Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Truck Meehan pitching. Warren Angelini strikes out. Harry Dowd singles to center field. John Springer singles to center field. Hank Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Brashear singles to center field. Harry Dowd scores. John Springer advances to third on the hit. Nicholas Summers flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Kryptonite Khan pitching. Claude Franklin flies out to the center fielder. Kal Cox flies out to the left fielder. Tony Kull grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Sandberg singles to center field. Floyd Preston grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kryptonite Khan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ty Skiff walks. Steve Wheat pops out to the shortstop. Ivan Martinez strikes out. Jimmy Ogrodowski grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ty Skiff is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Warren Angelini doubles to center field. Harry Dowd strikes out. John Springer singles to left field. Hank Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Warren Angelini scores. John Springer steals second. Mike Brashear pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Greg Meier strikes out. Truck Meehan singles to center field. Claude Franklin singles to right field. Truck Meehan advances to third on the hit. Kal Cox strikes out. Tony Kull walks. Ty Skiff lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Nicholas Summers grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Sandberg pops out to the second baseman. Floyd Preston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Wheat flies out to the left fielder. Ivan Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Ogrodowski hits a home run. Greg Meier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kryptonite Khan strikes out. Warren Angelini doubles to center field. Harry Dowd grounds out to the shortstop. John Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Truck Meehan flies out to the center fielder. Claude Franklin singles to center field. Claude Franklin steals second. Kal Cox strikes out. Tony Kull walks. Ty Skiff hits a home run. Claude Franklin scores. Tony Kull scores. Lincoln McDowell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Wheat doubles to center field. Ivan Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hank Hudson strikes out. Mike Brashear singles to center field. Nicholas Summers lines out to the shortstop. Mike Brashear steals second. Joe Sandberg singles past the shortstop. Mike Brashear scores. Floyd Preston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jimmy Ogrodowski grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Meier flies out to the center fielder. Truck Meehan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Connie Risberg is pinch hitting for Lincoln McDowell . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Connie Risberg flies out to the left fielder. Warren Angelini flies out to the left fielder. Harry Dowd grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Knuckles Fist pitching. Claude Franklin flies out to the center fielder. Kal Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Kull hits a home run. Ty Skiff doubles to left field. Steve Wheat flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Springer strikes out. Hank Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Mike Brashear singles to left field. Nicholas Summers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Brashear is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ivan Martinez grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmy Ogrodowski strikes out. Greg Meier singles to right field. Tom Herndon is pinch hitting for Truck Meehan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Herndon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Dowd. Claude Franklin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Spencer pitching. Joe Sandberg pops out to the shortstop. Floyd Preston grounds out to the shortstop. Fred McNulty is pinch hitting for Knuckles Fist. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fred McNulty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Fred McNulty is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Colbrunn did not respond to coaching in control Jody Papa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Logan Mercer did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ike Woodall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gil Monchak improves in contact_vs_lefty Tex Wainhouse did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Hall did not respond to coaching in velocity Ike Woodall did not respond to coaching in 2B