Win: Andy Walsh (11-22) Loss: Michael Landrum (3-9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Andy Walsh pitching. Harl Mercedes strikes out. Juan Schmidt strikes out. Harry Brown doubles to center field. Ross Rohr-Beck singles to right field. Harry Brown scores. Ross Rohr-Beck gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Michael Landrum pitching. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Hafey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Danny McKeithan strikes out. Shane Judnich doubles to left field. Brian Burkett walks. Frank Servais grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Brian Burkett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Michael Landrum strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez singles to right field. Dave Lopez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dwight Hackett flies out to the center fielder. Blix Telgheder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harl Mercedes singles to center field. Juan Schmidt grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Harry Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Alexander Gomez triples. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the second baseman. Alexander Gomez scores. Andy Walsh hits a home run. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds walks. Johnny Hafey singles to right field. Dave Lopez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Vinnie Hammonds is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Danny McKeithan singles to center field. Shane Judnich flies out to the left fielder. Brian Burkett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett strikes out. Blix Telgheder doubles to left field. Alexander Gomez grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Kruger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Frank Servais singles to right field. Michael Landrum lays a bunt down the first base line. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Harl Mercedes lines out to the shortstop. Juan Schmidt walks. Harry Brown grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Schmidt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Andy Walsh strikes out. Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the shortstop. Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Johnny Hafey hits a home run. Vinnie Hammonds scores. Luke Perkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Danny McKeithan flies out to the center fielder. Shane Judnich hits an infield single to the pitcher. Shane Judnich steals second. Shane Judnich is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett is hit by a pitch. Blix Telgheder pops out to the second baseman. Alexander Gomez lines out to the second baseman. Jerry Kruger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Brian Burkett grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Servais singles to right field. Rick Arias is pinch hitting for Luke Perkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rick Arias flies out to the right fielder. Harl Mercedes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Servais is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Steve Ancker pitching. Mickey Young is pinch hitting for Andy Walsh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mickey Young hits a home run. Charlie Coggin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the center fielder. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Hafey walks. Dave Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Ruffcorn pitching. Juan Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Brown flies out to the right fielder. Ross Rohr-Beck hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ross Rohr-Beck is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett walks. Blix Telgheder grounds out to the second baseman. Dwight Hackett advances to second on the play. Alexander Gomez strikes out. Jimmie Sanicki 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. Jerry Kruger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Danny McKeithan singles to right field. Shane Judnich lines out to the shortstop. Brian Burkett singles to left field. Danny McKeithan advances to third on the hit. Frank Servais pops out to the shortstop. Jimmie Sanicki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Mangan did not respond to coaching in control Ray Bratcher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Randy McElwee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Witt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Oliver Lowery did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Cooper did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Schaal did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chujiro Tanaka did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Fuller improves in range Steve Goslin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Darren Martinez did not respond to coaching in control Hiroshi Kubota did not respond to coaching in speed