Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dwight McCovey pitching. Willie Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Barney Wallace singles to center field. Mel Rafter flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Feinberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Paige pitching. Charlie Ring strikes out. Billy Friday grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Chiffer singles to left field. Gary Hale grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Lerrin Mashore flies out to the right fielder. Armando Batts singles to center field. Tom Johnson bunts for a base hit. Don Perry strikes out. John Paige strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jamie Herring grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Nieman flies out to the right fielder. Darryl Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Willie Fisher doubles to center field. Barney Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Mel Rafter lines out to the third baseman. Bobby Feinberg pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jimmy Dyer strikes out. Dwight McCovey grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Ring strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Lerrin Mashore triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Armando Batts flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Lerrin Mashore scores. Tom Johnson strikes out. Don Perry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Friday pops out to the first baseman. Jim Chiffer strikes out. Gary Hale singles to right field. Jamie Herring doubles to right field. Gary Hale is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Paige flies out to the right fielder. Willie Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Barney Wallace grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rusty Nieman flies out to the left fielder. Darryl Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Dyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mel Rafter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Feinberg strikes out. Lerrin Mashore singles to left field. Lerrin Mashore steals second. Armando Batts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dwight McCovey strikes out. Charlie Ring grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Friday grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tom Johnson strikes out. Don Perry strikes out. John Paige strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Chiffer strikes out. Gary Hale walks. Red Archer is pinch hitting for Jamie Herring. Red Archer grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Hale advances to second on the play. Mike Petrocelli 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. Rusty Nieman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Stark enters the game as a defensive replacement for Red Archer at 3B. Willie Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Barney Wallace grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Rafter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Marshall is pinch hitting for Darryl Bailey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Dyer hits a home run. Pete Easley is pinch hitting for Dwight McCovey. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pete Easley singles past the third baseman. Charlie Ring walks. Billy Friday strikes out. Joe Richter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Chiffer hits an infield single to the third baseman. Gary Hale walks. Pete Easley scores. Joe Stark strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Earl Nixon pitching. Bobby Feinberg flies out to the right fielder. Lerrin Mashore flies out to the center fielder. Armando Batts walks. Tom Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Armando Batts is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Joe Walker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ellie Ramsey improves in power_vs_righty Ellie Ramsey did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ellie Ramsey improves in arm Dale Phelps did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Delhi did not respond to coaching in endurance Harry Thorpe improves in power_vs_righty Harry Thorpe improves in range Lefty Bartee did not respond to coaching in velocity John Lewis improves in velocity Scott Reynolds did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty