Win: Art Gehrig (11-2) Loss: Rodney Davenport (2-6)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mac Elder pitching. BobbyBobJimBo hits a home run. Lou Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Gabe Egan strikes out. Matt Vega flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Robo Rodriguez pitching. Nate Reynolds doubles to right field. Ben Shellenback grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Konerko grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Emil Kapaun grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dale Murphy strikes out. Yadier Molina grounds out to the shortstop. HoBo Gomoz singles to right field. Jim Bowie walks. Robo Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Pat Nitkowski singles to center field. Mike Coveney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Trevino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay BobbyBobJimBo flies out to the center fielder. Lou Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Gabe Egan singles to center field. Matt Vega strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jose Gleaton doubles to center field. Mac Elder lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Nate Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Gleaton scores. Ben Shellenback grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dale Murphy walks. Yadier Molina pops out to the first baseman. HoBo Gomoz strikes out. Jim Bowie singles to right field. Dale Murphy advances to third on the hit. Robo Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Barney Konerko grounds out to the third baseman. Emil Kapaun walks. Pat Nitkowski grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay BobbyBobJimBo singles to center field. Lou Fernandez strikes out. Gabe Egan pops out to the third baseman. Matt Vega singles to center field. BobbyBobJimBo advances to third on the hit. Dale Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Coveney singles to left field. Joe Trevino singles to right field. Mike Coveney advances to third on the hit. Jose Gleaton walks. Mac Elder strikes out. Nate Reynolds strikes out. Ben Shellenback grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Yadier Molina flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Roth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. HoBo Gomoz grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bowie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Barney Konerko singles to right field. Barney Konerko steals second. Emil Kapaun singles to right field. Pat Nitkowski grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Barney Konerko scores. Mike Coveney doubles to left field. Joe Trevino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Boogie Woogie is pinch hitting for Robo Rodriguez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the third baseman. Vinny Brown is pinch hitting for BobbyBobJimBo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vinny Brown singles to center field. Lou Fernandez bunts for a base hit. Gabe Egan singles to left field. Vinny Brown scores. Lou Fernandez advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bill Nunez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Vega strikes out. Dale Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Collins pitching. Jose Gleaton singles to center field. Grant Dowling is pinch hitting for Bill Nunez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Grant Dowling flies out to the center fielder. Nate Reynolds grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Art Gehrig pitching. Bob Klesko is pinch hitting for Yadier Molina. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Klesko pops out to the catcher. HoBo Gomoz grounds out to the shortstop. Gary King is pinch hitting for Jim Bowie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dan Wilkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Good is pinch hitting for Ben Shellenback. Pete Good flies out to the left fielder. Barney Konerko singles to center field. Emil Kapaun lines out to the shortstop. Pat Nitkowski grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Barney Konerko is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rabbit Brickner is pinch hitting for Dan Wilkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Rabbit Brickner singles to left field. Rabbit Brickner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vinny Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Lou Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rodney Davenport pitching. Mike Coveney singles in front of the center fielder. Lou Feller is pinch hitting for Joe Trevino. Lou Feller singles to center field. Mike Coveney advances to third on the hit. Harry Carriberger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Gleaton flies out to the left fielder. Dave Rikard is pinch hitting for Art Gehrig. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Rikard flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Coveney scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Warneke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Crooke improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Graterol improves in range Ed Cortazzo improves in arm Fritz Woods improves in arm Hank McELray did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Oscar Hill improves in range Stu Jones improves in range Dolph Christman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paddy Blackerby improves in arm Mike Ford did not respond to coaching in range Oscar Hill improves in speed Bill Ryerson did not respond to coaching in 3B