Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Mercer pitching. Charlie Aurilia singles to center field. John Darr hits a home run. Charlie Aurilia scores. Ralph Davis strikes out. Joe Mattis doubles to center field. Tony Johnson singles past the second baseman. Joe Mattis scores. Alex Rossman singles to center field. Tony Johnson advances to third on the hit. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Johnson scores. Alex Rossman advances to second on the play. Cy Plympton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Richie Smith singles to left field. Alex Rossman scores. Willie Tasby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Willie Tasby pitching. Tom Sanchez singles to right field. Jimmy Hurdle walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Sanchez advances to third on the play. Jimmy Hurdle advances to second on the play. Kris Dingman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. John Darr flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Davis singles to center field. Joe Mattis singles to right field. Ralph Davis advances to third on the hit. Tony Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bobby Barton pops out to the first baseman. Davey Smyth flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Cain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Stoviak singles past the shortstop. Richie Smith strikes out. Willie Tasby singles to center field. Charlie Aurilia singles to center field. Bill Stoviak scores. Bill Kraly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Darr singles to left field. Willie Tasby scores. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Ralph Davis singles to left field. Charlie Aurilia scores. Joe Mattis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Kraly flies out to the right fielder. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle singles to right field. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tony Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Alex Rossman hits a home run. Bill Stoviak strikes out. Richie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Kris Dingman flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Barton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Willie Tasby doubles to right field. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. John Darr hits a home run. Willie Tasby scores. Ralph Davis hits a home run. Joe Mattis singles to center field. Tony Johnson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Alex Rossman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Davey Smyth flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Cain pops out to the shortstop. Bill Kraly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak grounds out to the pitcher. Richie Smith flies out to the left fielder. Willie Tasby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Sanchez strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the shortstop. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Tarrik Smith singles to right field. Kris Dingman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia bunts for a base hit. John Darr walks. Ralph Davis walks. Joe Mattis singles to center field. Charlie Aurilia scores. John Darr scores. Ralph Davis advances to third on the hit. Tony Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Davis scores. Joe Mattis advances to second on the play. Alex Rossman doubles to center field. Joe Mattis scores. Bill Stoviak flies out to the left fielder. Richie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bobby Barton singles to right field. Brad DeSilva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Davey Smyth singles to left field. Bobby Barton is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Ernie Cain strikes out. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Bill Kraly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Sherman Dietzel pitching. Brad DeSilva walks. Charlie Aurilia hits a home run. Brad DeSilva scores. John Darr grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Davis strikes out. Joe Mattis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Tom Sanchez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Bogle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Bosch is pinch hitting for Hoyt Hoblitzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Bosch is hit by a pitch. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Tony Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Alex Rossman flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bowman is pinch hitting for Bill Stoviak. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Bowman walks. Richie Smith singles to left field. Brad DeSilva grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Richie Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Kris Dingman walks. Bobby Barton strikes out. Davey Smyth flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Cain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Artie Stovall did not respond to coaching in speed Carl Gross did not respond to coaching in range Brian Baecht improves in power_vs_righty Chuck Crowder improves in speed Norm Nixon did not respond to coaching in control Norm Nixon did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Ryal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie McCormick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lafayette Nippert did not respond to coaching in speed Herb Durning did not respond to coaching in velocity Jaime Barton did not respond to coaching in control Herb Durning did not respond to coaching in control Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C