Win: Paul Anderson (4-2) Loss: Luke Perkins (6-9)
Save: Luis Brown (4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mark Bradley pitching. Harl Mercedes singles to right field. Juan Schmidt strikes out. Harl Mercedes steals second. Irv Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harl Mercedes advances to third on the play. Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Stan Keegan pitching. Tom Breton pops out to the catcher. Alan Kantlehner triples. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Danny McKeithan flies out to the left fielder. Shane Judnich hits a home run. Brian Burkett walks. Brian Burkett is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Monty Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudson pops out to the second baseman. Mickey Young flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Stan Keegan flies out to the left fielder. Harl Mercedes grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Schmidt walks. Irv Barthelson singles to left field. Juan Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Ross Rohr-Beck singles past the shortstop. Juan Schmidt scores. Danny McKeithan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ross Rohr-Beck is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jerry Kruger walks. Mark Bradley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mark Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Tom Breton strikes out. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Shane Judnich pops out to the first baseman. Brian Burkett flies out to the right fielder. Monty Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Johnny Hafey strikes out. Dwight Hackett walks. Dwight Hackett steals second. Bill Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Stan Keegan grounds out to the shortstop. Harl Mercedes strikes out. Juan Schmidt singles to left field. Juan Schmidt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mickey Young singles to left field. Mickey Young is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerry Kruger strikes out. Alexander Gomez is pinch hitting for Mark Bradley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Alexander Gomez doubles to right field. Tom Breton singles to center field. Alexander Gomez scores. Alan Kantlehner singles to right field. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Paul Anderson pitching. Irv Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Danny McKeithan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey strikes out. Dwight Hackett walks. Bill Hudson singles to left field. Dwight Hackett advances to third on the hit. Mickey Young strikes out. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Shane Judnich grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Burkett flies out to the left fielder. Monty Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Moren is pinch hitting for Paul Anderson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Don Moren doubles to left field. Luke Perkins 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 1st. Tom Breton walks. Alan Kantlehner singles to right field. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Johnny Hafey singles to left field. Don Moren scores. Tom Breton scores. Alan Kantlehner advances to third on the hit. Jimmie Sanicki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight Hackett singles to center field. Alan Kantlehner scores. Johnny Hafey advances to third on the hit. Bill Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Hafey scores. Mickey Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Masato Miyamoto pitching. Jake Hunter is pinch hitting for Jimmie Sanicki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Hunter strikes out. Harl Mercedes grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Steve Ancker pitching. Jerry Kruger singles to left field. Geronimo Conroy is pinch hitting for Masato Miyamoto. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Geronimo Conroy singles to center field. Jerry Kruger advances to third on the hit. Tom Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Geronimo Conroy advances to second on the play. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Luis Brown pitching. Irv Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. Ross Rohr-Beck flies out to the center fielder. Danny McKeithan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Alexander Gomez (3), Don Moren (2).3B - Alan Kantlehner (2).SF - Bill Hudson. Baserunning: SB - Dwight Hackett (16).CS - Mickey Young (2).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Art Knicely improves in contact_vs_lefty Hugo Mercer did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Mangan did not respond to coaching in velocity Kid Hale did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Randy McElwee did not respond to coaching in speed Kid Hale did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hiroshi Kubota did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in arm Darren Martinez did not respond to coaching in control Fred Dyer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Freddie Castro improves in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Kennedy did not respond to coaching in speed