Inning: 1 Kansas City Tony Bigelow pitching. Bobby Rooney flies out to the right fielder. Minnie Patton grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Johnson walks. Ed Johnson steals second. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Cliff Fuentes pitching. Jerry Mitchell walks. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Ox Morlan strikes out. Kenji Imazeki doubles to right field. Jerry Mitchell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tsutomu Kadota reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerry Mitchell. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Irv Barthelson grounds out to the pitcher. Clay Irwin walks. Cliff Fuentes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tom Breton walks. Vinnie Hammonds walks. Dwight Hackett pops out to the first baseman. 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 singles to center field. Tom Breton scores. Vinnie Hammonds scores. Les Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bobby Rooney singles past the second baseman. Minnie Patton flies out to the left fielder. Ed Johnson strikes out. Ross Rohr-Beck singles to right field. Bobby Rooney advances to third on the hit. Tsutomu Kadota strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ox Morlan singles to left field. Kenji Imazeki doubles to left field. Charlie Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Ox Morlan scores. Kenji Imazeki advances to third on the play. Fred Scalzi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Breton strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Reid Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Irv Barthelson walks. Clay Irwin walks. Irv Barthelson is out trying to steal third. Fred Scalzi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett strikes out. Tony Bigelow singles to left field. Jerry Mitchell walks. Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder. Ox Morlan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Mitchell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bobby Rooney grounds out to the second baseman. Minnie Patton walks. Ed Johnson singles to right field. Minnie Patton advances to third on the hit. Ross Rohr-Beck flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Minnie Patton scores. Tsutomu Kadota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Reid Nicholson singles to left field. Reid Nicholson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Irv Barthelson doubles to center field. Passed ball. Irv Barthelson advances to third. Clay Irwin walks. Fred Scalzi strikes out. Bobby Rooney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the second baseman. Dwight Hackett walks. Tony Bigelow lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Minnie Patton flies out to the center fielder. Ed Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Les Bryden grounds out to the shortstop. Ox Morlan pops out to the third baseman. Kenji Imazeki lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Mercado enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ox Morlan at C. Akinobu Kono enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie Kennedy at LF. Tsutomu Kadota flies out to the right fielder. Reid Nicholson singles to left field. Irv Barthelson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Breton strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rene Pasquella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clay Irwin singles to center field. Alex Altenburg is pinch hitting for Fred Scalzi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Altenburg walks. Bobby Rooney strikes out. Minnie Patton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Tsutomu Kadota is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay Brewster did not respond to coaching in range Danny McKeithan did not respond to coaching in speed Shane Judnich improves in range Pete Haad did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Foxen did not respond to coaching in velocity Keefe Kreutzer improves in power_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alexander Gomez improves in range Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Pug Hollins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ken Schaal did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Gagliano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Reese improves in 1B