Win: Jackie Bell (4-7) Loss: Joe Mercer (1-9)
Save: Brad DeSilva (4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jackie Bell pitching. Kid Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Hurdle singles to left field. Bobby Barton strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle steals second. Tarrik Smith walks. Steve Brooks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Mercer pitching. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. John Darr strikes out. Ralph Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Mattis strikes out. Tony Johnson singles to right field. Hack Green singles to center field. Tony Johnson aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Johnson scores. Hack Green advances to second on the play. John Brown singles to left field. Hack Green scores. Jackie Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Mercer pops out to the shortstop. Kid Hale pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Hurdle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia strikes out. John Darr flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bobby Barton strikes out. Tarrik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Steve Brooks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Mattis doubles to right field. Tony Johnson doubles to right field. Joe Mattis scores. Hack Green doubles to center field. Tony Johnson scores. Bill Kraly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Stoviak flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! John Brown strikes out. Jackie Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tom Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Luis Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia walks. John Darr strikes out. Ralph Davis singles to right field. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Ralph Davis steals second. Joe Mattis grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia scores. Ralph Davis advances to third on the play. Sherman Dietzel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Sherman Dietzel walks. Kid Hale strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle walks. Bobby Barton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jimmy Hurdle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hack Green walks. Bill Stoviak singles to right field. Hack Green advances to third on the hit. John Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Hack Green scores. Cy Plympton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Richie Smith is pinch hitting for Jackie Bell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Richie Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Stoviak advances to second on the play. Charlie Aurilia lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Brad DeSilva pitching. Steve Brooks singles to left field. Steve Brooks steals second. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Brooks advances to third on the play. Tom Sanchez singles to center field. Steve Brooks scores. Luis Rodriguez walks. Ernie Cain is pinch hitting for Cy Plympton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Cain flies out to the right fielder. Kid Hale pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joe Broberg pitching. John Darr flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Davis singles to center field. Joe Mattis strikes out. Tony Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ralph Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Bobby Barton strikes out. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hack Green singles to center field. Harry Bowman is pinch hitting for Bill Stoviak. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Bowman flies out to the right fielder. John Brown singles to center field. Brad DeSilva lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kelly Fohl is pinch hitting for Charlie Aurilia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kelly Fohl hits a home run. Hack Green scores. John Brown scores. Don Goodwin is pinch hitting for John Darr. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Goodwin walks. Ralph Davis singles to center field. Joe Mattis pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Steve Brooks flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Bosch is pinch hitting for Hoyt Hoblitzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Bosch pops out to the shortstop. Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Tom Sanchez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Bogle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie McCormick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Don Taylor improves in arm Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Earl Baines improves in arm Jim Grabowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Don DeJesus did not respond to coaching in range Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Hillman improves in arm Dick Miller improves in range Birdie Engle improves in range Gene Gray improves in arm Carl Gross did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Wynegar improves in speed