Win: Al Craft (14-15) Loss: Dario Ramazzotti (9-17)
Save: John Noonan (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dario Ramazzotti pitching. Bob Duffy pops out to the shortstop. Luis Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hudson singles to right field. Jim Jaeger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Al Craft pitching. Bob Southworth singles to center field. Roberto Doriano flies out to the center fielder. Nomar Chiti pops out to the first baseman. Mike Bohanon walks. Eric Donlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Thomas walks. Joji Nagai singles to right field. Tony Zosky grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joji Nagai is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Louden strikes out. Al Craft grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joseph Banaroo strikes out. Milt Berenyi grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Duffy grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Donovan pops out to the third baseman. Bill Hudson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dario Ramazzotti grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Southworth grounds out to the second baseman. Roberto Doriano hits an infield single to the pitcher. Nomar Chiti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim Jaeger flies out to the center fielder. George Thomas strikes out. Joji Nagai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Bohanon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Donlin strikes out. Joseph Banaroo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tony Zosky flies out to the left fielder. Al Louden singles to center field. Al Louden steals second. Al Craft strikes out. Bob Duffy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Milt Berenyi grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Dario Ramazzotti grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Luis Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudson pops out to the shortstop. Jim Jaeger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Southworth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roberto Doriano walks. Nomar Chiti grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roberto Doriano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Bohanon walks. Eric Donlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay George Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joji Nagai singles to center field. Tony Zosky flies out to the left fielder. Al Louden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Keith Oana is pinch hitting for Joseph Banaroo. Keith Oana grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Berenyi grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Taylor doubles to left field. Dario Ramazzotti walks. Bob Southworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Steve Cecena enters the game as a defensive replacement for Keith Oana at SS. Al Craft strikes out. Bob Duffy triples. Tony Olwine 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. Luis Donovan walks. Bill Hudson singles to center field. Bob Duffy scores. Luis Donovan advances to third on the hit. Bill Hudson steals second. Jim Jaeger singles to left field. Luis Donovan scores. Bill Hudson scores. John Brady comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Thomas strikes out. Joji Nagai walks. Tony Zosky flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Roberto Doriano singles to right field. Nomar Chiti grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Bohanon singles to right field. Eric Donlin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Bohanon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Al Louden flies out to the left fielder. Chet Hopper 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. Alex Dauss is pinch hitting for Al Craft. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alex Dauss doubles to left field. Bob Duffy grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Noonan pitching. Cy Tabor enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tony Zosky at LF. Steve Cecena grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Berenyi bunts for a base hit. Harry Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Jumbo Chapman is pinch hitting for Chet Hopper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jumbo Chapman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Takahiro Kawamura did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Page improves in control Dan Robinson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Mullin improves in contact_vs_righty Wade Fanwell did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tommy Davis-Day did not respond to coaching in speed Hooks Dennis improves in velocity Tony Mazzera improves in contact_vs_lefty Jon Pizzaro did not respond to coaching in velocity