Win: Kaiser Kearns (1-1) Loss: Danny Spindel (0-3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Kaiser Kearns pitching. Jeff Hernaiz strikes out. Amos McKeithan grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Twombly singles to right field. Roger McNertney walks. Billy Schwartz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Danny Spindel pitching. Harry Durocher walks. Orlando Bradley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Danny Spindel. Leon Schullstrom singles to center field. Harry Durocher scores. Orlando Bradley scores. Orator Gardner singles to left field. Leon Schullstrom is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Julian Cox singles to left field. Orator Gardner advances to third on the hit. Dave Schaal grounds out to the shortstop. Julian Cox advances to second on the play. Tony Dickerson singles to center field. Orator Gardner scores. Julian Cox scores. Tony Dickerson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bunny Klesko grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Sperring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Dunwoody strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Herm Kantlehner walks. Kaiser Kearns lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Durocher walks. Orlando Bradley singles to right field. Herm Kantlehner scores. Harry Durocher advances to third on the hit. Orlando Bradley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Leon Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Danny Spindel flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Hernaiz pops out to the shortstop. Amos McKeithan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Orator Gardner singles to center field. Orator Gardner steals second. Julian Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Orator Gardner advances to third on the play. Dave Schaal flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Orator Gardner scores. Tim Briley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Dickerson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jose Twombly singles to left field. Roger McNertney flies out to the left fielder. Billy Schwartz grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Twombly advances to second on the play. Bunny Klesko singles to right field. Charlie Sperring doubles to center field. Jose Twombly scores. Eric Dunwoody flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Herm Kantlehner walks. Kaiser Kearns lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Durocher grounds out to the shortstop. Orlando Bradley walks. Leon Schullstrom grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Orlando Bradley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tim Briley walks. Jeff Hernaiz walks. Amos McKeithan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jeff Hernaiz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Twombly singles past the shortstop. Tim Briley scores. Roger McNertney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jose Twombly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Schwartz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Orator Gardner hits a home run. Julian Cox walks. Scotty Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Schaal singles past the shortstop. Julian Cox advances to third on the hit. Tony Dickerson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Julian Cox scores. Herm Kantlehner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bunny Klesko singles to left field. Charlie Sperring pops out to the second baseman. Bunny Klesko is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eric Dunwoody grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kaiser Kearns grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Durocher grounds out to the third baseman. Orlando Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Scotty Murphy strikes out. Jeff Hernaiz strikes out. Amos McKeithan singles to center field. Jose Twombly grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Leon Schullstrom walks. Orator Gardner strikes out. Julian Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Leon Schullstrom advances to second on the play. Dave Schaal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Roger McNertney singles to center field. Billy Schwartz walks. Bunny Klesko grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roger McNertney advances to third on the play. Billy Schwartz advances to second on the play. Charlie Sperring strikes out. Eric Dunwoody flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tony Dickerson singles to center field. Herm Kantlehner grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Dickerson advances to second on the play. Kaiser Kearns grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Durocher singles to right field. Tony Dickerson is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rusty Ward is pinch hitting for Scotty Murphy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rusty Ward flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Hernaiz grounds out to the shortstop. Amos McKeithan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sid Mura improves in control Ray Lehr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken Plunk improves in contact_vs_righty John Turner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Christy McCleskey improves in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Del Cross did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Kerr did not respond to coaching in range John Rhines improves in velocity Phil Alfonzo improves in speed Horacio Lary did not respond to coaching in 1B