Win: Moose Haas (1-0) Loss: Ron Wever (0-1)
Save: Ray Ankiel (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Dave Mendoza pitching. Mike Coveney flies out to the right fielder. Lou Feller grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Meyers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Stewart pitching. Boogie OogieOogie flies out to the right fielder. Dale Murphy walks. BobbyBobJimBo singles to left field. Dale Murphy advances to third on the hit. Boogie Woogie flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dale Murphy scores. Yadier Molina grounds into a force play to the third baseman. BobbyBobJimBo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Pat Nitkowski bunts for a base hit. Grant Dowling grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Nitkowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Good flies out to the right fielder. Al Lowery walks. Angel Freeman walks. Bill Stewart singles to right field. Grant Dowling scores. Al Lowery scores. Mike Coveney singles to right field. Angel Freeman scores. Bill Stewart is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vinny Brown strikes out. Boog Williams strikes out. Lou Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lou Feller flies out to the right fielder. Butch Meyers strikes out. Pat Nitkowski singles to center field. Grant Dowling singles to left field. Pat Nitkowski advances to third on the hit. Pete Good pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dave Mendoza walks. Boogie OogieOogie strikes out. Dale Murphy hits a home run. Dave Mendoza scores. Terry Allison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. BobbyBobJimBo grounds out to the second baseman. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al Lowery pops out to the second baseman. Angel Freeman singles to right field. Terry Allison lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Coveney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Yadier Molina grounds out to the shortstop. Vinny Brown flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Boog Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lou Feller flies out to the right fielder. Butch Meyers grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Nitkowski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Lou Fernandez strikes out. Dave Mendoza walks. Boogie OogieOogie strikes out. Dale Murphy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Mendoza is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Grant Dowling strikes out. Pete Good walks. Al Lowery grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay BobbyBobJimBo flies out to the left fielder. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the third baseman. Yadier Molina grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Moose Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Angel Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Brad Concepcion is pinch hitting for Terry Allison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brad Concepcion singles to left field. Mike Coveney walks. Lou Feller walks. Butch Meyers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ron Wever pitching. Vinny Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Gabe Egan is pinch hitting for Boog Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gabe Egan singles to center field. Jim Bowie is pinch hitting for Lou Fernandez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bowie singles to center field. Gabe Egan advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bob Klesko is pinch hitting for Moose Haas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bob Klesko singles to left field. Gabe Egan scores. Jim Bowie advances to third on the hit. Marvin Rhiel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Boogie OogieOogie walks. Fred Edington is pinch hitting for Dale Murphy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Edington flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Bowie scores. John Swartz is pinch hitting for BobbyBobJimBo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Swartz singles to right field. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dan Wilkins pitching. Pat Nitkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Grant Dowling walks. Pete Good flies out to the center fielder. Al Lowery walks. Ray Ankiel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Angel Freeman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Lowery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Yadier Molina grounds out to the shortstop. Vinny Brown pops out to the first baseman. Gabe Egan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Barney Konerko is pinch hitting for Marvin Rhiel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Barney Konerko strikes out. Mike Coveney grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lou Feller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Merritt Handiboe did not respond to coaching in velocity Aaron Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in speed Matty Willis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Aaron Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al LaRose did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lou Hall improves in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Miller did not respond to coaching in arm Wilson Foxx did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sid Pfeil did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jake Funk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty