Win: Doug Hargrave (15-14) Loss: Mike Edwards (11-11)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike Edwards pitching. Mike Durst flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Kane strikes out. Charlie Shifflett singles to right field. Kazutaka Tomimatsu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Doug Hargrave pitching. Osvaldo Riddle grounds out to the pitcher. Darryl Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Merito Lemongello grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez walks. Julio Guerrero grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Birdie Durham triples. Shinji Inoue singles to left field. Birdie Durham scores. Doug Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rube Nolte flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the third baseman. John Radinsky flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mike Durst walks. Ernie Kane lines out to the third baseman. Charlie Shifflett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Hiatt flies out to the left fielder. Snooks Pose flies out to the left fielder. Mike Edwards strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kazutaka Tomimatsu walks. Kazutaka Tomimatsu steals second. Howie Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Julio Guerrero singles past the shortstop. Kazutaka Tomimatsu scores. Julio Guerrero steals second. Birdie Durham singles to center field. Julio Guerrero scores. Shinji Inoue strikes out. Doug Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Osvaldo Riddle flies out to the right fielder. Darryl Bailey strikes out. Merito Lemongello flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Durst strikes out. Ernie Kane grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Shifflett triples. Kazutaka Tomimatsu singles to left field. Charlie Shifflett scores. Howie Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rube Nolte grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the shortstop. John Radinsky singles past the shortstop. Jim Hiatt singles to center field. Snooks Pose grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Radinsky is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chuck Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Guerrero strikes out. Birdie Durham flies out to the left fielder. Shinji Inoue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Chuck Miller grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Osvaldo Riddle strikes out. Darryl Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Doug Hargrave grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Durst grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Merito Lemongello strikes out. Rube Nolte grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Ramsdell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Charlie Shifflett grounds out to the second baseman. Kazutaka Tomimatsu singles to center field. Howie Ramirez hits a home run. Kazutaka Tomimatsu scores. Julio Guerrero hits a home run. Birdie Durham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shinji Inoue grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Radinsky pops out to the shortstop. Jim Hiatt grounds out to the second baseman. Al Davenport is pinch hitting for Snooks Pose. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Davenport grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Doug Hargrave singles to center field. Mike Durst grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doug Hargrave is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ernie Kane singles to right field. Mike Durst advances to third on the hit. Charlie Shifflett hits a home run. Mike Durst scores. Ernie Kane scores. Bob Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Kazutaka Tomimatsu grounds out to the second baseman. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Phil Danzig is pinch hitting for Bob Phillips. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Phil Danzig pops out to the shortstop. Osvaldo Riddle walks. Syl Rye is pinch hitting for Darryl Bailey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Osvaldo Riddle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Syl Rye grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 2
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Jeffries improves in speed Dave Jeffries improves in power_vs_righty Yasushi Horimoto did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Santana did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pat Fassero did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Fulmer improves in range Al Morgan did not respond to coaching in control Pat Fassero did not respond to coaching in velocity