Win: Johnny Myers (3-0) Loss: Brooks Woodward (9-18)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Myers pitching. Loy Barbeau singles to right field. Eddie Nieves grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Loy Barbeau is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Urbano Arnold reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jose Dustal. John Lowdermilk grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Nieves scores. Urbano Arnold advances to third on the play. Jack Freigau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Brooks Woodward pitching. Jose Dustal singles to left field. Romello Warren flies out to the left fielder. Porter Crews triples. Jose Dustal scores. Bill Fritz walks. Rich Vargas pops out to the shortstop. Diego Freese walks. Aiden Garcia singles to center field. Porter Crews scores. Bill Fritz is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tom Torkelson lines out to the first baseman. Dan Pierzynski flies out to the center fielder. Orlando Patterson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Myers strikes out. Jose Dustal singles to left field. Romello Warren flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Brooks Woodward singles to center field. Loy Barbeau grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Eddie Nieves singles to center field. Urbano Arnold doubles to right field. John Lowdermilk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Porter Crews singles to center field. Porter Crews steals second. Bill Fritz walks. Rich Vargas flies out to the left fielder. Diego Freese grounds out to the pitcher. Porter Crews advances to third on the play. Bill Fritz advances to second on the play. Aiden Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jack Freigau strikes out. Tom Torkelson reached on a fielding error by Romello Warren. Dan Pierzynski flies out to the center fielder. Orlando Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay George Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Myers grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Dustal grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Brooks Woodward flies out to the right fielder. Loy Barbeau walks. Eddie Nieves strikes out. Urbano Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Romello Warren strikes out. Porter Crews strikes out. Bill Fritz singles to center field. Rich Vargas walks. Diego Freese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Lowdermilk reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Davis. Jack Freigau strikes out. Tom Torkelson pops out to the shortstop. Dan Pierzynski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Aiden Garcia flies out to the center fielder. George Davis reached on a fielding error by Loy Barbeau. Mike Stoneham is pinch hitting for Johnny Myers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Stoneham singles to right field. George Davis advances to third on the hit. Jose Dustal flies out to the left fielder. Romello Warren singles to center field. George Davis scores. Mike Stoneham advances to third on the hit. Porter Crews hits a home run. Mike Stoneham scores. Romello Warren scores. Bill Fritz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jack Ostendorf pitching. Orlando Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Brooks Woodward grounds out to the pitcher. Loy Barbeau grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rich Vargas grounds out to the pitcher. Diego Freese triples. Aiden Garcia walks. Aiden Garcia steals second. George Davis strikes out. Calvin Smith is pinch hitting for Jack Ostendorf. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Calvin Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Walt Davison pitching. Eddie Nieves strikes out. Urbano Arnold doubles to left field. John Lowdermilk grounds out to the second baseman. Urbano Arnold advances to third on the play. Jack Freigau singles to center field. Urbano Arnold scores. Tom Torkelson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dan Pierzynski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jose Dustal flies out to the left fielder. Romello Warren singles to center field. Porter Crews strikes out. Bill Fritz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Walt Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Orlando Patterson strikes out. Randy Howell is pinch hitting for Brooks Woodward. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Randy Howell strikes out. Loy Barbeau pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Romello Warren is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Keith Grimes did not respond to coaching in control Jose Armas did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Berg improves in power_vs_righty Nellie Hallinan improves in power_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Turk Wolfe improves in speed Wayne Babe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Richie Weaver did not respond to coaching in range Rip Hash did not respond to coaching in speed Nick Yazzo did not respond to coaching in 3B