Win: Danny Spindel (8-15) Loss: Earl McKay (10-12)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Danny Spindel pitching. Harry Durocher grounds out to the third baseman. Vicente Cato strikes out. Leon Schullstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Earl McKay pitching. Jeff Hernaiz flies out to the right fielder. Amos McKeithan singles to center field. Jose Twombly singles to center field. Amos McKeithan advances to third on the hit. Roger McNertney singles to center field. Amos McKeithan scores. Bunny Klesko hits a home run. Jose Twombly scores. Roger McNertney scores. Charlie Sperring grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Woodard walks. Eric Dunwoody grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Woodard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Orator Gardner hits a home run. Julian Cox walks. Julian Cox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Reilley singles to center field. John Hickman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Danny Spindel strikes out. Jeff Hernaiz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Amos McKeithan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Katsutoshi Nakatani pops out to the shortstop. Earl McKay strikes out. Harry Durocher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jose Twombly walks. Roger McNertney triples. Jose Twombly scores. Bunny Klesko singles to left field. Roger McNertney scores. Pat Jarvis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Sperring grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Steve Woodard singles to right field. Eric Dunwoody flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Vicente Cato strikes out. Leon Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Orator Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Danny Spindel strikes out. Jeff Hernaiz grounds out to the catcher. Amos McKeithan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Julian Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Reilley strikes out. John Hickman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jose Twombly singles to center field. Roger McNertney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Twombly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bunny Klesko strikes out. Charlie Sperring grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Roger McNertney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Katsutoshi Nakatani pops out to the first baseman. Pat Jarvis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harry Durocher singles to center field. Vicente Cato flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Steve Woodard strikes out. Eric Dunwoody walks. Danny Spindel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Hernaiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Leon Schullstrom strikes out. Orator Gardner singles to center field. Julian Cox walks. Tom Reilley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Julian Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Hickman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Amos McKeithan walks. Jose Twombly flies out to the left fielder. Roger McNertney hits a home run. Amos McKeithan scores. Tom Wallach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Klesko grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Sperring strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Herm Kantlehner is pinch hitting for Katsutoshi Nakatani. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Herm Kantlehner grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Howell is pinch hitting for Tom Wallach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Howell singles to center field. Harry Durocher strikes out. Vicente Cato grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dan Alvarez pitching. Steve Woodard pops out to the second baseman. Eric Dunwoody walks. Danny Spindel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Hernaiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Leon Schullstrom grounds out to the pitcher. Orator Gardner singles to center field. Julian Cox grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Orator Gardner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Passed ball. Julian Cox advances to second. Scotty Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tom Reilley reached on a fielding error by Roger McNertney. John Hickman singles to center field. Julian Cox scores. Herm Kantlehner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Batting:3B - Roger McNertney (7).HR - Roger McNertney (23), Bunny Klesko (19).GIDP - Charlie Sperring. Fielding: E - Roger McNertney.PB - Bunny Klesko.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Horacio Lary did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Del Cross did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Rhines did not respond to coaching in endurance Ben Malloy did not respond to coaching in endurance
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cliff Young improves in endurance Frank Hassey improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Plunk improves in speed Ray Lehr improves in arm