Win: Rene Davis (10-16) Loss: Taiyo Matsubayashi (6-14)
Save: Ken Benavides (26)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Taiyo Matsubayashi pitching. Rennie Stennett strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa doubles to left field. Juan Martin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Hartley. Ikuo Inokawa scores. Chuck Conigliaro singles to right field. Juan Martin scores. Mark Balboa singles to right field. Chuck Conigliaro advances to third on the hit. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Chuck Conigliaro scores. Mark Colbert flies out to the center fielder. Ray Lombardi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rene Davis pitching. Yuto Taguchi walks. Ginger Deering grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yuto Taguchi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Main singles to center field. George Manuel lines out to the shortstop. Bob Hartley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Jones strikes out. Rene Davis strikes out. Rennie Stennett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill O Goods walks. Tomoyoshi Aihara walks. Domingo Wert grounds out to the second baseman. Bill O Goods advances to third on the play. Tomoyoshi Aihara advances to second on the play. Taiyo Matsubayashi strikes out. Yuto Taguchi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ikuo Inokawa strikes out. Juan Martin walks. Chuck Conigliaro grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ginger Deering singles to right field. Bob Main grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. George Manuel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mark Balboa doubles to left field. Mark Colbert pops out to the first baseman. Ray Lombardi flies out to the center fielder. Jim Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Hartley singles to center field. Bill O Goods walks. Tomoyoshi Aihara pops out to the second baseman. Domingo Wert pops out to the first baseman. Taiyo Matsubayashi singles to right field. Bob Hartley scores. Bill O Goods advances to third on the hit. Yuto Taguchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rene Davis strikes out. Rennie Stennett flies out to the right fielder. Ikuo Inokawa walks. Juan Martin walks. Chuck Conigliaro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Martin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ginger Deering grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Main flies out to the left fielder. George Manuel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mark Balboa doubles to left field. Mark Colbert pops out to the second baseman. Ray Lombardi grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Hartley grounds out to the second baseman. Bill O Goods flies out to the right fielder. Tomoyoshi Aihara doubles to left field. Domingo Wert singles to center field. Tomoyoshi Aihara scores. Taiyo Matsubayashi walks. Yuto Taguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rene Davis flies out to the right fielder. Rennie Stennett singles to left field. Ikuo Inokawa singles to left field. Rennie Stennett advances to third on the hit. Chris Speier 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. Juan Martin walks. Chuck Conigliaro pops out to the first baseman. Mark Balboa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ginger Deering strikes out. Bob Main walks. George Manuel strikes out. Bob Hartley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mark Colbert strikes out. Ray Lombardi strikes out. Jim Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill O Goods strikes out. Tomoyoshi Aihara grounds out to the pitcher. Domingo Wert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Scrappy Stanton is pinch hitting for Rene Davis. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Scrappy Stanton strikes out. Rennie Stennett strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa singles to center field. Juan Martin walks. Lonnie Dallacosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chuck Conigliaro singles past the shortstop. Ikuo Inokawa scores. Juan Martin advances to third on the hit. Mark Balboa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ken Benavides pitching. Walter Polanco is pinch hitting for Lonnie Dallacosta. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walter Polanco lines out to the third baseman. Yuto Taguchi singles to center field. Ginger Deering singles to right field. Yuto Taguchi advances to third on the hit. Bob Main flies out to the center fielder. George Manuel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Stanley did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Biittner did not respond to coaching in speed Harley Hopkins did not respond to coaching in control Walt Covington improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Dashiell did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Romano improves in control Boris Pasternak did not respond to coaching in control Harlond Barker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Boris Pasternak did not respond to coaching in velocity