Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Ray pitching. Kiki Norman grounds out to the third baseman. Rex Steevens strikes out. Jim Gomez singles to right field. Jim Kane grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Gomez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Elmer Trlicek pitching. Buck Jones flies out to the left fielder. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Blanco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike Shuba grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Lamline singles to center field. Jay Menze grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Eddie Lamline is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Koehler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Gagne walks. Purnal Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gagne advances to second on the play. Clem Manning singles to center field. Bob Gagne scores. Jesse Baez doubles to center field. Clem Manning uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Ray flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Elmer Trlicek walks. Kiki Norman singles to center field. Elmer Trlicek advances to third on the hit. Kiki Norman steals second. Rex Steevens strikes out. Jim Gomez pops out to the third baseman. Jim Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Buck Jones pops out to the shortstop. Hiromasa Fujio singles to left field. Rick Blanco singles to left field. Hiromasa Fujio advances to third on the hit. Ken Reinbach singles to right field. Hiromasa Fujio scores. Rick Blanco advances to third on the hit. Bob Gagne walks. Purnal Andrews singles to left field. Rick Blanco scores. Ken Reinbach scores. Bob Gagne advances to third on the hit. Bucky Benzinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Purnal Andrews steals second. Clem Manning flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Gagne scores. Jesse Baez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Shuba flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Lamline singles to left field. Jay Menze singles to left field. Jim Koehler strikes out. Bucky Benzinger singles past the shortstop. Kiki Norman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Johnny Ray doubles past the third baseman. Buck Jones strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Rick Blanco hits a home run. Johnny Ray scores. Hiromasa Fujio scores. Ken Reinbach flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gagne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rex Steevens grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Gomez strikes out. Jim Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Purnal Andrews walks. Clem Manning singles to center field. Purnal Andrews advances to third on the hit. Jesse Baez hits a home run. Purnal Andrews scores. Clem Manning scores. Johnny Ray strikes out. Bob Easterly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Buck Jones singles to center field. Hiromasa Fujio grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Shuba singles to left field. Eddie Lamline flies out to the left fielder. Jay Menze walks. Jim Koehler grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jay Menze is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Easterly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco triples. Ken Reinbach hits a home run. Rick Blanco scores. Bob Gagne pops out to the third baseman. Purnal Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Clem Manning strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Kiki Norman grounds out to the second baseman. Rex Steevens walks. Jim Gomez flies out to the left fielder. Jim Kane grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rex Steevens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jesse Baez walks. Marv Almanza is pinch hitting for Johnny Ray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Marv Almanza grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Buck Jones doubles to right field. Marvin Files is pinch hitting for Hiromasa Fujio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marvin Files singles to center field. Buck Jones scores. Rick Blanco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Miguel Meekin pitching. Mike Shuba strikes out. Eddie Lamline singles to right field. Jay Menze doubles to right field. Eddie Lamline uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Koehler doubles to left field. Jay Menze scores. Bob Easterly strikes out. Kiki Norman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Gagne strikes out. Purnal Andrews walks. Clem Manning grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Purnal Andrews is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rex Steevens grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Gomez grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Peploski improves in range John Ward improves in range Terry Krivda improves in control Jerry Tolan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Ezzell improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Hadley improves in range Dave Ritchie did not respond to coaching in velocity Brent Rogers did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Wood improves in speed Tyson Lancellotti improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Jorgens did not respond to coaching in 2B