Win: Dave McGarr (2-14) Loss: Wilbert Leja (8-7)
Save: Joe Broberg (11)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Wilbert Leja pitching. Kid Hale hits an infield single to the first baseman. Jimmy Hurdle singles past the shortstop. Bobby Barton walks. Tarrik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Davey Smyth singles to right field. Kid Hale scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the right fielder. Randy Bogle singles to center field. Jimmy Hurdle scores. Kris Dingman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dave McGarr pitching. Harry Bowman grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Kitty Jackson hits a home run. Joe Mattis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jimmy Hurdle. John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dave McGarr grounds out to the third baseman. Kid Hale singles to right field. Jimmy Hurdle grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Kid Hale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmy Hurdle steals second. Bobby Barton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Hack Green singles to left field. Kelly Fohl flies out to the right fielder. Don Goodwin singles to center field. Wilbert Leja lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Bowman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tarrik Smith pops out to the second baseman. Davey Smyth flies out to the left fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tony Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Kitty Jackson singles to right field. Joe Mattis strikes out. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Randy Bogle flies out to the left fielder. Kris Dingman singles to center field. Dave McGarr lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kid Hale grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hack Green strikes out. Kelly Fohl doubles to center field. Don Goodwin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kelly Fohl advances to third on the play. Wilbert Leja grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jimmy Hurdle singles to right field. Jimmy Hurdle gets picked off first. Bobby Barton flies out to the right fielder. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Harry Bowman flies out to the center fielder. Tony Johnson singles to center field. Kitty Jackson lines out to the shortstop. Joe Mattis flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Davey Smyth grounds out to the shortstop. Hoyt Hoblitzel doubles to center field. Randy Bogle singles to center field. Kris Dingman grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Bogle advances to second on the play. Dave McGarr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Brown strikes out. Hack Green grounds out to the shortstop. Kelly Fohl grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Kid Hale singles to left field. Jimmy Hurdle flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Barton strikes out. Roy Gillenwater 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. Kid Hale is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Goodwin singles to left field. Richie Smith is pinch hitting for Roy Gillenwater. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Richie Smith strikes out. Harry Bowman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Don Goodwin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Diehl pitching. Tarrik Smith walks. Davey Smyth grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tarrik Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Davey Smyth steals second. Don Goodwin throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Bogle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kitty Jackson singles to right field. Joe Broberg 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 1st. Joe Mattis pops out to the shortstop. John Brown flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Davis is pinch hitting for Hack Green. Ralph Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Stoviak enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ralph Davis at 3B. Kris Dingman grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Broberg strikes out. Kid Hale walks. Kid Hale is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Kelly Fohl strikes out. Don Goodwin flies out to the left fielder. John Darr is pinch hitting for Mike Diehl. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Darr pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Masaharu Imanishi did not respond to coaching in arm Don Taylor improves in power_vs_righty Joe Torres improves in contact_vs_lefty Rankin Cabrera improves in speed Jaime Barton did not respond to coaching in velocity George Benedict did not respond to coaching in control 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: Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dick Miller improves in power_vs_lefty Lance Talbot improves in range Gene Gray improves in range Gene Gray improves in power_vs_righty Brian Baecht improves in power_vs_lefty