third on the hit. Kevin Knothe grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Charlie Cox scores. Abe Daal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Curtis flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Munson grounds out to the third baseman. Drew Villone is pinch hitting for Kris Peterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Drew Villone singles to right field. Heinie Mack hits a home run. Drew Villone scores. Bobby Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tony Monge pitching. Erv Owens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moose Fullerton strikes out. Bill Curtis walks. Taemon Fukae grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Curtis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Hitt singles to left field. Bill Rettig singles to center field. George Hitt advances to third on the hit. Hugh Alexander strikes out. Jim Curtis singles past the shortstop. George Hitt scores. Bill Rettig advances to third on the hit. Cliff Munson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alejandro Gentile grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Cox singles to center field. Charlie Cox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Johnnie Thompson is hit by a pitch. Dale Love is pinch hitting for Kevin Knothe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dale Love strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ken Keatley pitching. Roger Kelb is pinch hitting for Tony Monge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roger Kelb strikes out. Heinie Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Al Carisch pitching. Abe Daal strikes out. Erv Owens reached on a fielding error by Hugh Alexander. Moose Fullerton grounds out to the second baseman. Erv Owens advances to second on the play. Bill Curtis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Garcia grounds out to the pitcher. George Hitt strikes out. Bill Rettig grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Andre Torres comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Taemon Fukae strikes out. Alejandro Gentile is hit by a pitch. Charlie Cox flies out to the left fielder. Johnnie Thompson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alejandro Gentile is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Bill Curtis is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Johnnie Lezcano improves in contact_vs_righty Sherman Wilkins improves in contact_vs_righty Howard Touchstone improves in power_vs_lefty Pat Hardgrove did not respond to coaching in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Hunt did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Crump improves in contact_vs_lefty Bruce Brown improves in power_vs_righty Brad Hechinger did not respond to coaching in velocity