Win: Ken Keatley (2-2) Loss: Buddy Garrett (3-5)
Save: Jeff Niekro (24)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Coleman pitching. Heinie Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Ortiz hits a home run. Bill Rettig grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Curtis walks. Hugh Alexander grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Larry Robbins pitching. Abe Daal grounds out to the pitcher. Gordon Hennessey singles to right field. Gordon Hennessey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Charlie Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Garcia strikes out. Alex Daily grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Ness grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Erv Owens flies out to the right fielder. Taemon Fukae walks. Moose Fullerton singles to right field. Taemon Fukae advances to third on the hit. Deacon Zacher singles to right field. Taemon Fukae scores. Moose Fullerton advances to third on the hit. Alejandro Gentile grounds out to the shortstop. Moose Fullerton scores. Deacon Zacher advances to second on the play. John Coleman singles to right field. Deacon Zacher scores. Abe Daal walks. Gordon Hennessey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Larry Robbins grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Mack doubles to center field. Bobby Ortiz walks. Bill Rettig strikes out. Jim Curtis triples. Heinie Mack scores. Bobby Ortiz scores. Hugh Alexander walks. Bob Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charlie Cox strikes out. Erv Owens singles to center field. Taemon Fukae singles to center field. Moose Fullerton strikes out. Deacon Zacher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Alex Daily singles past the second baseman. Dick Ness grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Daily is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Larry Robbins fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Larry Robbins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alejandro Gentile flies out to the right fielder. John Coleman doubles past the left fielder. Abe Daal flies out to the right fielder. Gordon Hennessey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Ortiz triples. Bill Rettig strikes out. Jim Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Charlie Cox strikes out. Erv Owens walks. Taemon Fukae flies out to the left fielder. Moose Fullerton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hugh Alexander flies out to the left fielder. Bob Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Daily doubles to right field. Dick Ness flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Deacon Zacher singles to right field. Alejandro Gentile lines out to the third baseman. John Coleman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Abe Daal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Robbins triples. Ken Keatley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ernie Ward is pinch running for Larry Robbins on 3rd base. Heinie Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Ward scores. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Bill Rettig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Buddy Garrett pitching. Gordon Hennessey flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Cox strikes out. Erv Owens singles to center field. Taemon Fukae walks. Moose Fullerton doubles to left field. Erv Owens scores. Taemon Fukae uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Carisch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Deacon Zacher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Curtis strikes out. Hugh Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Garcia singles to left field. Bob Garcia steals second. Alex Daily strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alejandro Gentile hits a home run. Johnnie Thompson is pinch hitting for Ken Keatley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnnie Thompson reached on a fielding error by Dick Ness. Abe Daal strikes out. Gordon Hennessey is hit by a pitch. Charlie Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Johnnie Thompson advances to third on the play. Gordon Hennessey advances to second on the play. Erv Owens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jeff Niekro pitching. Dick Ness singles to center field. Drew Villone is pinch hitting for Al Carisch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Drew Villone flies out to the left fielder. Dick Ness steals second. Heinie Mack flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Heinie Mack (26), Alex Daily (6).3B - Bobby Ortiz (4), Jim Curtis (4), Larry Robbins (1).HR - Bobby Ortiz (27).GIDP - Larry Robbins. Baserunning: SB - Bob Garcia (7), Dick Ness (2). Fielding: E - Dick Ness.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brad Hechinger improves in control Bob Fabregas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brad Hechinger did not respond to coaching in control Scott Hunt did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Howard Touchstone improves in contact_vs_lefty Evelio Morrison improves in control Evelio Morrison improves in control Dixie Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty