Win: Aaron Stauffer Loss: Mike Ake
Save: Scott Huff
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tom Carter pitching. Alex Altenburg flies out to the center fielder. Art Rush strikes out. Jan Vanderhaar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Andres Laverdeza pitching. Hiromi Tanaka strikes out. Jack Barton singles to left field. Danny Wolter hits a home run. Jack Barton scores. Katsuhiko Otsuka flies out to the right fielder. Will Porter lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Darren Blackburn-Whiting flies out to the center fielder. Lee Coble singles to left field. Lee Coble is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Harry Davis singles to right field. Al Miller singles to center field. Ichiro Takagi walks. Andres Laverdeza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kip Yerkes singles to right field. Bill Hedlund flies out to the center fielder. Marcelino Eason strikes out. Tom Carter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alex Altenburg bunts for a base hit. Art Rush grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jan Vanderhaar flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hiromi Tanaka strikes out. Jack Barton strikes out. Danny Wolter singles to left field. Katsuhiko Otsuka grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Danny Wolter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Darren Blackburn-Whiting doubles to center field. Lee Coble walks. Harry Davis grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Darren Blackburn-Whiting advances to third on the play. Al Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Will Porter walks. Kip Yerkes singles past the second baseman. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Will Porter advances to third on the play. Kip Yerkes advances to second on the play. Marcelino Eason walks. Tom Carter grounds out to the third baseman. Will Porter scores. Kip Yerkes advances to third on the play. Marcelino Eason advances to second on the play. Hiromi Tanaka flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ichiro Takagi singles to left field. John Brown is pinch hitting for Andres Laverdeza. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ichiro Takagi steals second. John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Art Rush singles to center field. Jan Vanderhaar pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Davis Faedo pitching. Jack Barton grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Wolter grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuhiko Otsuka pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Darren Blackburn-Whiting singles to center field. Lee Coble reached on a 2-base fielding error by Marcelino Eason. Harry Davis singles to center field. Darren Blackburn-Whiting scores. Lee Coble scores. Harry Davis steals second. Al Miller hits an infield single to the pitcher. The defense is playing the corners in. Ichiro Takagi singles past the second baseman. Harry Davis scores. Davis Faedo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Altenburg grounds out to the second baseman. Al Miller scores. Ichiro Takagi advances to third on the play. Art Rush grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Will Porter grounds out to the shortstop. Kip Yerkes strikes out. Bill Hedlund flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jan Vanderhaar walks. Jan Vanderhaar steals second. Darren Blackburn-Whiting flies out to the right fielder. Moose Zupo 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. Lee Coble strikes out. Harry Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Matt Laga is pinch hitting for Marcelino Eason. Matt Laga walks. Jose Hohnhorst is pinch hitting for Moose Zupo. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jose Hohnhorst doubles to right field. Matt Laga uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sid Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiromi Tanaka bunts for a base hit. Hiromi Tanaka is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Wolter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Ake pitching. Joe Williams enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Laga at CF. Al Miller strikes out. Ichiro Takagi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Wilson is pinch hitting for Sid Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Aaron Stauffer pitching. Katsuhiko Otsuka grounds out to the third baseman. Will Porter strikes out. Kip Yerkes singles to right field. Bill Hedlund flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Alex Altenburg walks. Art Rush is hit by a pitch. Jan Vanderhaar singles to right field. Darren Blackburn-Whiting walks. Alex Altenburg scores. Lee Coble grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Art Rush is out at home. Harry Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Scott Huff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Samuel is pinch hitting for Mike Ake. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Samuel grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromi Tanaka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6