Win: Jack Ruppenthal (1-0) Loss: Wilbert Marnie (0-1)
Save: Bernie Thomas (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Wilbert Marnie pitching. Dainier Castro walks. Rocko Patterson singles to right field. Dainier Castro advances to third on the hit. ZyZoy Pink flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dainier Castro scores. Fentok Grevell flies out to the left fielder. Deacon Dedmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Roger Velazquez pitching. Takayuki Adachi flies out to the right fielder. Sam Cabrera doubles past the first baseman. Dot Bell singles to left field. Sam Cabrera scores. Dot Bell steals second. Russ Scarce strikes out. Beauty Hargrave triples. Dot Bell scores. Scott Eisenhart doubles to right field. Beauty Hargrave scores. Jerry Ward flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Lou Goryl grounds out to the third baseman. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Hampton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dan Davis hits a home run. Wilbert Marnie grounds out to the third baseman. Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Cabrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Roger Velazquez grounds out to the second baseman. Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. Rocko Patterson singles to right field. Rocko Patterson steals second. ZyZoy Pink walks. Fentok Grevell hits a home run. Rocko Patterson scores. ZyZoy Pink scores. Deacon Dedmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dot Bell singles to center field. Russ Scarce grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Beauty Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Lou Goryl strikes out. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Bob Hampton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Ward flies out to the right fielder. Dan Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Lollar is pinch hitting for Roger Velazquez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mike Lollar singles to left field. Mike Lollar steals second. Dainier Castro strikes out. Rocko Patterson singles to left field. Mike Lollar scores. Rocko Patterson steals second. ZyZoy Pink flies out to the center fielder. Fentok Grevell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jack Ruppenthal pitching. Wilbert Marnie grounds out to the third baseman. Takayuki Adachi singles past the third baseman. Sam Cabrera singles to left field. Dot Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Takayuki Adachi advances to third on the play. Sam Cabrera advances to second on the play. Russ Scarce pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Deacon Dedmon hits a home run. Lou Goryl strikes out. Fritz Balboni hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Hampton grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Beauty Hargrave flies out to the right fielder. Scott Eisenhart flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Ward flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jack Ruppenthal grounds out to the second baseman. Dainier Castro strikes out. Rocko Patterson hits a home run. Joe Stoneham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. ZyZoy Pink lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dan Davis pops out to the shortstop. Conrad Farrell is pinch hitting for Joe Stoneham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Conrad Farrell singles to right field. Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Conrad Farrell advances to second on the play. Sam Cabrera flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Roger Baker pitching. Fentok Grevell pops out to the pitcher. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lou Goryl walks. Lou Goryl steals second. Fritz Balboni singles to right field. Lou Goryl scores. Bob Hampton walks. Otto Shifflett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vance Tarrant is pinch hitting for Jack Ruppenthal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Scott Clary pitching. Dot Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Scarce reached on a fielding error by Lou Goryl. Beauty Hargrave hits a home run. Russ Scarce scores. Bernie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Eisenhart flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Ward walks. Dan Davis pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro strikes out. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. ZyZoy Pink flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Horace Fortune enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fentok Grevell at 1B. Steve Lanning is pinch hitting for Otto Shifflett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Lanning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Cabrera doubles to center field. Dot Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Babe Edwards improves in contact_vs_righty Howard Phillips improves in range J.J. Covington did not respond to coaching in velocity Max McGuire improves in power_vs_righty Stacker Roswell did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Elton Hassler improves in arm Frank Kohlmeier improves in power_vs_lefty Elton Hassler improves in power_vs_lefty Elton Hassler improves in arm Andy Geisel did not respond to coaching in 2B