Win: Tom Butler (4-0) Loss: Ron Mails (2-3)
Save: Rene Pasquella (16)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Barrett pitching. Jerry Mitchell lines out to the second baseman. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Bob Pruett steals second. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jose Pike pitching. Clay Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ox Morlan singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki doubles to center field. Charlie Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Breton singles to left field. Ox Morlan scores. Tom Breton steals second. Jose Pike grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Mitchell singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki scores. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck singles to left field. Randy McElwee grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ross Rohr-Beck advances to second on the play. Tsutomu Kadota grounds out to the shortstop. Irv Barthelson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden singles to left field. Ox Morlan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Sean Wright singles past the shortstop. John Barrett lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sean Wright steals third. Clay Irwin strikes out. Quilvio Zitzmann doubles to right field. Sean Wright scores. Ed Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki singles to right field. Charlie Kennedy pops out to the shortstop. Tom Breton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck flies out to the center fielder. Randy McElwee flies out to the center fielder. Tsutomu Kadota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jose Pike grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Irv Barthelson flies out to the right fielder. Sean Wright grounds out to the shortstop. John Barrett walks. John Barrett steals second. Ox Morlan throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Clay Irwin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder. Ox Morlan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Quilvio Zitzmann strikes out. Ed Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Ross Rohr-Beck walks. Randy McElwee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Gene Farner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenji Imazeki walks. Charlie Kennedy doubles to right field. Tom Breton lines out to the third baseman. Jose Pike strikes out. Jerry Mitchell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tsutomu Kadota pops out to the first baseman. Irv Barthelson strikes out. Sean Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett singles to center field. Bill Hedlund grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bob Pruett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Fred Scalzi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Ox Morlan. Akinobu Kono is hit by a pitch. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Mercado enters the game as a defensive replacement for Akinobu Kono at C. Reid Nicholson is pinch hitting for Fred Scalzi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Clay Irwin doubles past the third baseman. Quilvio Zitzmann singles to right field. Clay Irwin scores. Ed Johnson strikes out. Ross Rohr-Beck singles to center field. Tom Butler 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. Randy McElwee walks. Tsutomu Kadota strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ron Mails pitching. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Charlie Kennedy. Vinnie Hammonds singles to left field. Tom Breton strikes out. Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Tom Butler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Dwight Hackett doubles to left field. Vinnie Hammonds uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rene Pasquella pitching. Irv Barthelson strikes out. Sean Wright reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Pruett. Harry Romero pops out to the first baseman. Clay Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Long did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brooks Teufel did not respond to coaching in range Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in range Dave Lopez did not respond to coaching in range George Long did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lefty Morley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Keefe Kreutzer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Juan Schmidt improves in range Jimmie Sanicki did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Haad did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty