Win: Chuck Stanka (4-1) Loss: Ed Murphy (4-7)
Save: Danny Farrell (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Chuck Stanka pitching. Sam Cabrera singles to left field. Takayuki Adachi flies out to the right fielder. Dot Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Cabrera advances to second on the play. Beauty Hargrave hits a home run. Sam Cabrera scores. Hod Raney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Murphy pitching. Dainier Castro lines out to the second baseman. Fritz Balboni walks. Lou Goryl singles to center field. Fritz Balboni advances to third on the hit. Rocko Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Fritz Balboni scores. Lou Goryl is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jerry Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Davis flies out to the left fielder. Mike Strang flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Deacon Dedmon singles to center field. Fentok Grevell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dot Bell. Mike Lollar walks. Bob Hampton singles to right field. Deacon Dedmon scores. Fentok Grevell scores. Chuck Stanka lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Passed ball. Mike Lollar scores. Bob Hampton advances to third. Dainier Castro flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Hampton scores. Fritz Balboni singles to center field. Lou Goryl grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fritz Balboni is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Murphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Cabrera grounds out to the shortstop. Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson singles to right field. Deacon Dedmon pops out to the second baseman. Fentok Grevell flies out to the center fielder. Mike Lollar grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rocko Patterson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dot Bell flies out to the right fielder. Beauty Hargrave strikes out. Hod Raney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Hampton grounds out to the pitcher. Chuck Stanka flies out to the left fielder. Dainier Castro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jerry Ward singles to left field. Jerry Ward steals second. Dan Davis pops out to the second baseman. Mike Strang strikes out. Ed Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Goryl strikes out. Rocko Patterson is hit by a pitch. Rocko Patterson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Sam Cabrera doubles to center field. Takayuki Adachi strikes out. Dot Bell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sam Cabrera advances to third on the play. Beauty Hargrave singles to center field. Sam Cabrera scores. Hod Raney singles to center field. Jerry Ward flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Deacon Dedmon flies out to the center fielder. Fentok Grevell pops out to the shortstop. Mike Lollar lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Keller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dan Davis singles to left field. Mike Strang strikes out. Conrad Farrell is pinch hitting for Ed Murphy. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Conrad Farrell walks. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Davis advances to third on the play. Conrad Farrell advances to second on the play. Takayuki Adachi pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joe Stoneham pitching. ZyZoy Pink is pinch hitting for Bob Hampton. ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Bill Keller strikes out. Dainier Castro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jake Maltzberger enters the game as a defensive replacement for ZyZoy Pink at C. Dot Bell flies out to the center fielder. Beauty Hargrave singles to left field. Hod Raney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Beauty Hargrave is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Ward hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dan Davis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni pops out to the second baseman. Lou Goryl flies out to the right fielder. Rocko Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Strang grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Holt is pinch hitting for Joe Stoneham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Holt singles to center field. Danny Farrell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Cabrera singles to center field. Takayuki Adachi strikes out. Dot Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 2
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Strobel improves in arm Chris Osuna did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Davey improves in arm Ed Davey improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Natal did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sebastian Beck did not respond to coaching in speed Briggs Stratton did not respond to coaching in velocity Frankie Henry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Ruppenthal did not respond to coaching in velocity Stacker Roswell improves in CF