Win: Ace Cormier (8-9) Loss: Pete Bates (12-17)
Save: Andy Clyde (11)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Pete Bates pitching. Jim Hiatt singles to left field. Darryl Bailey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Merito Lemongello flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ace Cormier pitching. Izzy Minnick grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Pevey singles past the shortstop. Charlie Shifflett pops out to the shortstop. Julio Guerrero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the pitcher. Bob McMakin singles to center field. John Radinsky strikes out. Osvaldo Riddle hits a home run. Bob McMakin scores. Win Townsend walks. Ace Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kazutaka Tomimatsu singles to right field. Jim Twombly grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Hiatt grounds out to the shortstop. Darryl Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Merito Lemongello grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Shinji Inoue flies out to the right fielder. Pete Bates strikes out. Izzy Minnick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the second baseman. Bob McMakin pops out to the shortstop. John Radinsky triples. Osvaldo Riddle singles to center field. John Radinsky scores. Win Townsend strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Harry Pevey grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Shifflett doubles to right field. Julio Guerrero pops out to the second baseman. Howie Ramirez singles to left field. Charlie Shifflett scores. Kazutaka Tomimatsu singles to right field. Jim Twombly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ace Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hiatt grounds out to the shortstop. Darryl Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Shinji Inoue pops out to the first baseman. Pete Bates strikes out. Izzy Minnick hits a home run. Harry Pevey walks. Charlie Shifflett grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harry Pevey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Merito Lemongello hits a home run. Steve Deering comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the third baseman. Bob McMakin strikes out. John Radinsky flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Julio Guerrero flies out to the center fielder. Howie Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Kazutaka Tomimatsu grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Osvaldo Riddle grounds out to the shortstop. Win Townsend triples. Ace Cormier grounds out to the third baseman. Win Townsend scores. Jim Hiatt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Twombly pops out to the shortstop. Shinji Inoue walks. Roy Meeks is pinch hitting for Steve Deering. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Meeks strikes out. Izzy Minnick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gowell Locke pitching. Darryl Bailey singles to right field. Darryl Bailey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Merito Lemongello flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Harry Pevey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Shifflett triples. Andy Clyde 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. Julio Guerrero flies out to the center fielder. Howie Ramirez walks. Kazutaka Tomimatsu strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob McMakin flies out to the center fielder. John Radinsky hits a home run. Osvaldo Riddle flies out to the center fielder. Win Townsend singles to left field. Loy Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Clyde grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Twombly grounds out to the second baseman. Shinji Inoue pops out to the third baseman. Walt Appier is pinch hitting for Loy Hall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt Appier pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ken Johnstone did not respond to coaching in velocity Lute Delis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Henry Christenson did not respond to coaching in control Keiichi Nakagawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yasushi Horimoto did not respond to coaching in range John Blaylock did not respond to coaching in control Greg Wapnick did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Rosario did not respond to coaching in control Tim Santana did not respond to coaching in SS