Win: Johnny Atkins (4-0) Loss: George Givens (7-20)
Save: Bob Koskie (25)
Inning: 1 Kansas City George Givens pitching. Jay LaPalme strikes out. Motohiro Sumitani hits a home run. Tookie Tinsley strikes out. Steve Lacy singles to center field. Bob Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Bean pitching. Felipe Birmingham walks. Wally DeVogt walks. Jack Shannon hits a home run. Felipe Birmingham scores. Wally DeVogt scores. Masanori Kobayashi lines out to the first baseman. Hal McGee hits a home run. Dave Lowe strikes out. Jackie Sheehan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City David Chant singles past the second baseman. Katsuhiko Tsugawa singles to center field. George Hunt walks. Bob Bean strikes out. Jay LaPalme singles past the shortstop. David Chant scores. Katsuhiko Tsugawa scores. Motohiro Sumitani grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jay LaPalme is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tookie Tinsley walks. Steve Lacy hits a home run. George Hunt scores. Motohiro Sumitani scores. Tookie Tinsley scores. Eddie McLaughlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Brown singles to center field. David Chant walks. Katsuhiko Tsugawa singles to center field. Bob Brown scores. George Hunt hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Bean flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill flies out to the left fielder. Eddie McLaughlin flies out to the center fielder. Felipe Birmingham walks. Wally DeVogt pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jay LaPalme flies out to the center fielder. Motohiro Sumitani hits a home run. Jim Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tookie Tinsley flies out to the right fielder. Steve Lacy singles to left field. Bob Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jack Shannon walks. Masanori Kobayashi singles to left field. Hal McGee strikes out. Dave Lowe strikes out. Jackie Sheehan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Masanori Kobayashi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City David Chant singles to right field. Katsuhiko Tsugawa flies out to the left fielder. George Hunt singles to center field. David Chant advances to third on the hit. Bob Bean strikes out. Jay LaPalme strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill singles to center field. Jim Bennett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Bennett strikes out. Felipe Birmingham singles to right field. Wally DeVogt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Motohiro Sumitani pops out to the catcher. Tookie Tinsley singles to left field. Steve Lacy strikes out. Bob Brown singles to left field. Tookie Tinsley advances to third on the hit. David Chant reached on a fielding error by Wally DeVogt. Tookie Tinsley scores. Katsuhiko Tsugawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jack Shannon walks. Masanori Kobayashi walks. Hal McGee grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jack Shannon advances to third on the play. Masanori Kobayashi advances to second on the play. Dave Lowe singles to center field. Jack Shannon scores. Masanori Kobayashi is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Johnny Atkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Sheehan singles to right field. Roy Underhill hits a home run. Dave Lowe scores. Jackie Sheehan scores. Arthur Flegenheimer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bennett singles to right field. Felipe Birmingham singles to right field. Wally DeVogt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Hunt walks. Arthur Flegenheimer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay LaPalme grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Motohiro Sumitani flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jack Shannon strikes out. Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Hal McGee hits a home run. Dave Lowe singles to right field. Jackie Sheehan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Lowe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tookie Tinsley walks. Steve Lacy grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tookie Tinsley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Brown pops out to the second baseman. David Chant lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill flies out to the right fielder. Chick Daringer is pinch hitting for Jim Bennett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chick Daringer flies out to the left fielder. Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ray Dowd pitching. Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Hunt strikes out. Scott Kaiser is pinch hitting for Arthur Flegenheimer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Kaiser singles to right field. Jay LaPalme grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Kaiser is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hub Lawrence pitching. Wally DeVogt flies out to the right fielder. Jack Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. Masanori Kobayashi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Motohiro Sumitani strikes out. Tookie Tinsley grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Lacy walks. Steve Lacy steals second. Bob Brown singles to right field. Steve Lacy scores. Cotton Pattison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Chant doubles to center field. Bob Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bob Koskie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hal McGee pops out to the first baseman. Dave Lowe singles to center field. Jackie Sheehan singles to left field. Roy Underhill strikes out. Carlos Santana is pinch hitting for Cotton Pattison. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Santana reached on a fielding error by Tookie Tinsley. Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 13 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Masanori Kobayashi is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: T.J. Daugherty did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Lee Cotter did not respond to coaching in control Al Estrada did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roy Tillman improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Nevel did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Jarvis improves in arm Duffy Garriott did not respond to coaching in velocity