Win: Bone Boone (6-6) Loss: Curtis Darling (11-2)
Save: Ed Fowler (5)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Clem W Barfield pitching. Buck Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Cartwright strikes out. John Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jeff Liddle pitching. Tim K Meulens pops out to the second baseman. Tim K Galan walks. Bob K Fuller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim K Galan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don K McKain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Masao Hara strikes out. Earl Casey singles to right field. Earl Casey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Curt Melton walks. Tim Moss pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Miguel K Romberger hits a home run. Jeff K Thompson walks. Ethan K Dempsey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jeff W Hillebrand grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Liddle strikes out. Buck Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Clem W Barfield strikes out. Tim K Meulens grounds out to the shortstop. Tim K Galan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright hits a home run. John Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Masao Hara flies out to the center fielder. Earl Casey lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob K Fuller grounds out to the shortstop. Don K McKain flies out to the left fielder. Miguel K Romberger singles to right field. Jeff K Thompson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Miguel K Romberger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Curt Melton flies out to the right fielder. Tim Moss grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Chuck Dougherty walks. Jeff Liddle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ethan K Dempsey strikes out. Jeff W Hillebrand grounds out to the third baseman. Clem W Barfield grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas strikes out. Frank Cartwright pops out to the shortstop. John Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tim K Meulens grounds out to the third baseman. Tim K Galan walks. Bob K Fuller grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Masao Hara strikes out. Earl Casey walks. Earl Casey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Curt Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Don K McKain grounds out to the pitcher. Miguel K Romberger singles past the second baseman. Jeff K Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Ethan K Dempsey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Miguel K Romberger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tim Moss walks. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Liddle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jeff W Hillebrand singles to center field. Elmer K Ingerton is pinch hitting for Clem W Barfield. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Elmer K Ingerton flies out to the left fielder. Jeff W Hillebrand is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tim K Meulens walks. Tim K Galan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Curtis Darling pitching. Frank Cartwright hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Robinson singles to right field. Masao Hara strikes out. Earl Casey strikes out. Curt Melton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bone Boone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob K Fuller strikes out. Don K McKain pops out to the shortstop. Miguel K Romberger singles to right field. Jeff K Thompson bunts for a base hit. Ethan K Dempsey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff K Thompson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Tim Moss singles to right field. Chuck Dougherty singles to left field. Tim Moss advances to third on the hit. Denny K Moreland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Cousineau is pinch hitting for Bone Boone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Cousineau doubles to left field. Tim Moss scores. Chuck Dougherty uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buck Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Larry Collins is pinch hitting for Frank Cartwright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Cousineau advances to third on the play. Scott Panther is pinch hitting for John Robinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Panther grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Ed Fowler pitching. Jeff W Hillebrand grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Johnson is pinch hitting for Denny K Moreland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Glenn Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Tim K Meulens singles past the shortstop. Tim K Galan singles to center field. Tim K Meulens advances to third on the hit. Bob K Fuller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Denny K Moreland is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in endurance John Butcher improves in contact_vs_lefty Howard Ruth improves in contact_vs_righty Al K Sullivan improves in contact_vs_lefty Howard Ruth did not respond to coaching in arm Glenn Balboni did not respond to coaching in control Craig Naranjo did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marty K Kelly did not respond to coaching in range Ed K Marshall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don Santana did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Noboru Hirata improves in power_vs_lefty Joe K Smith did not respond to coaching in control George K Mattick improves in speed Frank K Crosby did not respond to coaching in C