Win: Jack Ostendorf (3-7) Loss: Ryan Pepper (1-4)
Save: Walt Davis (27)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ryan Pepper pitching. Scott Tedrow hits a home run. Diego Freese strikes out. Porter Crews singles to right field. Romello Warren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Porter Crews advances to second on the play. Jose Dustal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Ostendorf pitching. Harry Fuentes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Orlando Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Iburg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Fritz singles to left field. George Davis singles to right field. Bill Fritz advances to third on the hit. Aiden Garcia strikes out. Jack Ostendorf grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Fritz scores. George Davis advances to second on the play. Scott Tedrow walks. Diego Freese grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Nieves walks. Joe Wyse strikes out. Damon Vitelli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Porter Crews strikes out. Romello Warren flies out to the left fielder. Jose Dustal pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Heinie Birrer walks. Ryan Pepper lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Heinie Birrer forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Harry Fuentes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Fritz singles to right field. George Davis walks. Hal Foster 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. Aiden Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Fritz advances to third on the play. George Davis advances to second on the play. Jack Ostendorf pops out to the second baseman. Scott Tedrow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Orlando Patterson singles to right field. Mike Iburg strikes out. Bill Elliott singles to center field. Eddie Nieves walks. Joe Wyse flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Orlando Patterson scores. Damon Vitelli flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Diego Freese strikes out. Porter Crews strikes out. Romello Warren is hit by a pitch. Jose Dustal flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Heinie Birrer grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Foster singles to right field. Harry Fuentes walks. Orlando Patterson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Fuentes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Iburg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Fritz pops out to the third baseman. George Davis doubles to center field. Aiden Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Jack Ostendorf singles to right field. George Davis scores. Dave McCabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Tedrow singles to left field. Diego Freese singles past the second baseman. Jack Ostendorf scores. Scott Tedrow advances to third on the hit. Porter Crews strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Nieves flies out to the left fielder. Joe Wyse walks. Damon Vitelli flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Romello Warren singles to center field. Jose Dustal singles to left field. Tohru Yoshikawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Fritz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Romello Warren advances to third on the play. George Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Heinie Birrer walks. Tohru Yoshikawa lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Harry Fuentes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Aiden Garcia strikes out. Calvin Smith is pinch hitting for Jack Ostendorf. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Calvin Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Tedrow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gary Clay pitching. Orlando Patterson strikes out. Mike Iburg singles to right field. Bill Elliott singles to right field. Eddie Nieves lines out to the shortstop. Joe Wyse doubles to center field. Mike Iburg scores. Damon Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Diego Freese singles to center field. Diego Freese steals second. Porter Crews lines out to the third baseman. Romello Warren singles to center field. Diego Freese scores. Harry Hug comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Dustal flies out to the center fielder. Bill Fritz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Romello Warren is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Walt Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Vic Dowell is pinch hitting for Heinie Birrer. Vic Dowell singles to center field. Joe Skalski is pinch hitting for Harry Hug. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Skalski strikes out. Harry Fuentes strikes out. Orlando Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Tyriver improves in range Rich Vargas improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Tyriver improves in range Richie Weaver did not respond to coaching in arm Rich Vargas did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Nick McCarthy improves in arm Urbano Arnold improves in contact_vs_righty Loy Barbeau did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Antonio Haworth did not respond to coaching in arm Urbano Arnold did not respond to coaching in C