Win: Alex Rodriguez (3-2) Loss: Tim Lawrence (1-4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Alex Rodriguez pitching. Harry Scott strikes out. John Delgado grounds out to the second baseman. Raleigh Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tim Lawrence pitching. Vismay Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Rettig strikes out. Bobby Ortiz singles to center field. Don Mohler singles to center field. Kojiro Muto singles to center field. Bobby Ortiz scores. Heinie Mack grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Don Mohler is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Slim Kinkade flies out to the center fielder. Gordon Hennessey grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Steiner reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kojiro Muto. Ed Steiner is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tom Radcliff walks. Rusty McNertney singles to right field. Alex Rodriguez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vismay Ortiz walks. Bill Rettig singles to left field. Tom Radcliff scores. Rusty McNertney scores. Vismay Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Bobby Ortiz singles to left field. Vismay Ortiz scores. Bill Rettig advances to third on the hit. Don Mohler flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Rettig scores. Bobby Ortiz steals second. Kojiro Muto singles to left field. Bobby Ortiz scores. Chris Brandon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Passed ball. Kojiro Muto advances to second. Kojiro Muto steals third. Heinie Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bugs Schuster strikes out. Sherman Wilkins grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Brandon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Radcliff flies out to the right fielder. Rusty McNertney reached on a fielding error by Harry Scott. Alex Rodriguez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vismay Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Scott strikes out. John Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Raleigh Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Rettig strikes out. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Don Mohler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Slim Kinkade singles to right field. Gordon Hennessey pops out to the first baseman. Ed Steiner grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Slim Kinkade is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bugs Schuster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kojiro Muto flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Mack singles to center field. Tom Radcliff strikes out. Heinie Mack steals second. Rusty McNertney triples. Heinie Mack scores. Heinie Pittman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Sherman Wilkins strikes out. Heinie Pittman strikes out. Harry Scott singles to right field. John Delgado pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Vismay Ortiz strikes out. Bill Rettig grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Ortiz hits a home run. Don Mohler grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Raleigh Ryan reached on a fielding error by Vismay Ortiz. Slim Kinkade strikes out. Gordon Hennessey singles to left field. Ed Steiner lines out to the third baseman. Bugs Schuster pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kojiro Muto hits a home run. Heinie Mack triples. Tom Radcliff grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Heinie Mack scores. Rusty McNertney walks. Alex Rodriguez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vismay Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Sherman Wilkins singles to center field. Alejandro Gentile is pinch hitting for Heinie Pittman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alejandro Gentile walks. Harry Scott flies out to the center fielder. John Delgado singles to left field. Sherman Wilkins scores. Raleigh Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. Alejandro Gentile advances to third on the play. John Delgado advances to second on the play. Slim Kinkade singles to center field. Alejandro Gentile scores. John Delgado scores. Gordon Hennessey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ray Mayer pitching. Bill Rettig singles to center field. Bobby Ortiz is hit by a pitch. Ron Gleich is pinch hitting for Don Mohler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Gleich singles to left field. Bill Rettig scores. Kojiro Muto singles to left field. Bobby Ortiz scores. Ron Gleich advances to third on the hit. Heinie Mack pops out to the shortstop. Al Crump is pinch hitting for Tom Radcliff. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kojiro Muto steals second. Al Crump flies out to the right fielder. Bob Fabregas is pinch hitting for Rusty McNertney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Fabregas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ed Steiner hits a home run. Bugs Schuster strikes out. Sherman Wilkins singles to left field. Catfish Roker is pinch hitting for Ray Mayer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Catfish Roker flies out to the left fielder. Harry Scott doubles to center field. Sherman Wilkins uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Delgado pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Evans improves in control Charlie Shaw did not respond to coaching in control Nestor Delaney improves in velocity Dee Leifield improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Murray did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Bell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Bell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sam Hopper improves in arm Johnny Freese improves in contact_vs_righty