Win: Glenn Lytle (12-10) Loss: Mike Donovan (10-5)
Save: Sean Hanning (11)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Glenn Lytle pitching. Yukio Kawagishi grounds out to the third baseman. Pop Riesgo singles to center field. Buddy Powell grounds out to the pitcher. Pop Riesgo advances to second on the play. Ricardo Brito pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Scott Paquette pitching. Ed Haney singles to right field. Brothers McMullen flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Matos walks. Alex Coluccio grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Serad pops out to the first baseman. Tony Steinbrenner strikes out. Daisuke Kashibuchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alejandro Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Tomney strikes out. Joe Slagle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Pete Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Paquette flies out to the left fielder. Yukio Kawagishi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gene Graham doubles past the center fielder. Glenn Lytle lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Gene Graham is thrown out at third. Ed Haney singles to center field. Glenn Lytle advances to third on the hit. Brothers McMullen grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Lytle scores. Ed Haney advances to second on the play. Jeff Matos singles to right field. Alex Coluccio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo strikes out. Buddy Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ricardo Brito is hit by a pitch. John Serad grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alejandro Smith doubles to center field. Jack Tomney grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Slagle strikes out. Sean Guindon 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 2nd. Gene Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tony Steinbrenner grounds out to the shortstop. Daisuke Kashibuchi hits an infield single to the second baseman. Pete Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Daisuke Kashibuchi advances to second on the play. Sean Guindon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Glenn Lytle flies out to the center fielder. Ed Haney grounds out to the shortstop. Brothers McMullen singles to center field. Brothers McMullen steals second. Jeff Matos flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Yukio Kawagishi strikes out. Pop Riesgo grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Coluccio flies out to the center fielder. Alejandro Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Tomney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ricardo Brito singles to left field. John Serad singles to right field. Ricardo Brito advances to third on the hit. Tony Steinbrenner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ricardo Brito scores. John Serad advances to second on the play. Daisuke Kashibuchi pops out to the first baseman. Pete Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Slagle walks. Gene Graham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Glenn Lytle is hit by a pitch. Ed Haney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Glenn Lytle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jeff Daly is pinch hitting for Sean Guindon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jeff Daly grounds out to the second baseman. Yukio Kawagishi grounds out to the third baseman. Pop Riesgo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Donovan pitching. Brothers McMullen grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Matos grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Coluccio hits a home run. George Knoll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alejandro Smith doubles to right field. Jack Tomney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Sean Hanning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Buddy Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Ricardo Brito triples. The defense is playing the corners in. John Serad grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Steinbrenner walks. Daisuke Kashibuchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Etsuro Yokota did not respond to coaching in range Paul Zeber improves in contact_vs_lefty Floyd Kennedy improves in range Otto Rosso did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chuck Machado did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Etsuro Yokota did not respond to coaching in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Craig Kinder improves in velocity Craig Kinder did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Pabor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Oswaldo Colbert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Bergamo did not respond to coaching in velocity