Inning: 1 Kansas City Toji Sudo pitching. Jim McIntosh singles to left field. Alex Altenburg singles to center field. Brian Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Altenburg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brian Davis steals second. Carl Leonard singles to right field. Jim McIntosh scores. Brian Davis scores. Masatoshi Kusaka singles to right field. Carl Leonard advances to third on the hit. Patrick McDavid flies out to the right fielder. Al Miller singles to right field. Carl Leonard scores. Masatoshi Kusaka advances to third on the hit. Howie Nordhagen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Red Loftus pitching. Bob Pruett walks. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the left fielder. Jose Hohnhorst grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Loftus strikes out. Jim McIntosh pops out to the first baseman. Alex Altenburg singles to center field. Brian Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Marcelino Eason grounds out to the second baseman. Monty Lindeman triples. Dennis Styles flies out to the left fielder. Alan Martin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Carl Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Masatoshi Kusaka singles to right field. Patrick McDavid strikes out. Al Miller singles to center field. Masatoshi Kusaka advances to third on the hit. Al Miller is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Williams flies out to the right fielder. Toji Sudo grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Howie Nordhagen triples. Red Loftus strikes out. Jim McIntosh singles to right field. Howie Nordhagen scores. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Jim McIntosh is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst lines out to the first baseman. Marcelino Eason flies out to the left fielder. Monty Lindeman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Brian Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Leonard grounds out to the shortstop. Masatoshi Kusaka singles past the second baseman. Masatoshi Kusaka steals second. Patrick McDavid flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dennis Styles strikes out. Alan Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Williams singles to left field. Toji Sudo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al Miller singles to center field. Al Miller steals second. Howie Nordhagen strikes out. Red Loftus grounds out to the third baseman. Jim McIntosh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alex Altenburg flies out to the right fielder. Brian Davis hits a home run. Carl Leonard flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Gary Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Masatoshi Kusaka singles to center field. Patrick McDavid singles to center field. Masatoshi Kusaka advances to third on the hit. Al Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Marcelino Eason doubles to left field. Monty Lindeman flies out to the left fielder. Lou Gick is pinch hitting for Dennis Styles. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Gick pops out to the third baseman. Alan Martin walks. Joe Williams walks. Gary Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Howie Nordhagen grounds out to the pitcher. Red Loftus flies out to the right fielder. Jim McIntosh singles to center field. Hank Aurilia is pinch hitting for Alex Altenburg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hank Aurilia grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim McIntosh is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett walks. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Pruett advances to second on the play. Bill Hedlund is pinch hitting for Jose Hohnhorst. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Hedlund walks. Marcelino Eason singles to left field. Bob Pruett scores. Bill Hedlund advances to third on the hit. Hajime Yamamoto 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. Monty Lindeman flies out to the right fielder. Lou Gick pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Brian Davis flies out to the center fielder. Carl Leonard grounds out to the second baseman. Masatoshi Kusaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Alan Martin strikes out. Joe Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Kip Yerkes is pinch hitting for Gary Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kip Yerkes singles to center field. Bob Pruett singles past the second baseman. Kenji Imazeki walks. Bill Hedlund flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11
Batting:3B - Howie Nordhagen (3).HR - Brian Davis (7). Baserunning: SB - Brian Davis (13), Masatoshi Kusaka (35), Al Miller (9).CS - Jim McIntosh (24), Al Miller (8).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Carter did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Stimmel did not respond to coaching in control Randy McElwee improves in speed Bob Brantley improves in arm Jim Stimmel did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Ruiz did not respond to coaching in control Jan Vanderhaar did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Head did not respond to coaching in endurance Andy Walsh improves in control Quilvio Zitzmann did not respond to coaching in speed Truck Perezchica did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dwight Hackett improves in contact_vs_lefty Guy Crane improves in power_vs_lefty Akinobu Kono improves in RF