Inning: 1 Kansas City Otto Hernandez pitching. Spud Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Skeeter Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Arnold Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sid Walsh pitching. Pat Coble singles to left field. Charlie Lockwood walks. Rod Brown singles to right field. Pat Coble scores. Hot Heinie Haid pops out to the second baseman. Claude West flies out to the center fielder. Del Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Batchelder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Hundley walks. Brad Alcock grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson pops out to the third baseman. Grover Carney strikes out. Otto Hernandez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Matt Sisk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Wells strikes out. Sid Walsh pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Pat Coble strikes out. Charlie Lockwood flies out to the right fielder. Rod Brown doubles past the first baseman. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Spud Wilson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Skeeter Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Arnold Daniels walks. Arnold Daniels steals second. Red Batchelder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Claude West singles to right field. Del Walsh walks. Jim Rock Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Grover Carney singles past the second baseman. Claude West uses his aggressiveness and scores. Otto Hernandez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Coble flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Hundley hits a home run. Brad Alcock flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Matt Sisk singles to right field. Al Wells flies out to the right fielder. Sid Walsh singles to center field. Spud Wilson walks. Skeeter Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Charlie Lockwood pops out to the pitcher. Rod Brown singles to left field. Hot Heinie Haid singles to left field. Rod Brown advances to third on the hit. Claude West doubles to right field. Rod Brown scores. Hot Heinie Haid uses his aggressiveness and scores. Del Walsh strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson doubles to center field. Claude West scores. Mike Darcy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Grover Carney singles to left field. Jim Rock Robinson scores. Otto Hernandez singles to left field. Grover Carney advances to third on the hit. Pat Coble flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jeff Gonzalez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Coble at RF. Tommy Balls Eunick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rod Brown at CF. Arnold Daniels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Batchelder flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hundley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Lockwood grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Balls Eunick reached on a fielding error by Al Wells. Hot Heinie Haid lines out to the second baseman. Claude West singles to center field. Del Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Brad Alcock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Sisk grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson singles past the third baseman. Grover Carney strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is pinch hitting for Otto Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Gonzalez hits a home run. Jim Rock Robinson scores. Walt Penner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Lockwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Yoshinori Uchiyama pitching. Otto James is pinch hitting for Walt Penner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Otto James doubles to left field. Spud Wilson singles to center field. Skeeter Johnson singles to center field. Otto James scores. Arnold Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Red Batchelder strikes out. Bob Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Marty Valdez pitching. Cliff Dunbar is pinch hitting for Tommy Balls Eunick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cliff Dunbar grounds out to the shortstop. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the third baseman. Claude West flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Brad Alcock flies out to the center fielder. Matt Sisk singles to center field. Al Wells doubles past the left fielder. Matt Sisk uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Lovelace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Randy Lombardi is pinch hitting for Marty Valdez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Randy Lombardi grounds out to the catcher. Spud Wilson walks. Skeeter Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Walt Penner is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alberto Brown improves in power_vs_righty Hiroyuki Otsu did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tommy Callahan improves in range John Slade improves in contact_vs_lefty 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: Haddie Davison did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Ley improves in arm Mike 'Science Guy' Nye did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin McGhee did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Ley did not respond to coaching in 3B