Win: Bill Barree (4-6) Loss: Ernie Wise (7-9)
Save: Bernie Thomas (6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Barree pitching. Dave Hayes walks. Beauty Hargrave strikes out. Conrad Farrell flies out to the center fielder. Jim Webb walks. Jerry Ward grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Webb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ernie Wise pitching. Mike Lollar hits a home run. Deacon Dedmon strikes out. Rocko Patterson walks. Rocko Patterson steals second. Horace Fortune pops out to the third baseman. ZyZoy Pink singles to left field. Rocko Patterson scores. Dainier Castro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. ZyZoy Pink is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Billy Stephens grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Davis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hod Raney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jason Kida grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jake Maltzberger singles to left field. Jake Maltzberger steals second. Bill Barree is hit by a pitch. Mike Lollar flies out to the left fielder. Deacon Dedmon doubles to left field. Jake Maltzberger scores. Bill Barree uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rocko Patterson singles to right field. Deacon Dedmon scores. Horace Fortune strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ernie Wise grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Hayes grounds out to the shortstop. Beauty Hargrave flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay ZyZoy Pink singles to right field. Dainier Castro flies out to the right fielder. ZyZoy Pink steals second. Jason Kida walks. Jake Maltzberger strikes out. Bill Barree strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Conrad Farrell singles to center field. Jim Webb grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Conrad Farrell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Webb is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerry Ward doubles to center field. Billy Stephens hits a home run. Jerry Ward scores. Dan Davis singles to center field. Hod Raney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mike Lollar grounds out to the second baseman. Deacon Dedmon singles to center field. Rocko Patterson walks. Horace Fortune singles to right field. Deacon Dedmon scores. Rocko Patterson advances to third on the hit. Horace Fortune is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ernie Wise singles to right field. Dave Hayes flies out to the right fielder. Beauty Hargrave grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro flies out to the center fielder. Jason Kida strikes out. Jake Maltzberger pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Conrad Farrell grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Webb flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Lou Goryl is pinch hitting for Bill Barree. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lou Goryl grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Lollar is hit by a pitch. Deacon Dedmon singles to right field. Mike Lollar advances to third on the hit. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Deacon Dedmon advances to second on the play. Horace Fortune walks. ZyZoy Pink singles to left field. Mike Lollar scores. Deacon Dedmon scores. Horace Fortune advances to third on the hit. Dainier Castro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bernie Thomas pitching. Billy Stephens doubles to left field. Dan Davis pops out to the second baseman. Hod Raney pops out to the shortstop. Ernie Wise grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni is pinch hitting for Jason Kida. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fritz Balboni singles to left field. Jake Maltzberger reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hod Raney. Bernie Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Balboni scores. Jake Maltzberger advances to third on the play. Mike Lollar singles to center field. Jake Maltzberger scores. Mike Lollar steals second. Deacon Dedmon strikes out. Rocko Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Beauty Hargrave reached on a fielding error by Mike Lollar. Conrad Farrell flies out to the right fielder. Beauty Hargrave steals second. Jim Webb grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Al Vukovich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Horace Fortune singles to left field. ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Esteban Peraza is pinch hitting for Dainier Castro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Esteban Peraza walks. Fritz Balboni grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jerry Ward walks. Billy Stephens flies out to the center fielder. Dan Davis singles to left field. Hod Raney hits a home run. Jerry Ward scores. Dan Davis scores. Steve Lanning is pinch hitting for Al Vukovich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Lanning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dave Hayes walks. Beauty Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Natal improves in contact_vs_lefty Sam Cabrera improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Davey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andy Ripple improves in range Mike Strobel improves in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Deon Waybright improves in arm Max McGuire improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Ruppenthal did not respond to coaching in velocity A.K. Lovejoy improves in contact_vs_righty Duke Espinoza did not respond to coaching in 3B