Win: Carl Kress (2-0) Loss: Miguel Bockman (2-6)
Save: Tom Booker (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Miguel Bockman pitching. Pickles Office grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Coscarart singles to center field. Joe Delgado strikes out. Mike Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Carl Kress pitching. Swede Bivin flies out to the left fielder. Frank Babb singles to center field. Barney Aulds grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Hatcher grounds out to the second baseman. Hooks Medich grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Kern grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tommy McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Abadie singles to center field. Terry Abadie steals second. Jim Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Abadie advances to third on the play. John Howley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Gleich is hit by a pitch. Carl Kress lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Pickles Office grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Carl Kress is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Luis Coscarart hits a home run. Joe Gleich scores. Pickles Office scores. Joe Delgado pops out to the catcher. Mike Wilson reached on a fielding error by Johnny Smith. John Hatcher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Johnny Smith flies out to the left fielder. Miguel Bockman grounds out to the third baseman. Swede Bivin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hooks Medich strikes out. Ernie Kern strikes out. Joe Gleich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Babb flies out to the left fielder. Barney Aulds walks. Tommy McCarthy grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Carl Kress grounds out to the third baseman. Pickles Office flies out to the left fielder. Luis Coscarart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jim Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. John Howley reached on a fielding error by Pickles Office. Johnny Smith pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. John Hatcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Miguel Bockman flies out to the right fielder. Swede Bivin flies out to the left fielder. Frank Babb singles to right field. Barney Aulds grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Babb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hooks Medich strikes out. Ernie Kern strikes out. Joe Gleich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tommy McCarthy pops out to the first baseman. Terry Abadie flies out to the center fielder. Minnie Hermanski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed King is pinch hitting for Minnie Hermanski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed King grounds out to the shortstop. Pickles Office pops out to the first baseman. Luis Coscarart reached on a fielding error by Miguel Bockman. Joe Delgado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tom Booker pitching. John Howley doubles to center field. Johnny Smith strikes out. Adrian Smith is pinch hitting for Miguel Bockman. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Adrian Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Swede Bivin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Veras pitching. Mike Wilson flies out to the left fielder. John Hatcher grounds out to the second baseman. Hooks Medich pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Frank Babb strikes out. Barney Aulds singles to left field. Tommy McCarthy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Pete Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Pipgras improves in contact_vs_righty Kazuo Yoshida improves in range Gary Thornton did not respond to coaching in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Earl Tremark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Smith improves in velocity Ray Sturgis improves in power_vs_righty Earl Tremark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty