Win: Kaiser Kearns (4-6) Loss: Danny Spindel (5-14)
Save: Dan Alvarez (16)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Kaiser Kearns pitching. Jeff Hernaiz grounds out to the third baseman. Amos McKeithan flies out to the right fielder. Bud Tremper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Danny Spindel pitching. Tom Reilley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Eric Dunwoody. Orlando Bradley singles to center field. Tom Reilley scores. Leon Schullstrom flies out to the right fielder. Vicente Cato grounds out to the third baseman. Orlando Bradley advances to second on the play. Julian Cox singles to center field. Orlando Bradley is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Roger McNertney doubles to center field. Jim Smith flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Sperring singles to right field. Roger McNertney scores. Steve Woodard flies out to the center fielder. Eric Dunwoody grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frank Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Dickerson grounds out to the third baseman. Katsutoshi Nakatani walks. Kaiser Kearns grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Katsutoshi Nakatani is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Danny Spindel grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Hernaiz lines out to the second baseman. Amos McKeithan singles to left field. Amos McKeithan steals second. Bud Tremper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Reilley walks. Orlando Bradley strikes out. Leon Schullstrom singles to center field. Tom Reilley advances to third on the hit. Vicente Cato strikes out. Julian Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Roger McNertney singles to right field. Jim Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Sperring hits a home run. Steve Woodard grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Howell strikes out. Tony Dickerson reached on a fielding error by Charlie Sperring. Katsutoshi Nakatani walks. Kaiser Kearns pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Tom Reilley walks. Orlando Bradley singles to center field. Tony Dickerson scores. Katsutoshi Nakatani scores. Leon Schullstrom grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Orlando Bradley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Eric Dunwoody walks. Eric Dunwoody is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Danny Spindel singles to left field. Jeff Hernaiz pops out to the shortstop. Amos McKeithan flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Vicente Cato flies out to the left fielder. Julian Cox hits an infield single to the pitcher. Julian Cox steals second. Frank Howell strikes out. Tony Dickerson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bud Tremper walks. Roger McNertney strikes out. Jim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Sperring walks. Steve Woodard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Katsutoshi Nakatani flies out to the right fielder. Kaiser Kearns reached on a fielding error by Roger McNertney. Tom Reilley walks. Orlando Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Leon Schullstrom walks. Vicente Cato strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Eric Dunwoody walks. Danny Spindel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Danny Spindel strikes out. Eric Dunwoody steals second. Jeff Hernaiz flies out to the center fielder. Amos McKeithan lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Julian Cox strikes out. Frank Howell flies out to the center fielder. Tony Dickerson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bud Tremper walks. Roger McNertney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Katsutoshi Nakatani grounds out to the shortstop. John Hickman is pinch hitting for Kaiser Kearns. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Hickman hits a home run. Tom Reilley strikes out. Orlando Bradley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dan Alvarez pitching. Charlie Sperring flies out to the center fielder. Steve Woodard singles to center field. Eric Dunwoody walks. Rusty Ward is pinch hitting for Danny Spindel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rusty Ward flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Hernaiz lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Roger McNertney (23).HR - Charlie Sperring (9).GIDP - Roger McNertney, Jim Smith. Baserunning: SB - Amos McKeithan (10), Eric Dunwoody (4).CS - Eric Dunwoody (2). Fielding: E - Roger McNertney, Charlie Sperring, Eric Dunwoody.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Luis Figueroa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ray Lehr did not respond to coaching in arm Luis Edwards improves in range Snooks Reynolds did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Del Cross did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Walker improves in arm Roy Enright did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lou Storie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty