Win: Randy Bautista (7-5) Loss: Russ Seminara (13-10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Yasuo Mizutani pitching. Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the third baseman. George Hughes pops out to the first baseman. Gene Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tiny Sullivan pitching. Charlie Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Frank Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duke Silva flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Charlie Willis grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Coluccio grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Brown walks. Jeff Matos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Howard Norman grounds out to the second baseman. Red Harrison singles to center field. Roy Blair grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Red Harrison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Lowry walks. Curt Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hod Schemer grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Sullivan strikes out. Jim Littlejohn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Yasuo Mizutani strikes out. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Frank Davis walks. Duke Silva doubles to left field. Frank Davis is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Graham singles to left field. Charlie Willis strikes out. Alex Coluccio grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Graham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Howard Norman pops out to the shortstop. Red Harrison grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Blair triples. Jack Lowry doubles to center field. Roy Blair scores. Curt Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kevin Brown singles to center field. Jeff Matos is hit by a pitch. Hod Schemer singles to center field. Kevin Brown is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jeff Matos advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Tiny Sullivan strikes out. Jim Littlejohn singles to right field. Jeff Matos scores. George Hughes singles to left field. Hod Schemer scores. Gene Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Yasuo Mizutani grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Garcia singles to center field. Frank Davis singles to center field. Duke Silva lines out to the shortstop. Howard Norman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Charlie Willis flies out to the left fielder. Alex Coluccio triples. Kevin Brown strikes out. Jeff Matos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Red Harrison walks. Roy Blair singles to right field. Red Harrison advances to third on the hit. Jack Lowry walks. Curt Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Yasuo Mizutani hits an infield single to the pitcher. Red Harrison scores. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Frank Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hod Schemer strikes out. Tiny Sullivan strikes out. Jim Littlejohn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Duke Silva flies out to the left fielder. Howard Norman strikes out. Red Harrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Graham pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Willis doubles to right field. Scott Paquette 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. Alex Coluccio doubles to right field. Charlie Willis scores. Kevin Brown walks. Jeff Matos strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Roy Blair flies out to the center fielder. Paul Mmahat is pinch hitting for Jack Lowry. Paul Mmahat strikes out. Curt Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pop Riesgo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Mmahat at C. Hod Schemer strikes out. Jim Kilgus is pinch hitting for Tiny Sullivan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Kilgus doubles to left field. Jim Littlejohn singles to left field. Randy Bautista comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Littlejohn steals second. George Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Kilgus scores. Jim Littlejohn advances to third on the play. Gene Graham walks. Charlie Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Russ Seminara pitching. Pete Palmer is pinch hitting for Randy Bautista. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Palmer singles to center field. Charlie Garcia walks. Frank Davis strikes out. Duke Silva lines out to the third baseman. Howard Norman hits a home run. Pete Palmer scores. Charlie Garcia scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Charlie Willis (22), Alex Coluccio (17), Jim Kilgus (1).3B - Alex Coluccio (5).HBP - Jeff Matos (2). Baserunning: SB - Jim Littlejohn (28).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Junior Biemiller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Don Ramos did not respond to coaching in control Dave Rodriguez improves in control Frank Carrasquel did not respond to coaching in control March Velez did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Eden did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Serad did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Martz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Serad did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Martz did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Arlett did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Tejera did not respond to coaching in endurance Rudy Warner did not respond to coaching in CF