Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Grover pitching. Kiki Norman strikes out. Mike Shuba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rex Steevens doubles to right field. Jim Gomez lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Lancaster pitching. Rick Blanco grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ken Reinbach grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gagne pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Kane singles to center field. Tarrik Quinn strikes out. Jim Decker strikes out. Bob Zachary strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Purnal Andrews singles to left field. Clem Manning singles to left field. Purnal Andrews advances to third on the hit. Phil Martinez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Purnal Andrews scores. Clem Manning advances to second on the play. Marv Almanza grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Manning advances to third on the play. Si Freeman singles to right field. Clem Manning scores. Bill Grover lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Lancaster grounds out to the second baseman. Kiki Norman singles to center field. Mike Shuba grounds out to the second baseman. Kiki Norman advances to second on the play. Rex Steevens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco reached on a fielding error by Bob Zachary. Ken Reinbach flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gagne grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rick Blanco is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Purnal Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Jim Kane strikes out. Tarrik Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Clem Manning strikes out. Phil Martinez strikes out. Marv Almanza doubles to left field. Si Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Decker singles to right field. Bob Zachary singles to center field. Bob Lancaster fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bob Lancaster triples. Jim Decker scores. Bob Zachary scores. Kiki Norman doubles to center field. Bob Lancaster scores. Mike Shuba singles to right field. Kiki Norman scores. Rex Steevens flies out to the left fielder. Jim Gomez singles to right field. Mike Shuba advances to third on the hit. Jim Gomez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Grover pops out to the second baseman. Rick Blanco grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tarrik Quinn strikes out. Jim Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Zachary flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne grounds out to the second baseman. Purnal Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Clem Manning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Lancaster strikes out. Kiki Norman flies out to the right fielder. Mike Shuba walks. Rex Steevens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Phil Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Marv Almanza singles to right field. Si Freeman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Marv Almanza is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Walt Bailey is pinch hitting for Bill Grover. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Walt Bailey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Si Freeman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jamal Duncan pitching. Jim Gomez singles to center field. Jim Kane strikes out. Tarrik Quinn reached on a fielding error by Rick Blanco. Jim Decker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco flies out to the right fielder. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Gagne singles past the first baseman. Purnal Andrews pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Zachary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Koehler is pinch hitting for Bob Lancaster. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Koehler singles to right field. Jim Koehler steals second. Kiki Norman grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Shuba flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dave Siebert pitching. Eddie Lamline enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rex Steevens at RF. Clem Manning strikes out. Phil Martinez walks. Marv Almanza walks. Si Freeman walks. Jim Bashore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marvin Files is pinch hitting for Jamal Duncan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marvin Files singles to center field. Phil Martinez scores. Marv Almanza scores. Si Freeman is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Rick Blanco doubles to left field. Marvin Files uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Kiki Norman (3), Rex Steevens (8).3B - Bob Lancaster (1).GIDP - Jim Decker. Baserunning: SB - Jim Koehler (11).CS - Jim Gomez (3). Fielding: E - Bob Zachary.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Walker did not respond to coaching in control Greg Martinez improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Williams did not respond to coaching in control Juan Clark did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Ligtenberg improves in arm John Walker did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Skel Forsch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tyson Lancellotti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Orlando Davis improves in power_vs_lefty Waite Hendrickson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Wes Gonzales improves in speed Wes Gonzales improves in contact_vs_righty Orlando Davis did not respond to coaching in CF