Win: Glenn Mott (11-15) Loss: Jack Ruppenthal (9-14)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Ruppenthal pitching. Jerry Ward doubles to right field. Mike Strang doubles to right field. Jerry Ward scores. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Russ Scarce pops out to the catcher. Scott Eisenhart singles to left field. Dot Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Glenn Mott pitching. ZyZoy Pink flies out to the right fielder. Vance Tarrant singles to left field. Torey Skaugstad flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hampton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dan Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Stephens doubles to right field. Glenn Mott singles to center field. Billy Stephens scores. Jerry Ward walks. Mike Strang lines out to the second baseman. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Horace Fortune flies out to the right fielder. Esteban Peraza strikes out. Mike Lollar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Russ Scarce reached on a fielding error by Mike Lollar. Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Dot Bell doubles to left field. Russ Scarce uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dot Bell is out trying to steal third. Dan Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Jack Ruppenthal flies out to the right fielder. ZyZoy Pink singles to center field. Vance Tarrant flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Stephens hits a home run. Glenn Mott flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Ward singles past the third baseman. Jerry Ward is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Strang singles to center field. Mike Strang is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Torey Skaugstad singles to center field. Bob Hampton singles to center field. Torey Skaugstad advances to third on the hit. Horace Fortune flies out to the right fielder. Esteban Peraza flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Torey Skaugstad scores. Mike Lollar flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Sam Cabrera strikes out. Russ Scarce pops out to the shortstop. Scott Eisenhart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson singles to right field. Jack Ruppenthal lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. ZyZoy Pink flies out to the right fielder. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dot Bell walks. Dan Davis singles to center field. Dot Bell advances to third on the hit. Billy Stephens lines out to the first baseman. Glenn Mott strikes out. Jerry Ward bunts for a base hit. Dot Bell scores. Mike Strang triples. Dan Davis scores. Jerry Ward scores. Steve DeBerg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Torey Skaugstad walks. Bob Hampton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Horace Fortune flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Russ Scarce singles to left field. Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Russ Scarce steals second. Dot Bell flies out to the center fielder. Dan Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Esteban Peraza singles to right field. Mike Lollar pops out to the second baseman. Rocko Patterson singles to left field. Esteban Peraza advances to third on the hit. Steve DeBerg walks. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the shortstop. Esteban Peraza scores. Rocko Patterson advances to third on the play. Steve DeBerg advances to second on the play. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Billy Stephens pops out to the first baseman. Glenn Mott strikes out. Jerry Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Scott Eisenhart at 1B. Torey Skaugstad flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hampton flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Dedmon is pinch hitting for Horace Fortune. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Deacon Dedmon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Strang flies out to the right fielder. Sam Cabrera walks. Sam Cabrera steals second. Russ Scarce flies out to the center fielder. Sam Cabrera steals third. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Esteban Peraza doubles to center field. Fritz Balboni is pinch hitting for Mike Lollar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the second baseman. Esteban Peraza advances to third on the play. Rocko Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Dainier Castro is pinch hitting for Steve DeBerg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dainier Castro walks. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Jerry Ward (21), Mike Strang (17), Dot Bell (22), Billy Stephens (17).3B - Mike Strang (2).HR - Billy Stephens (12). Baserunning: SB - Sam Cabrera 2 (31), Russ Scarce (15).CS - Jerry Ward (8), Mike Strang (5), Dot Bell (13).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Elton Hassler improves in arm Mariano Castro improves in speed Frank Kohlmeier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mariano Castro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Kohlmeier did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shaun Jacobson improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Schaefer improves in contact_vs_lefty J.J. Covington did not respond to coaching in velocity Max McGuire improves in range Shaun Jacobson did not respond to coaching in LF