Win: Paul Anderson (1-0) Loss: Giovanni Roig (0-1)
Save: Ryusuke Okawa (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Giovanni Roig pitching. Dave Lopez singles to center field. Daisuke Nakayama walks. Luis Brito singles to left field. Dave Lopez scores. Yordan Montero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daisuke Nakayama advances to third on the play. Luis Brito advances to second on the play. George Long grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Paul Anderson pitching. Shane Judnich grounds out to the second baseman. Art Knicely grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Holly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Hank Atkinson walks. Charlie Gagliano strikes out. 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 grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Edilse Vazquez grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Demaree singles to right field. Danny McKeithan hits a home run. Bill Demaree scores. Yusaku Okamoto doubles to right field. Irv Barthelson strikes out. Giovanni Roig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Daisuke Nakayama strikes out. Luis Brito grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yordan Montero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Shane Judnich flies out to the right fielder. Art Knicely pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Holly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay George Long strikes out. Mickey Young is hit by a pitch. Hank Atkinson doubles to center field. Charlie Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mickey Young scores. Paul Anderson singles to right field. Dave Lopez doubles past the third baseman. Hank Atkinson scores. Daisuke Nakayama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Edilse Vazquez grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Demaree flies out to the right fielder. Danny McKeithan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Brito walks. Luis Brito steals second. Yordan Montero strikes out. George Long lines out to the shortstop. Mickey Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Yusaku Okamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Barthelson pops out to the second baseman. Phil Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hank Atkinson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Charlie Gagliano strikes out. 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 reached on a fielding error by Danny McKeithan. Daisuke Nakayama flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Shane Judnich walks. Art Knicely flies out to the left fielder. Shane Judnich steals second. Dennis Holly strikes out. Edilse Vazquez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Luis Brito grounds out to the shortstop. Yordan Montero singles to left field. Yordan Montero steals second. George Long strikes out. Mickey Young singles to center field. Yordan Montero scores. Al Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Atkinson singles to right field. Mickey Young advances to third on the hit. Hank Atkinson steals second. Charlie Gagliano flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Demaree grounds out to the shortstop. Danny McKeithan strikes out. Yusaku Okamoto triples. Ryusuke Okawa 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 2nd. Irv Barthelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ryusuke Okawa pops out to the shortstop. Dave Lopez strikes out. Daisuke Nakayama walks. Daisuke Nakayama steals second. Luis Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jake Hunter is pinch hitting for Al Thomas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Hunter walks. Shane Judnich strikes out. Art Knicely flies out to the center fielder. Jake Hunter steals second. Dennis Holly singles to left field. Jake Hunter is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pat Neill pitching. Yordan Montero singles to center field. George Long hits a home run. Yordan Montero scores. Jimmie Sanicki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Young grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Atkinson grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Schaal is pinch hitting for Charlie Gagliano. Ken Schaal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bobby Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Schaal at C. Edilse Vazquez pops out to the third baseman. Bill Demaree strikes out. Danny McKeithan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wilbert Leja did not respond to coaching in control Freddie Castro did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alex Rossman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Meridith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Miguel Skinner improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Salas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff May improves in power_vs_righty Tom Sanchez improves in power_vs_lefty Tommy Townsend improves in contact_vs_lefty George Bell did not respond to coaching in range Ed Mangan did not respond to coaching in control Clem Elliott did not respond to coaching in velocity