Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Grover pitching. Kiki Norman strikes out. John Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Rex Steevens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dave Hajduk pitching. Buck Jones flies out to the right fielder. Hiromasa Fujio singles to left field. Rick Blanco strikes out. Ken Reinbach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Kane strikes out. Mike Shuba strikes out. Jim Koehler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne strikes out. Purnal Andrews walks. Gregg Roseman strikes out. Clem Manning singles to center field. Purnal Andrews advances to third on the hit. Bill Grover grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Don Faedo singles to right field. Rollie Arnsberg hits a home run. Don Faedo scores. Dave Hajduk grounds out to the third baseman. Kiki Norman doubles to center field. John Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Kiki Norman advances to third on the play. Rex Steevens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Buck Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Hiromasa Fujio doubles to center field. Rick Blanco grounds out to the second baseman. Hiromasa Fujio advances to third on the play. Ken Reinbach is hit by a pitch. Bob Gagne walks. Purnal Andrews doubles to left field. Hiromasa Fujio scores. Ken Reinbach scores. Bob Gagne uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gregg Roseman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Kane. Purnal Andrews scores. Clem Manning flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Kane strikes out. Mike Shuba grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Koehler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Grover pops out to the second baseman. Buck Jones lines out to the third baseman. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Don Faedo flies out to the right fielder. Rollie Arnsberg pops out to the shortstop. Dave Hajduk pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Reinbach doubles to left field. Bob Gagne grounds out to the shortstop. Purnal Andrews singles past the second baseman. Ken Reinbach is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kiki Norman strikes out. John Ward singles to right field. Rex Steevens flies out to the center fielder. Jim Kane pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gregg Roseman singles past the second baseman. Clem Manning pops out to the first baseman. Gregg Roseman steals second. Bill Grover strikes out. Buck Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Shuba pops out to the first baseman. Jim Koehler lines out to the shortstop. Don Faedo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the center fielder. Rick Blanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Reinbach singles to right field. Bob Gagne doubles to right field. Ken Reinbach uses his aggressiveness and scores. Travis McGhee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Purnal Andrews hits a home run. Bob Gagne scores. Gregg Roseman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rollie Arnsberg singles past the shortstop. Rollie Arnsberg is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Travis McGhee strikes out. Kiki Norman pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Marvin Files is pinch hitting for Clem Manning. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marvin Files flies out to the left fielder. Marv Almanza is pinch hitting for Bill Grover. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Marv Almanza lines out to the shortstop. Buck Jones is hit by a pitch. Buck Jones steals second. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lou Twombly pitching. John Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Rex Steevens hits a home run. Jim Kane singles to center field. Mike Shuba grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Kane is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Koehler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Shuba is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Rex Steevens is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jorge Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Jorge Andrews improves in velocity Rudy Thornton did not respond to coaching in control Jorge Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Jorge Lee did not respond to coaching in control Greg Martinez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wes Gonzales did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Waite Hendrickson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Waite Hendrickson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brent Rogers improves in endurance Chad Martinez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Callahan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty