Win: Bill Nunez (1-0) Loss: Larry Christensen (0-1)
Save: Joe Loftus (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Stewart pitching. Gabe Egan flies out to the right fielder. Lou Fernandez singles to left field. BobbyBobJimBo doubles to right field. Lou Fernandez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dale Murphy strikes out. Boogie Woogie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Larry Christensen pitching. Nate Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Brad Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Nitkowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Boogie OogieOogie flies out to the left fielder. Vinny Brown flies out to the center fielder. Bob Klesko strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lou Feller singles to right field. Butch Meyers hits a home run. Lou Feller scores. Al Lowery pops out to the second baseman. Angel Freeman pops out to the third baseman. Pete Good walks. Bill Stewart grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Larry Christensen singles to left field. Gabe Egan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lou Fernandez reached on a fielding error by Butch Meyers. BobbyBobJimBo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nate Reynolds singles to center field. Brad Concepcion flies out to the right fielder. Pat Nitkowski pops out to the third baseman. Lou Feller walks. Butch Meyers singles to left field. Al Lowery singles to center field. Nate Reynolds scores. Lou Feller scores. Angel Freeman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dale Murphy pops out to the third baseman. Boogie Woogie walks. Boogie OogieOogie grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Boogie Woogie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Boogie OogieOogie steals second. Vinny Brown singles to center field. Boogie OogieOogie scores. Bob Klesko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pete Good strikes out. Bill Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Reynolds singles to left field. Brad Concepcion pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Larry Christensen strikes out. Gabe Egan flies out to the center fielder. Lou Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Pat Nitkowski flies out to the right fielder. Lou Feller singles to center field. Lou Feller steals second. Butch Meyers singles past the second baseman. Lou Feller scores. Al Lowery flies out to the right fielder. Angel Freeman doubles to center field. Pete Good flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay BobbyBobJimBo doubles to right field. Dale Murphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). BobbyBobJimBo advances to third on the play. Boogie Woogie singles to right field. BobbyBobJimBo scores. Art Gehrig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Boogie OogieOogie doubles to center field. Boogie Woogie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vinny Brown singles past the second baseman. Boogie OogieOogie scores. Bill Nunez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Klesko grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Nunez grounds out to the pitcher. Nate Reynolds hits a home run. Brad Concepcion strikes out. Pat Nitkowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Bowie is pinch hitting for Larry Christensen. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jim Bowie flies out to the center fielder. Gabe Egan flies out to the right fielder. Lou Fernandez walks. John Swartz is pinch hitting for BobbyBobJimBo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Swartz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Collins pitching. Lou Feller pops out to the first baseman. Butch Meyers singles past the second baseman. Al Lowery walks. Angel Freeman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Lowery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Good flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Fred Edington is pinch hitting for Dale Murphy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Edington doubles to right field. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the shortstop. Boogie OogieOogie strikes out. Vinny Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Moose Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Coveney is pinch hitting for Bill Nunez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Coveney grounds out to the shortstop. Nate Reynolds singles to right field. Brad Concepcion walks. Rodney Davenport comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Nitkowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nate Reynolds advances to third on the play. Brad Concepcion advances to second on the play. Lou Feller singles to left field. Nate Reynolds scores. Brad Concepcion scores. Butch Meyers reached on a fielding error by Rodney Davenport. Al Lowery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joe Loftus pitching. Shaun Claire enters the game as a defensive replacement for Angel Freeman at 1B. Bob Klesko strikes out. Yadier Molina is pinch hitting for Rodney Davenport. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yadier Molina flies out to the center fielder. Gabe Egan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Taira Kanazawa did not respond to coaching in speed Carlos Cooper improves in arm Wilson Foxx did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Koch did not respond to coaching in speed Ray Langford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Red Warneke improves in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Stouch improves in speed Paul Billingsley did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Fetters improves in control Paddy Blackerby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Burbach did not respond to coaching in speed Pat Renna did not respond to coaching in velocity