Win: Reggie King (2-4) Loss: Jim Wright (3-2)
Save: Gary Grimes (7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Wright pitching. Al Embree pops out to the second baseman. Rube Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Minnie Stiely grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Reggie King pitching. Andy Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Cox flies out to the center fielder. Daryl Kosman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs strikes out. George Bowers strikes out. Cap Jennings strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Koster strikes out. Cod Yadilloh grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Selph is hit by a pitch. Wiz Offerman hits a home run. Joe Selph scores. Dave Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Cafego reached on a fielding error by Wiz Offerman. Gil Miller reached on a fielding error by Dave Schmidt. Reggie King fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Reggie King singles to right field. Mike Cafego scores. Gil Miller advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Al Embree grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gil Miller scores. Reggie King advances to second on the play. Rube Harris strikes out. Minnie Stiely singles to right field. Reggie King scores. Romeo Hobbs walks. George Bowers lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jim Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Yount singles to center field. Danny Cox singles to center field. Andy Yount advances to third on the hit. Daryl Kosman singles to center field. Andy Yount scores. Danny Cox aggressively advances to third on the hit. Daryl Kosman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Koster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Cap Jennings singles to center field. Mike Cafego singles in front of the left fielder. Gil Miller strikes out. Reggie King lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Embree grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Cod Yadilloh grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Selph flies out to the center fielder. Wiz Offerman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rube Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Minnie Stiely walks. Minnie Stiely steals second. Romeo Hobbs pops out to the third baseman. George Bowers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dave Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Yount grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Cap Jennings hits a home run. Mike Cafego pops out to the second baseman. Gil Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Danny Cox singles to left field. Daryl Kosman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bob Koster strikes out. Cod Yadilloh reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cap Jennings. Daryl Kosman scores. Joe Selph grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Al Embree doubles to right field. Rube Harris singles to center field. Al Embree scores. Minnie Stiely singles to right field. Rube Harris advances to third on the hit. Hiroshi Ushijima 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 3rd. Romeo Hobbs grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rube Harris scores. George Bowers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Wiz Offerman grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Billings is pinch hitting for Dave Schmidt. Jose Billings walks. Kirtley Dougherty is pinch hitting for Hiroshi Ushijima. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kirtley Dougherty strikes out. Andy Yount grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jose Billings is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Stan Napier pitching. Erv Bichette enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Billings at 2B. Cap Jennings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Cafego strikes out. Randy Reyes is pinch hitting for Gil Miller. Randy Reyes is hit by a pitch. Tom Rudolph is pinch hitting for Reggie King. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Rudolph doubles to right field. Randy Reyes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Embree singles to center field. Tom Rudolph scores. Tony Tavarez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rube Harris walks. Minnie Stiely flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jose Alcantara pitching. Danny Cox flies out to the right fielder. Daryl Kosman walks. Bob Koster singles to center field. Cod Yadilloh hits a home run. Daryl Kosman scores. Bob Koster scores. Gary Grimes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Selph doubles to center field. Wiz Offerman flies out to the right fielder. Erv Bichette lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs doubles to left field. George Bowers grounds out to the third baseman. Cap Jennings grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Cafego walks. Dick Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Reyes singles to left field. Romeo Hobbs scores. Mike Cafego advances to third on the hit. Gary Grimes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Frank Warner enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Bowers at 3B. Tom Shearer is pinch hitting for Dick Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Shearer grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Yount strikes out. Danny Cox singles to right field. Daryl Kosman grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Danny Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Robbins did not respond to coaching in control Doug Eaton improves in power_vs_righty Bill Baker improves in contact_vs_lefty Robbie Martinez improves in speed Bobby Meyers did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sam Haney improves in control David Honduras did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Haney improves in velocity Charlie Wickersham improves in speed Jim Sherrill did not respond to coaching in CF