Win: Pete Cruz (6-5) Loss: Bill Banister (3-6)
Save: Joe Steinfeldt (13)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Pete Cruz pitching. Bill Draper walks. Shigeo Ube flies out to the right fielder. Joe Inks grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Banister pitching. Henry Pruitt flies out to the center fielder. Ed Bomback grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Reimer singles to left field. Allen Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Rondon doubles to center field. Ralph Walsh strikes out. Milt Zauchin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Allen Johnson. Rudy Rondon scores. John Moschitto singles to right field. Milt Zauchin scores. Bill Banister singles to center field. John Moschitto advances to third on the hit. Bill Draper singles past the second baseman. John Moschitto scores. Bill Banister advances to third on the hit. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dan Zardon grounds out to the second baseman. Leon McGraner pops out to the catcher. Jett Fallon singles to right field. Jeff Goliat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Inks flies out to the right fielder. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy Rondon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Pete Cruz strikes out. Henry Pruitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Bomback flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Zauchin grounds out to the second baseman. John Moschitto singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bill Banister grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Shawn Reimer doubles to left field. Allen Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shawn Reimer advances to third on the play. Dan Zardon flies out to the center fielder. Leon McGraner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Draper singles to right field. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Draper advances to second on the play. Joe Inks flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Christopher pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jett Fallon grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Goliat strikes out. Pete Cruz singles to center field. Henry Pruitt hits a home run. Pete Cruz scores. Ed Bomback grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Walsh strikes out. Milt Zauchin singles to center field. John Moschitto pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Shawn Reimer singles to left field. Allen Johnson strikes out. Dan Zardon hits a home run. Shawn Reimer scores. Leon McGraner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jett Fallon singles to left field. Jeff Goliat singles to left field. Jett Fallon advances to third on the hit. Pete Cruz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Banister grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shigeo Ube walks. Joe Inks pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Henry Pruitt grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Bomback singles to right field. Shawn Reimer strikes out. Yuset Gorguet 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. Allen Johnson singles to left field. Ed Bomback advances to third on the hit. Dan Zardon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher strikes out. Rudy Rondon doubles to right field. Marv Linares 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. Ralph Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Leon McGraner strikes out. Jett Fallon grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Goliat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joe Steinfeldt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Moschitto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Spencer is pinch hitting for Yuset Gorguet. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Spencer walks. Roy Spencer steals second. Bill Draper singles to center field. Roy Spencer is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Syd House did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tim Sherrill did not respond to coaching in control Syd House did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Chance did not respond to coaching in velocity Laddie Kopshaw did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Champ Hovlik improves in range Jim Astroth improves in range March Treadaway improves in power_vs_righty Tony Lindsey improves in endurance Champ Hovlik improves in SS