Inning: 1 Kansas City Rickey Cripe pitching. Len Smith triples. Ray Biggio walks. Jeff Sprinz singles to left field. Len Smith scores. Ray Biggio advances to third on the hit. Ray Jordan strikes out. Kevin Rosso flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ray Biggio is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Derek Flores pitching. Frank Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Pascual singles to right field. Blas Sherry pops out to the first baseman. Eric Pascual is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Willy Fortugno grounds out to the shortstop. Lee McCarthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jake Phillips grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rusty Woodruff strikes out. Ken Duncan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Derek Flores singles to right field. Len Smith strikes out. Ray Biggio walks. Jeff Sprinz doubles to center field. Derek Flores scores. Ray Biggio uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Jordan grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Rosso walks. Willy Fortugno grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Kevin Rosso is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Neil Kimmick grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Woodend grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rickey Cripe singles to center field. Frank Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lee McCarthy strikes out. Jake Phillips strikes out. Derek Flores strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Eric Pascual grounds out to the pitcher. Blas Sherry doubles to center field. Rusty Woodruff singles to right field. Blas Sherry scores. Ken Duncan strikes out. Bill Brown grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Len Smith flies out to the right fielder. Ray Biggio hits a home run. Jeff Sprinz grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Neil Kimmick walks. Paul Woodend hits a home run. Neil Kimmick scores. Rickey Cripe flies out to the left fielder. Frank Johnson walks. Eric Pascual flies out to the left fielder. Blas Sherry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kevin Rosso grounds out to the shortstop. Willy Fortugno walks. Lee McCarthy strikes out. Jake Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rusty Woodruff doubles to right field. Ken Duncan grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Woodruff advances to third on the play. Bill Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Hunt is pinch hitting for Neil Kimmick. Todd Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Fay Zuber enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Hunt at SS. Derek Flores strikes out. Len Smith walks. Lee Denehy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ray Biggio pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Sprinz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Paul Woodend flies out to the left fielder. Bob Aude is pinch hitting for Lee Denehy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bob Aude strikes out. Frank Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Johnson pitching. Ray Jordan strikes out. Kevin Rosso flies out to the left fielder. Willy Fortugno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Eric Pascual singles to center field. Eric Pascual is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Blas Sherry singles to right field. Rusty Woodruff singles to center field. Sy Foley 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. Ken Duncan lines out to the shortstop. Bill Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Huffman is pinch hitting for Lee McCarthy. Mike Huffman singles to right field. Jake Phillips singles to left field. Mike Huffman advances to third on the hit. Mike Hood is pinch hitting for Sy Foley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Hood flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Huffman scores. Len Smith walks. Ray Biggio walks. Jeff Sprinz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Kazuyuki Ogawa pitching. Red Gonzalez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Huffman at 3B. Fay Zuber hits a home run. Paul Woodend pops out to the third baseman. Mike Goeckel is pinch hitting for Mike Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Goeckel hits a home run. Ross Metheny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Pascual singles to left field. Blas Sherry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Jeff Koback pitching. Ray Jordan pops out to the third baseman. Kevin Rosso flies out to the center fielder. Willy Fortugno flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Rusty Woodruff pops out to the third baseman. Ken Duncan flies out to the left fielder. Bill Brown singles to left field. Fay Zuber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Kansas City Red Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Jake Phillips grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Nevers is pinch hitting for Ross Metheny. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cy Nevers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Bert Oliver pitching. Paul Woodend doubles to center field. Johnny Pierson is pinch hitting for Jeff Koback. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Johnny Pierson doubles to center field. Paul Woodend scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Talton did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Cantwell did not respond to coaching in range Alex Eaton improves in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alton Carreon improves in power_vs_lefty Alton Carreon improves in power_vs_righty Bill Osborn did not respond to coaching in velocity Bernie Reach did not respond to coaching in C