Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike Edwards pitching. Shinji Inoue pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Meeks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Doug Hargrave pitching. Osvaldo Riddle grounds out to the third baseman. Darryl Bailey singles past the third baseman. Merito Lemongello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Darryl Bailey advances to second on the play. Rube Nolte grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kazutaka Tomimatsu grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Shifflett flies out to the right fielder. Howie Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Johnny Ramsdell walks. John Radinsky flies out to the right fielder. Jim Hiatt singles to left field. Johnny Ramsdell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Snooks Pose triples. Johnny Ramsdell scores. Jim Hiatt scores. Mike Edwards strikes out. Osvaldo Riddle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Walt Appier singles to right field. Julio Guerrero singles to center field. Walt Appier is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Doug Hargrave lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shinji Inoue singles to right field. Julio Guerrero scores. Ernie Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Darryl Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Merito Lemongello flies out to the left fielder. Rube Nolte walks. Johnny Ramsdell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Roy Meeks grounds out to the third baseman. Kazutaka Tomimatsu walks. Charlie Shifflett doubles to right field. Kazutaka Tomimatsu uses his aggressiveness and scores. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Walt Appier singles to right field. Charlie Shifflett is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Radinsky doubles to right field. Jim Hiatt strikes out. Snooks Pose grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Julio Guerrero singles to center field. Julio Guerrero steals second. Doug Hargrave lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Shinji Inoue strikes out. Ernie Kane singles to right field. Julio Guerrero scores. Roy Meeks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Osvaldo Riddle pops out to the third baseman. Darryl Bailey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Merito Lemongello pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kazutaka Tomimatsu pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Shifflett grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rube Nolte strikes out. Johnny Ramsdell triples. John Radinsky flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Ramsdell scores. Jim Hiatt singles to center field. Snooks Pose singles to left field. Mike Edwards flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Walt Appier grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Guerrero strikes out. Doug Hargrave grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Osvaldo Riddle flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Bailey singles to center field. Merito Lemongello singles to center field. Rube Nolte hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gowell Locke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Ramsdell walks. Darryl Bailey scores. John Radinsky grounds out to the shortstop. Merito Lemongello scores. Rube Nolte advances to third on the play. Johnny Ramsdell advances to second on the play. Jim Hiatt is hit by a pitch. Snooks Pose singles to center field. Rube Nolte scores. Johnny Ramsdell scores. Loy Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Edwards strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob McMakin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Snooks Pose at 1B. Shinji Inoue walks. Ernie Kane grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Roy Meeks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Osvaldo Riddle walks. Osvaldo Riddle steals second. Darryl Bailey singles to center field. Osvaldo Riddle scores. Bert Jacobs is pinch hitting for Merito Lemongello. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bert Jacobs grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Win Townsend is pinch hitting for Rube Nolte. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Win Townsend singles to right field. Mike Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Ramsdell doubles to left field. Win Townsend uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Radinsky triples. Johnny Ramsdell scores. Jim Hiatt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Trick Owen is pinch hitting for Kazutaka Tomimatsu. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Trick Owen singles to left field. Charlie Shifflett grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Howie Ramirez walks. Walt Appier singles to left field. Howie Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Julio Guerrero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Merito Lemongello is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Izzy Minnick improves in power_vs_lefty Hank Cromer improves in contact_vs_righty Ray Powell improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Pasqua did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shawn Peters did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Titcomb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ace Cormier did not respond to coaching in control Al Morgan did not respond to coaching in velocity