Win: Marty Valdez (3-0) Loss: Len Hale (4-5)
Save: Dino Sweeney (17)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Andy Stewart pitching. Spud Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Scoops Dailey flies out to the left fielder. Arnold Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Charlie Lamanno pitching. Danny Tipple flies out to the right fielder. Pat Coble singles to left field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Batchelder lines out to the second baseman. Bob Hundley grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Alcock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Grover Carney pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Lockwood triples. Dewayne DD Dorgan singles to center field. Charlie Lockwood scores. Jeff Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Balls Eunick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Matt Sisk pops out to the shortstop. Al Wells grounds out to the catcher. Charlie Lamanno singles to center field. Spud Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Andy Stewart strikes out. Danny Tipple strikes out. Pat Coble triples. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Scoops Dailey singles to center field. Arnold Daniels lines out to the second baseman. Red Batchelder hits a home run. Scoops Dailey scores. Bob Hundley flies out to the center fielder. Brad Alcock lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Grover Carney singles to left field. Charlie Lockwood singles to center field. Dewayne DD Dorgan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Grover Carney advances to third on the play. Jeff Gonzalez singles to left field. Grover Carney scores. Jeff Gonzalez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Matt Sisk singles to left field. Al Wells flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Lamanno lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Matt Sisk forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Spud Wilson hits a home run. Charlie Lamanno scores. Yoshinori Uchiyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scoops Dailey singles to right field. Arnold Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hot Heinie Haid is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Uchiyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Hot Heinie Haid flies out to the center fielder. Danny Tipple strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jack Lovelace pitching. Red Batchelder walks. Bob Hundley hits a home run. Red Batchelder scores. Jeff Harry Harrison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brad Alcock flies out to the right fielder. Matt Sisk grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wells grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Pat Coble flies out to the center fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah flies out to the center fielder. Grover Carney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Charlie Lamanno strikes out. Spud Wilson singles to left field. Scoops Dailey walks. Arnold Daniels walks. Red Batchelder flies out to the right fielder. Bob Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Lockwood doubles past the first baseman. Dewayne DD Dorgan singles to right field. Jeff Gonzalez is hit by a pitch. Tommy Balls Eunick singles to right field. Charlie Lockwood scores. Claude West is pinch hitting for Jeff Harry Harrison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Claude West grounds out to the third baseman. Dewayne DD Dorgan scores. Jeff Gonzalez advances to third on the play. Tommy Balls Eunick advances to second on the play. Walt Penner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Tipple grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Gonzalez scores. Tommy Balls Eunick advances to third on the play. Cliff Dunbar is pinch hitting for Pat Coble. Cliff Dunbar doubles to right field. Tommy Balls Eunick scores. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Len Hale pitching. Del Walsh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cliff Dunbar at 3B. Brad Alcock flies out to the right fielder. Matt Sisk singles to right field. Al Wells flies out to the center fielder. Skeeter Johnson is pinch hitting for Walt Penner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Skeeter Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Sisk is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Marty Valdez pitching. Grover Carney flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Lockwood grounds out to the third baseman. Dewayne DD Dorgan singles to right field. Jeff Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dewayne DD Dorgan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Spud Wilson singles to center field. Scoops Dailey pops out to the third baseman. Arnold Daniels pops out to the first baseman. Red Batchelder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the pitcher. Len Hale strikes out. Danny Tipple walks. Del Walsh grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Danny Tipple is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Bob Hundley singles to center field. Brad Alcock strikes out. Matt Sisk singles to right field. Al Wells walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Hector Rogers is pinch hitting for Marty Valdez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bob Hundley scores. Hector Rogers walks. Passed ball. Matt Sisk scores. Al Wells advances to third. Hector Rogers advances to second. Spud Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Wells scores. Scoops Dailey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Dino Sweeney pitching. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah flies out to the center fielder. Grover Carney strikes out. Charlie Lockwood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lloyd Castino did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Callahan improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Rivera did not respond to coaching in velocity Rip Ramsay improves in power_vs_righty Tommy Callahan did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pep Pillette improves in contact_vs_lefty Oscar Myers did not respond to coaching in arm Osvaldo Alvarez did not respond to coaching in arm George Lang improves in power_vs_righty Fred Ley did not respond to coaching in 3B