Win: Jeff Aldred (4-6) Loss: Herm Young (4-5)
Save: Buddy Spongberg (13)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Herm Young pitching. Bob Doyle flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Neal Stobbs strikes out. Reed Davis walks. Charlie Murphy singles past the shortstop. Reed Davis advances to third on the hit. Charlie Murphy steals second. Joe Cravath singles to center field. Reed Davis scores. Charlie Murphy scores. Eiji Tsuji strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jeff Aldred pitching. Billy Mills doubles to right field. Pat Sharperson strikes out. Jerry Lee Leja walks. Al Suter flies out to the left fielder. Jim Flynn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Greasy Fuentes strikes out. Hersh Southworth walks. Jeff Aldred lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Walton walks. Elmer Flick strikes out. Randy Park pops out to the catcher. John Walton steals second. Herm Young pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Neal Stobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Reed Davis walks. Reed Davis steals second. Charlie Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cravath walks. Eiji Tsuji grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Billy Mills lines out to the shortstop. Pat Sharperson flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Lee Leja strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Greasy Fuentes singles to left field. Hersh Southworth strikes out. Jeff Aldred lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Doyle walks. Neal Stobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Al Suter pops out to the first baseman. Jim Flynn grounds out to the shortstop. John Walton singles past the first baseman. Elmer Flick grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Walton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Reed Davis singles to right field. Reed Davis steals second. Charlie Murphy walks. Joe Cravath strikes out. Eiji Tsuji lines out to the shortstop. Greasy Fuentes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Randy Park singles to center field. Herm Young lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Mills hits an infield single to the pitcher. Billy Mills steals second. Passed ball. Randy Park scores. Billy Mills advances to third. Pat Sharperson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Billy Mills scores. Jerry Lee Leja grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hersh Southworth grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Aldred grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Doyle singles to left field. Neal Stobbs walks. Reed Davis hits a home run. Bob Doyle scores. Neal Stobbs scores. Larry Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Murphy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Al Suter grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Flynn flies out to the right fielder. John Walton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Cravath flies out to the center fielder. Eiji Tsuji strikes out. Greasy Fuentes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Elmer Flick grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Coffman is pinch hitting for Randy Park. Mike Coffman grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Coffman at RF. Hersh Southworth flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Aldred singles to center field. Bob Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Neal Stobbs singles past the shortstop. Reed Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rob Hensley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Cravath at 1B. Billy Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Sharperson strikes out. Jerry Lee Leja singles to center field. Al Suter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Charlie Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Hensley is hit by a pitch. Eiji Tsuji grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Buddy Spongberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Flynn grounds out to the shortstop. John Walton grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Flick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: J.T. Jennings improves in range J.C. Bordley did not respond to coaching in control Terry Weimer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Danny Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Shad Crouch improves in RF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Martinez improves in power_vs_lefty Barry Medwick improves in speed Joe Reitz improves in power_vs_lefty Jerry Kappel improves in range Jim Martinez did not respond to coaching in C