Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Reese pitching. Abe Daal grounds out to the pitcher. Alejandro Gentile flies out to the left fielder. Pat Hardgrove singles to right field. Charlie Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kevin Knothe pitching. Heinie Mack hits a home run. Bobby Ortiz singles to left field. Bobby Ortiz steals second. Bob Garcia strikes out. George Hitt grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Ortiz advances to third on the play. Bill Rettig walks. Hugh Alexander flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ray Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Deacon Zacher flies out to the right fielder. Harry Spangler walks. Johnnie Lezcano singles to right field. Harry Spangler advances to third on the hit. Kevin Knothe singles to center field. Harry Spangler scores. Abe Daal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Curtis walks. Dick Ibanez singles to right field. Johnny Reese fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Johnny Reese grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Curtis advances to third on the play. Dick Ibanez advances to second on the play. Heinie Mack pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Ortiz walks. Bob Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alejandro Gentile grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Hardgrove strikes out. Charlie Cox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Hitt strikes out. Bill Rettig flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Alexander walks. Jim Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ray Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Deacon Zacher grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Spangler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dick Ibanez grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Reese grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Mack flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Johnnie Lezcano grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Knothe strikes out. Abe Daal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Bob Garcia strikes out. George Hitt walks. Bill Rettig grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Hitt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alejandro Gentile hits an infield single to the second baseman. Pat Hardgrove flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Cox flies out to the center fielder. Ray Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hugh Alexander strikes out. Jim Curtis walks. Dick Ibanez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Deacon Zacher flies out to the right fielder. Harry Spangler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnnie Lezcano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Drew Villone is pinch hitting for Johnny Reese. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Drew Villone grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Mack strikes out. Bobby Ortiz walks. Bob Garcia walks. Jeff Niekro 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. George Hitt grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Garcia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kris Peterson pitching. Moose Fullerton is pinch hitting for Jeff Niekro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Moose Fullerton pops out to the shortstop. Abe Daal flies out to the right fielder. Alejandro Gentile grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joel Fortugno pitching. Bill Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Hugh Alexander reached on a fielding error by Alejandro Gentile. Jim Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Alexander advances to second on the play. Dick Ibanez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pat Hardgrove doubles to right field. Charlie Cox walks. Ray Griffin pops out to the catcher. Deacon Zacher walks. Erv Owens is pinch hitting for Harry Spangler. Erv Owens walks. Pat Hardgrove scores. Johnnie Lezcano grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Cox scores. Deacon Zacher advances to third on the play. Erv Owens advances to second on the play. Buddy Garrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Love is pinch hitting for Joel Fortugno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dale Love walks. Abe Daal pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Hank Gilmore pitching. Jack Hock is pinch hitting for Buddy Garrett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Hock grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Mack pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sherman Wilkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Wedo Kremer improves in speed Howard Touchstone improves in arm Gerald Wheeler improves in velocity Ed Steiner did not respond to coaching in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Harts improves in range Dave Morey did not respond to coaching in control Pat Helms did not respond to coaching in control Dick Smith improves in range