Win: Grant Grimm (9-10) Loss: John Schaffernoth (1-5)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Grant Grimm pitching. Charlie Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Davis flies out to the left fielder. Duke Silva singles to center field. Duke Silva steals second. Shuzo Sasaki singles to center field. Duke Silva scores. Jack Lowry pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Schaffernoth pitching. Brent Dalena grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Hemingway hits a home run. George Hughes singles to right field. George Hughes steals second. Gene Graham pops out to the shortstop. Alex Coluccio singles to right field. George Hughes scores. Charlie Willis singles to center field. Alex Coluccio advances to third on the hit. Jeff Schick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Howard Norman flies out to the right fielder. Koki Mizusawa flies out to the center fielder. Danny Kroh singles to left field. John Schaffernoth doubles to center field. Danny Kroh uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Larry Davis singles to right field. Grant Grimm lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brent Dalena flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Rusty Hemingway singles to right field. Larry Davis scores. George Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Frank Davis strikes out. Duke Silva flies out to the left fielder. Shuzo Sasaki walks. Shuzo Sasaki is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gene Graham singles to right field. Alex Coluccio singles to center field. Gene Graham advances to third on the hit. Charlie Willis walks. Jeff Schick flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Gene Graham scores. Larry Davis hits a home run. Alex Coluccio scores. Charlie Willis scores. Grant Grimm pops out to the first baseman. Brent Dalena grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jack Lowry grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Norman flies out to the center fielder. Koki Mizusawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway doubles to left field. George Hughes pops out to the shortstop. Kenta Sakurai 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. Gene Graham singles past the third baseman. Rusty Hemingway scores. Alex Coluccio hits a home run. Gene Graham scores. Charlie Willis strikes out. Jeff Schick lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Danny Kroh flies out to the left fielder. Kuniaki Nakamura is pinch hitting for Kenta Sakurai. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kuniaki Nakamura strikes out. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Pladson pitching. Larry Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Grant Grimm grounds out to the second baseman. Brent Dalena doubles to left field. Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Davis walks. Frank Davis steals second. Duke Silva flies out to the left fielder. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Jack Lowry pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Hughes singles to right field. Gene Graham hits a home run. George Hughes scores. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Jorge Lalana 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. Charlie Willis strikes out. Jeff Schick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Howard Norman pops out to the shortstop. Koki Mizusawa flies out to the left fielder. Danny Kroh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Larry Davis walks. Grant Grimm lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brent Dalena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Davis advances to third on the play. Rusty Hemingway flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jorge Lalana singles to right field. Fujio Ohshima 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 1st. Fred Macias is pinch hitting for Charlie Garcia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Macias flies out to the right fielder. Frank Davis singles to center field. Jorge Lalana aggressively advances to third on the hit. Frank Davis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Duke Silva singles to left field. Jorge Lalana scores. Red Harrison is pinch hitting for Shuzo Sasaki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Duke Silva steals second. Red Harrison hits a home run. Duke Silva scores. Yogi Latimer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pop Riesgo is pinch hitting for Jack Lowry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pop Riesgo singles to left field. Howard Norman reached on a fielding error by Rusty Hemingway. Koki Mizusawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Hughes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fred Macias. Gene Graham flies out to the right fielder. Alex Coluccio doubles to right field. George Hughes scores. Charlie Willis hits a home run. Alex Coluccio scores. Jim Littlejohn is pinch hitting for Jeff Schick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Littlejohn strikes out. Larry Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Danny Kroh pops out to the third baseman. Ted Simpson is pinch hitting for Jorge Lalana. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ted Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Fred Macias singles to center field. Frank Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - John Schaffernoth (1).HR - Red Harrison (9). Baserunning: SB - Frank Davis (7), Duke Silva 2 (19).CS - Frank Davis (1), Shuzo Sasaki (18). Fielding: E - Fred Macias.
Batting:2B - Brent Dalena (24), Rusty Hemingway (11), Alex Coluccio (19).HR - Rusty Hemingway (9), Gene Graham (29), Alex Coluccio (20), Charlie Willis (9), Larry Davis (6).SF - Jeff Schick. Baserunning: SB - George Hughes (19). Fielding: E - Rusty Hemingway.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jose Chartak did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Belardi improves in arm Paul Mmahat improves in arm Pete Palmer improves in power_vs_righty Livan Barber did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Daly improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Blair did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rafael Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ Kern improves in control Raleigh Dunlap did not respond to coaching in velocity Raleigh Dunlap did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Carney improves in velocity Jack Tomney improves in range