Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Elmer Trlicek pitching. Buck Jones reached on a fielding error by Elmer Trlicek. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Jones advances to second on the play. Rick Blanco singles to center field. Buck Jones is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jose Davenport pitching. Jerry Tolan flies out to the center fielder. Kiki Norman grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Shuba strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne strikes out. Purnal Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Clem Manning flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jack Sundra singles to right field. Jim Kane singles to left field. Tarrik Quinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Sundra advances to third on the play. Jim Kane advances to second on the play. Jim Koehler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Menze flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Si Freeman strikes out. Jose Davenport grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Jones singles to center field. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Rick Blanco singles to center field. Buck Jones scores. Hiromasa Fujio advances to third on the hit. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Elmer Trlicek grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Tolan flies out to the left fielder. Kiki Norman singles to right field. Mike Shuba strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne flies out to the right fielder. Purnal Andrews pops out to the third baseman. Clem Manning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jack Sundra flies out to the right fielder. Jim Kane flies out to the left fielder. Tarrik Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Si Freeman singles in front of the right fielder. Jose Davenport lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Jones singles past the shortstop. Si Freeman scores. Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Rick Blanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Koehler walks. Jay Menze grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Elmer Trlicek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gagne pops out to the second baseman. Purnal Andrews walks. Clem Manning pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jerry Tolan flies out to the center fielder. Kiki Norman singles to center field. Kiki Norman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Shuba flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Si Freeman doubles to left field. Walt Bailey is pinch hitting for Jose Davenport. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Walt Bailey hits a home run. Si Freeman scores. Masaharu Yoshida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Jones walks. Hiromasa Fujio pops out to the third baseman. Rick Blanco walks. Ken Reinbach flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gagne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Elmer Maloney pitching. Jack Sundra strikes out. Jim Kane strikes out. Tarrik Quinn singles to right field. Jim Koehler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Purnal Andrews singles to right field. Purnal Andrews steals second. Clem Manning singles to left field. Purnal Andrews scores. Si Freeman walks. Ed Clines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elmer Maloney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Martinez is pinch hitting for Hiromasa Fujio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jay Menze grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Clines grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Tolan walks. Kiki Norman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jerry Tolan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Reinbach doubles to center field. Bob Gagne strikes out. Purnal Andrews singles to right field. Ken Reinbach scores. Purnal Andrews is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Shuba singles to left field. Jack Sundra flies out to the right fielder. Jim Kane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Shuba advances to second on the play. Tarrik Quinn singles past the shortstop. Mike Shuba scores. Jim Koehler pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leo Giannini did not respond to coaching in control Tom Wood did not respond to coaching in arm George Meloan improves in arm Brent Rogers did not respond to coaching in control Chris Ezzell improves in arm Waite Hendrickson improves in arm Skel Forsch did not respond to coaching in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Ward did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Ligtenberg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walt Jones improves in arm Walt Jones improves in arm Jim Gomez improves in power_vs_lefty Greg Martinez improves in power_vs_lefty