Win: Geronimo Cole (15-12) Loss: Joe Olander (7-14)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Geronimo Cole pitching. Charlie Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Davis hits a home run. Duke Silva singles to center field. Howard Norman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duke Silva advances to second on the play. Danny Kroh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Olander pitching. Brent Dalena singles to center field. Jim Littlejohn singles to right field. Brent Dalena advances to third on the hit. Gene Graham walks. George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Dalena scores. Jim Littlejohn advances to third on the play. Gene Graham advances to second on the play. Alex Coluccio pops out to the shortstop. Larry Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Roy Blair singles to center field. Jack Lowry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Blair advances to second on the play. Yukio Kawagishi singles to right field. Roy Blair scores. Joe Olander lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Charlie Willis singles in front of the left fielder. Rusty Hemingway walks. Geronimo Cole 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 strikes out. Jim Littlejohn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Frank Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Silva pops out to the third baseman. Howard Norman hits an infield single to the third baseman. Danny Kroh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gene Graham walks. George Hughes walks. Alex Coluccio hits a home run. Gene Graham scores. George Hughes scores. Larry Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Hemingway flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Roy Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Lowry singles to right field. Yukio Kawagishi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Lowry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Olander flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Geronimo Cole flies out to the center fielder. Brent Dalena strikes out. Jim Littlejohn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Charlie Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Davis strikes out. Duke Silva singles to right field. Howard Norman grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Duke Silva is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Gene Graham singles to center field. George Hughes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Graham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alex Coluccio hits a home run. George Hughes scores. Jorge Lalana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Davis strikes out. Charlie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Danny Kroh strikes out. Roy Blair pops out to the second baseman. Jack Lowry walks. Yukio Kawagishi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Lowry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway walks. Geronimo Cole 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 singles to center field. Rusty Hemingway scores. Jim Littlejohn singles to left field. Gene Graham strikes out. George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Red Harrison is pinch hitting for Jorge Lalana. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Harrison doubles to right field. Charlie Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Red Harrison advances to third on the play. Frank Davis strikes out. Duke Silva walks. Howard Norman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Scott Paquette pitching. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Larry Davis strikes out. Charlie Willis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Danny Kroh singles to right field. Danny Kroh is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Roy Blair strikes out. Pop Riesgo is pinch hitting for Jack Lowry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pop Riesgo singles to right field. Yukio Kawagishi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pop Riesgo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway flies out to the right fielder. Geronimo Cole grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Dalena hits an infield single to the second baseman. Brent Dalena steals second. Jim Littlejohn singles to left field. Brent Dalena scores. Takumi Yagi 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. Gene Graham walks. George Hughes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Takumi Yagi. Jim Littlejohn scores. Alex Coluccio walks. Larry Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pete Palmer is pinch hitting for Takumi Yagi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Garcia singles to left field. Yogi Latimer 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. Frank Davis walks. Duke Silva singles to center field. Charlie Garcia scores. Frank Davis advances to third on the hit. Howard Norman walks. Danny Kroh grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Queenie Ramsey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeff Daly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jess Sizemore did not respond to coaching in velocity John Serad improves in range Jack Martz did not respond to coaching in speed Otto Rosso did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vic Staley improves in RF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Casanova did not respond to coaching in control Hod Schemer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Matos did not respond to coaching in range Dave Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control Rafael Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity