Win: Ned Gregory (4-1) Loss: Clem Elliott (3-7)
Save: Francis Green (8)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jackie Bell pitching. Tom Sanchez lines out to the second baseman. Jimmy Hurdle flies out to the left fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Clem Elliott pitching. Mickey Young hits an infield single to the shortstop. John Darr grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mickey Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ralph Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Darr is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Rossman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Koichi Shibata pops out to the third baseman. Bill Valentin walks. Shane Judnich strikes out. Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Harry Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kitty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Clem Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Richie Smith singles to right field. Jackie Bell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mickey Young grounds out to the shortstop. John Darr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to right field. Hoyt Hoblitzel steals second. Koichi Shibata grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Valentin flies out to the center fielder. Shane Judnich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ralph Davis pops out to the catcher. Alex Rossman singles to right field. Kitty Jackson walks. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Rossman advances to third on the play. Kitty Jackson advances to second on the play. Bill Stoviak walks. Richie Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez triples. Harry Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Luis Rodriguez scores. Clem Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Tom Sanchez walks. Jimmy Hurdle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jackie Bell flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Young strikes out. John Darr singles to right field. Ralph Davis singles to right field. John Darr advances to third on the hit. Alex Rossman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the left fielder. Koichi Shibata grounds out to the third baseman. Ned Gregory 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. Bill Valentin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kitty Jackson singles to center field. Charlie Aurilia walks. Bill Stoviak grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Aurilia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Richie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Stoviak advances to second on the play. Ned Gregory reached on a fielding error by Bill Valentin. Kitty Jackson scores. Mickey Young singles to center field. Bill Stoviak scores. Ron Marrow 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 1st. John Darr grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mickey Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Shane Judnich strikes out. Luis Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Harry Brown walks. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Ron Marrow. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Smith doubles to center field. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Will Welch pitching. Ralph Davis singles to right field. Alex Rossman strikes out. Kitty Jackson singles to center field. Charlie Aurilia singles to center field. Ralph Davis scores. Kitty Jackson advances to third on the hit. Joe Broberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Stoviak singles to center field. Kitty Jackson scores. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Richie Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia scores. Bill Stoviak advances to second on the play. Ned Gregory grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jimmy Hurdle pops out to the second baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Takeshi Aramaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Koichi Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Walt Rosenthal is pinch hitting for Mickey Young. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walt Rosenthal grounds out to the shortstop. John Darr strikes out. Ralph Davis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Valentin singles to center field. Shane Judnich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Valentin advances to second on the play. Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Harry Brown singles to left field. Francis Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby Barton is pinch hitting for Joe Broberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Barton singles to center field. Bill Valentin scores. Tom Sanchez singles to left field. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Will Welch is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Randy Bogle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Herb Durning did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Mercer did not respond to coaching in velocity Don DeJesus improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie McCormick improves in arm Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tony Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Don Goodwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Hillman improves in power_vs_lefty Tony Johnson improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Bowman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Bowman did not respond to coaching in range