Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jug Sunday pitching. Dave Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Nakayama doubles to right field. Luis Brito hits a home run. Daisuke Nakayama scores. Yordan Montero singles to left field. George Long grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yordan Montero is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey Young walks. Hank Atkinson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Paul Anderson pitching. Irv Barthelson grounds out to the pitcher. Yusaku Okamoto walks. Dennis Holly flies out to the left fielder. Edilse Vazquez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yusaku Okamoto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bobby Smith walks. Paul Anderson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Lopez walks. Daisuke Nakayama hits a home run. Bobby Smith scores. Dave Lopez scores. Al Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Brito walks. Yordan Montero grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Danny McKeithan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Burkett flies out to the center fielder. Jay Brewster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey Young pops out to the first baseman. Hank Atkinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Demaree grounds out to the shortstop. Al Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Barthelson singles to center field. Irv Barthelson steals second. Yusaku Okamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bobby Smith strikes out. Paul Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Dave Lopez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dennis Holly strikes out. Edilse Vazquez triples. Danny McKeithan grounds out to the second baseman. Edilse Vazquez scores. Brian Burkett triples. Jay Brewster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Daisuke Nakayama grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Yordan Montero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Demaree doubles to right field. Al Thomas lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Bill Demaree is thrown out at third. Al Thomas is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Irv Barthelson singles to right field. Irv Barthelson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay George Long strikes out. Mickey Young pops out to the shortstop. Hank Atkinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Yusaku Okamoto flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Holly singles to left field. Dennis Holly steals second. Edilse Vazquez strikes out. Danny McKeithan singles to left field. Dennis Holly scores. Danny McKeithan steals second. Brian Burkett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bobby Smith flies out to the left fielder. Pat Neill 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. Ken Schaal is pinch hitting for Paul Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ken Schaal strikes out. Dave Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jonathan Knoblauch pitching. Jay Brewster singles to center field. Jay Brewster steals second. Bill Demaree flies out to the right fielder. Ross Rohr-Beck is pinch hitting for Pat Neill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ross Rohr-Beck walks. Irv Barthelson strikes out. Yusaku Okamoto walks. Dennis Holly grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Jay Brewster is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Steve Jacome pitching. Daisuke Nakayama singles to left field. Luis Brito strikes out. Daisuke Nakayama steals second. Yordan Montero strikes out. George Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Edilse Vazquez grounds out to the shortstop. Danny McKeithan doubles to right field. Brian Burkett grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Brewster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mickey Young singles to right field. Mickey Young steals second. Hank Atkinson grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Smith singles to right field. Mickey Young scores. Tom Breton is pinch hitting for Jonathan Knoblauch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Bobby Smith steals second. Tom Breton singles to center field. Bobby Smith scores. Frank Bergamo is pinch hitting for Dave Lopez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Bergamo walks. Daisuke Nakayama strikes out. Luis Brito walks. Yordan Montero singles to right field. Tom Breton scores. Frank Bergamo scores. Luis Brito advances to third on the hit. Charlie Kennedy is pinch hitting for George Long. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Osvaldo Lord pitching. Bill Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Jacome flies out to the right fielder. Irv Barthelson walks. Lefty Morley is pinch hitting for Yusaku Okamoto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lefty Morley singles to right field. Irv Barthelson advances to third on the hit. Dennis Holly grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Danny McKeithan (6), Bill Demaree (2).3B - Edilse Vazquez (4), Brian Burkett (7). Baserunning: SB - Irv Barthelson (12), Dennis Holly (18), Danny McKeithan (8), Jay Brewster (13).CS - Irv Barthelson (10), Al Thomas (2).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hiroshi Kubota did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Buddy Pfeffer did not respond to coaching in control Freddie Castro improves in speed Bill Stoviak improves in power_vs_righty Enrique Ramirez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Freddie Castro improves in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Jones improves in velocity Ray Bratcher did not respond to coaching in arm Juan Schmidt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Witt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Duff did not respond to coaching in control Jeff May improves in power_vs_righty