Win: T.J. Barranca (1-0) Loss: Bob Hudlin (0-1)
Save: Taffy Stone (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Bud Hudlin pitching. Spud Wilson singles to left field. Scoops Dailey strikes out. Arnold Daniels reached on a fielding error by Grover Carney. Matt Sisk singles to left field. Spud Wilson scores. Arnold Daniels advances to third on the hit. Red Batchelder grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay T.J. Barranca pitching. Hot Heinie Haid singles to left field. Rod Pazik singles to center field. Hot Heinie Haid advances to third on the hit. Reutilio Ramirez pops out to the shortstop. Rod Brown strikes out. Grover Carney singles to right field. Hot Heinie Haid scores. Rod Pazik advances to third on the hit. Bob Hardware Cisco walks. Bart Glove Distefano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hector Rogers flies out to the right fielder. Dallas Krieger singles to center field. Otto James is hit by a pitch. T.J. Barranca fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. T.J. Barranca strikes out. Spud Wilson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Otto James is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson walks. Bob Bud Hudlin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hot Heinie Haid strikes out. Rod Pazik walks. Reutilio Ramirez walks. Rod Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Scoops Dailey singles to left field. Scoops Dailey steals second. Arnold Daniels pops out to the second baseman. Matt Sisk singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Red Batchelder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Sisk advances to second on the play. Hector Rogers hits a home run. Scoops Dailey scores. Matt Sisk scores. Jeff Harry Harrison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dallas Krieger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Grover Carney singles to center field. Bob Hardware Cisco doubles past the center fielder. Grover Carney uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bart Glove Distefano is hit by a pitch. Jim Rock Robinson singles to right field. Bob Hardware Cisco scores. Bart Glove Distefano advances to third on the hit. Jeff Harry Harrison strikes out. Hot Heinie Haid grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Otto James strikes out. T.J. Barranca strikes out. Spud Wilson grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rod Pazik strikes out. Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Rod Brown hits an infield single to the pitcher. Grover Carney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Scoops Dailey walks. Scoops Dailey steals second. Arnold Daniels strikes out. Matt Sisk grounds out to the second baseman. Scoops Dailey advances to third on the play. Red Batchelder singles to center field. Scoops Dailey scores. Hector Rogers doubles to left field. Red Batchelder uses his aggressiveness and scores. Maro Sone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dallas Krieger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Hardware Cisco grounds out to the shortstop. Bart Glove Distefano grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Rock Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Otto James strikes out. T.J. Barranca grounds out to the third baseman. Spud Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is pinch hitting for Maro Sone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to right field. Hot Heinie Haid strikes out. Rod Pazik flies out to the left fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah steals second. Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Len Hale pitching. Scoops Dailey pops out to the second baseman. Arnold Daniels walks. Matt Sisk hits a home run. Arnold Daniels scores. Red Batchelder flies out to the left fielder. Hector Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rod Brown strikes out. Grover Carney grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Hardware Cisco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dallas Krieger flies out to the center fielder. Otto James strikes out. T.J. Barranca strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bart Glove Distefano strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson singles to left field. Jim Rock Robinson steals second. Marty Valdez 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. Len Hale grounds out to the pitcher. Hot Heinie Haid doubles to right field. Jim Rock Robinson scores. Rod Pazik hits an infield single to the first baseman. Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Spud Wilson singles to center field. Scoops Dailey strikes out. Arnold Daniels grounds out to the third baseman. Spud Wilson advances to second on the play. Matt Sisk singles to left field. Spud Wilson scores. Red Batchelder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rod Brown lines out to the shortstop. Grover Carney strikes out. Bob Hardware Cisco singles to center field. Bart Glove Distefano walks. Jim Rock Robinson singles to center field. Bob Hardware Cisco scores. Bart Glove Distefano advances to third on the hit. Taffy Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Len Hale singles to right field. Bart Glove Distefano scores. Jim Rock Robinson advances to third on the hit. Hot Heinie Haid strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 13
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ray Lane did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Lane did not respond to coaching in control John Slade improves in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Hague did not respond to coaching in endurance Skeeter Johnson did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob McGraw improves in speed Frank Sinclair did not respond to coaching in speed Roger Jelic improves in power_vs_righty Rick Quirk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Sinclair did not respond to coaching in LF