Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Buckshot Freeman pitching. Jackie Sheehan walks. Jack Shannon singles to center field. Chick Daringer grounds out to the second baseman. Jackie Sheehan advances to third on the play. Jack Shannon advances to second on the play. Masanori Kobayashi walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Felipe Birmingham grounds into a fielders choice to the second baseman. Jackie Sheehan is out at home. Pete Larkin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Raidel Ramirez pitching. Don Puente walks. Don Puente steals second. Motohiro Sumitani walks. Katsuhiko Tsugawa walks. Tom Hunter strikes out. Billy Difani strikes out. Herb Tate singles to left field. Don Puente scores. Steve Lacy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Johnny Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Hal McGee strikes out. Raidel Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jerry Myatt grounds out to the shortstop. Buckshot Freeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Puente lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jackie Sheehan pops out to the shortstop. Jack Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Chick Daringer reached on a fielding error by Motohiro Sumitani. Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Motohiro Sumitani grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Difani strikes out. Herb Tate flies out to the center fielder. Steve Lacy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hal McGee flies out to the right fielder. Raidel Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Sheehan singles to left field. Jack Shannon singles to right field. Chick Daringer singles to left field. Jackie Sheehan scores. Masanori Kobayashi hits a home run. Jack Shannon scores. Chick Daringer scores. Felipe Birmingham singles to right field. Pete Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jerry Myatt walks. Buckshot Freeman lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jerry Myatt forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Don Puente reached on a fielding error by Raidel Ramirez. Motohiro Sumitani flies out to the center fielder. Katsuhiko Tsugawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Cedeno strikes out. Hal McGee strikes out. Raidel Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Difani grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Tate grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jackie Sheehan singles past the third baseman. Jack Shannon pops out to the shortstop. Chick Daringer singles to left field. Masanori Kobayashi walks. Felipe Birmingham strikes out. Pete Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Lacy grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Myatt walks. Jay LaPalme is pinch hitting for Buckshot Freeman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jay LaPalme flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Myatt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hub Lawrence pitching. Johnny Cedeno singles to center field. Hal McGee flies out to the center fielder. Raidel Ramirez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jackie Sheehan singles to right field. Jack Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry McConnell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Larkin at SS. Satoru Fukumoto enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hal McGee at 1B. Don Puente doubles to center field. Bart Tuero 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. Motohiro Sumitani pops out to the pitcher. Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Chick Daringer singles past the first baseman. Masanori Kobayashi flies out to the center fielder. Felipe Birmingham singles to right field. Chick Daringer advances to third on the hit. Harry McConnell grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Birmingham advances to second on the play. Johnny Cedeno singles to right field. Chick Daringer scores. Felipe Birmingham scores. Johnny Atkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Satoru Fukumoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Billy Difani hits a home run. Yoichi Kitahara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herb Tate singles to left field. Herb Tate steals second. Steve Lacy walks. Joe Garcia is pinch hitting for Jerry Myatt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Garcia singles to left field. Herb Tate scores. Prince Kuzava is pinch hitting for Johnny Atkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Prince Kuzava strikes out. Don Puente grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Don Puente (28).HR - Billy Difani (11).GIDP - Don Puente. Baserunning: SB - Don Puente (13), Herb Tate (5).CS - Jerry Myatt (3). Fielding: E - Motohiro Sumitani.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jesse Reyes did not respond to coaching in arm Art Zimmerman improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Visner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eddie McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. George Hunt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Mejia improves in range Ted Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty