Win: Ryan Pepper (6-2) Loss: Rey Gonzalez (1-6)
Save: Charlie Gleason (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Rey Gonzalez pitching. Earl Miller doubles to center field. Tony Palmer grounds out to the shortstop. Leo DeCinces singles to center field. Ray Bottenfield hits an infield single to the first baseman. Earl Miller scores. Leo DeCinces is out trying to steal third. Antonio Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ryan Pepper pitching. Diego Freese pops out to the first baseman. Ike Hines walks. Paxton Kowitz flies out to the left fielder. Scott Tedrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Paul Crump grounds out to the pitcher. Alejandro Serrano flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Nick Betts KC singles to left field. Ryan Pepper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Shawn Burkhalter grounds out to the shortstop. Porter Crews grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Fritz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Earl Miller walks. Tony Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Leo DeCinces grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Miller advances to second on the play. Ray Bottenfield pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Davis strikes out. Rey Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Diego Freese strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Antonio Taylor strikes out. Paul Crump pops out to the second baseman. Alejandro Serrano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ike Hines singles to left field. Paxton Kowitz strikes out. Scott Tedrow strikes out. Shawn Burkhalter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nick Betts KC grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ryan Pepper singles to center field. Earl Miller strikes out. Tony Palmer singles to right field. Leo DeCinces grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Porter Crews grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Fritz strikes out. George Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ray Bottenfield lines out to the second baseman. Antonio Taylor strikes out. Paul Crump singles to left field. Alejandro Serrano doubles to center field. Paul Crump uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nick Betts KC doubles to center field. Alejandro Serrano scores. Johnny Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Vic Dowell is pinch hitting for Ryan Pepper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Vic Dowell is hit by a pitch. Earl Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vic Dowell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Yukio Kuwata pitching. Johnny Myers strikes out. Diego Freese flies out to the left fielder. Ike Hines grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tony Palmer strikes out. Leo DeCinces singles to center field. Ray Bottenfield doubles to center field. Leo DeCinces is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Antonio Taylor doubles to center field. Ray Bottenfield scores. John Miranda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Crump flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Paxton Kowitz strikes out. Scott Tedrow flies out to the left fielder. Shawn Burkhalter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alejandro Serrano singles to center field. Nick Betts KC singles to center field. Alejandro Serrano advances to third on the hit. Yukio Kuwata singles to right field. Alejandro Serrano scores. Earl Miller flies out to the center fielder. Tony Palmer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Porter Crews hits a home run. Pat Holt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Rosario is pinch hitting for Bill Fritz. Juan Rosario hits a home run. Harry Hug comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Davis reached on a fielding error by Earl Miller. Rudy Holke is pinch hitting for John Miranda. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rudy Holke reached on a fielding error by Tony Palmer. Diego Freese singles to center field. George Davis is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Rudy Holke advances to third on the play. Diego Freese steals second. Ike Hines singles to center field. Rudy Holke scores. Diego Freese scores. Paxton Kowitz flies out to the center fielder. Scott Tedrow singles to left field. Shawn Burkhalter singles to right field. Ike Hines is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pedro Konikowski pitching. Riku Yanishoba enters the game as a defensive replacement for Juan Rosario at CF. Leo DeCinces strikes out. Ray Bottenfield grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Antonio Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Charlie Gleason comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Porter Crews singles to center field. Riku Yanishoba grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Porter Crews is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Davis singles to right field. Julio Burris is pinch hitting for Pedro Konikowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Julio Burris strikes out. Diego Freese grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Earl Miller (13), Ray Bottenfield (14), Antonio Taylor (11), Alejandro Serrano (20), Nick Betts KC (15).GIDP - Tony Palmer.HBP - Vic Dowell (1). Baserunning: CS - Leo DeCinces (6). Fielding: E - Earl Miller, Tony Palmer.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Faye Martinez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Fuentes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Nieves did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Kilduff improves in velocity Mike Iburg did not respond to coaching in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Tyriver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Yovanny McNally improves in range Rip Hash did not respond to coaching in arm Richie Weaver improves in contact_vs_lefty Romello Warren did not respond to coaching in 3B