Win: Buck Minnick (3-4) Loss: Jim K Vasbinder (8-4)
Save: George Jones (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray K Ozmer pitching. Howard Ruth walks. Tim Moss walks. Lou House grounds out to the pitcher. Howard Ruth advances to third on the play. Tim Moss advances to second on the play. John Butcher strikes out. Willie Fisk singles to right field. Howard Ruth scores. Tim Moss scores. Al K Sullivan singles to right field. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Larry Balenti pitching. Bill K Moore walks. Bob K Fuller walks. Don K McKain singles past the shortstop. Bill K Moore scores. Ed K Marshall strikes out. Bruno W Lind singles past the second baseman. Bob K Fuller scores. Don K McKain advances to third on the hit. Lemmy K Kilmeister strikes out. Bruno W Lind steals second. Saul W Schappert walks. Frank K Crosby pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Balenti strikes out. Howard Ruth doubles to center field. Tim Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ray K Ozmer strikes out. Bill K Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Bob K Fuller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Lou House grounds out to the third baseman. John Butcher walks. Willie Fisk pops out to the shortstop. Al K Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Don K McKain strikes out. Ed K Marshall walks. Bruno W Lind singles to right field. Lemmy K Kilmeister strikes out. Saul W Schappert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Hopp is hit by a pitch. Larry Balenti lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Howard Ruth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Frank K Crosby strikes out. Ray K Ozmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill K Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tim Moss singles past the second baseman. Lou House grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. John Butcher singles to center field. John Butcher steals second. Willie Fisk singles to center field. John Butcher scores. Willie Fisk steals second. Al K Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob K Fuller pops out to the shortstop. Don K McKain flies out to the center fielder. Ed K Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty singles to right field. Sam Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Larry Balenti lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Howard Ruth walks. Tim Moss pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bruno W Lind flies out to the left fielder. Lemmy K Kilmeister grounds out to the third baseman. Saul W Schappert singles to left field. Frank K Crosby singles to center field. Ray K Ozmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lou House singles past the second baseman. Joe K Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Butcher hits a home run. Lou House scores. Willie Fisk strikes out. Doug Fryman is pinch hitting for Al K Sullivan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Fryman grounds out to the shortstop. Yaxsiel Arruebarruena is pinch hitting for Chuck Dougherty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yaxsiel Arruebarruena singles to center field. Sam Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill K Moore hits a home run. Bob K Fuller doubles to right field. Don K McKain pops out to the catcher. Brian Moore 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. Ed K Marshall strikes out. Bruno W Lind flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Huskey is pinch hitting for Brian Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Huskey grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Ruth walks. Ed Camnitz is pinch hitting for Tim Moss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Lou House singles to left field. Takashi K Kuwahara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hideharu Higashida is pinch hitting for John Butcher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hideharu Higashida grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Lou House is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jayson Fegeley pitching. Lemmy K Kilmeister walks. Saul W Schappert grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Frank K Crosby grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk singles to center field. Doug Fryman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie Fisk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yaxsiel Arruebarruena grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Fryman advances to second on the play. Sam Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City George K Mattick is pinch hitting for Takashi K Kuwahara. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George K Mattick singles to right field. Bill K Moore hits a home run. George K Mattick scores. Buck Minnick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob K Fuller strikes out. Don K McKain pops out to the shortstop. Ed K Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Jim K Vasbinder pitching. Pop Stelmaszek is pinch hitting for Buck Minnick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pop Stelmaszek walks. Howard Ruth grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pop Stelmaszek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Camnitz grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Howard Ruth is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lou House singles to left field. Ed Camnitz advances to third on the hit. Hideharu Higashida doubles to center field. Ed Camnitz scores. Lou House uses his aggressiveness and scores. Willie Fisk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City George Jones pitching. Bruno W Lind singles to center field. Lemmy K Kilmeister reached on a 2-base throwing error by Howard Ruth. Saul W Schappert strikes out. Frank K Crosby grounds out to the shortstop. Bruno W Lind scores. Lemmy K Kilmeister advances to third on the play. Pepe K Irwin is pinch hitting for Jim K Vasbinder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pepe K Irwin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 13 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kurt Lorenzen improves in velocity Reggie Shaw did not respond to coaching in speed Kurt Lorenzen did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Chris Parker did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dick Herring did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dan Distel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Rosselli improves in arm Don TK Arrigo did not respond to coaching in control Mike K Smith did not respond to coaching in control Jim Hartsel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rufus Sprout did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty