Inning: 1 Kansas City Tony Bigelow pitching. Stan Tobin strikes out. Sean Wright walks. Reid Nicholson pops out to the third baseman. Ed Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sean Wright is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Garry Braun pitching. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jason Metz walks. Bob Brantley flies out to the right fielder. Hank Aurilia walks. Clete Schoonmaker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson doubles to right field. Les Bryden strikes out. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the shortstop. John Mercado triples. Bill Hudson scores. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Garry Braun strikes out. Stan Tobin strikes out. Sean Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tony Bigelow walks. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hedlund walks. Bill Hudson singles to center field. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Reid Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Metz doubles to center field. Bob Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki hits a home run. John Mercado grounds out to the third baseman. Vinnie Hammonds doubles to center field. Tony Bigelow flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hank Aurilia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Hedlund. Clete Schoonmaker singles to center field. Hank Aurilia scores. Garry Braun lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Stan Tobin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Clete Schoonmaker advances to third on the play. Sean Wright triples. Clete Schoonmaker scores. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett walks. Bob Pruett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Hedlund flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hudson doubles to center field. Cliff Akers 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. Les Bryden walks. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Johnson singles to right field. Jason Metz walks. Bob Brantley singles to right field. Ed Johnson scores. Jason Metz advances to third on the hit. Hank Aurilia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jason Metz scores. Clete Schoonmaker walks. Cliff Akers lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Mercado walks. John Mercado is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Vinnie Hammonds walks. Tony Bigelow lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Stan Tobin doubles to left field. Sean Wright strikes out. Reid Nicholson flies out to the right fielder. Ed Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hedlund singles to center field. Bill Hudson strikes out. Les Bryden singles to left field. Bill Hedlund advances to third on the hit. Les Bryden steals second. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jason Metz grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Mercado singles to center field. Vinnie Hammonds singles to right field. John Mercado aggressively advances to third on the hit. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Tony Bigelow. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Jerry Mitchell singles to center field. John Mercado scores. Bob Pruett walks. Bill Hedlund grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Vinnie Hammonds is out at home. Bill Hudson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Ruffcorn pitching. Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Akers grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Tobin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Les Bryden doubles to left field. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the catcher. John Mercado grounds out to the third baseman. Vinnie Hammonds doubles to center field. Les Bryden scores. Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Mike Ruffcorn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Dwight Hackett singles to left field. Vinnie Hammonds scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 13
Batting:2B - Bill Hudson 2 (17), Les Bryden (18), Vinnie Hammonds 2 (15).3B - John Mercado (5).HR - Kenji Imazeki (18). Baserunning: SB - Les Bryden (18).CS - Bob Pruett (16), John Mercado (4). Fielding: E - Bill Hedlund.
Game Notes Ed Johnson is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Randy McElwee improves in range Bob Witt improves in arm Ross Rohr-Beck did not respond to coaching in arm Buddy Ruiz improves in control Bob Witt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tim Comer did not respond to coaching in endurance
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Guy Crane improves in contact_vs_righty Pug Hollins improves in contact_vs_lefty Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Breton improves in contact_vs_righty Alexander Gomez improves in speed Luis Brown did not respond to coaching in control Dave Lopez did not respond to coaching in 3B