Win: Roy Willhite (9-10) Loss: Soichiro Nakane (5-21)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roy Willhite pitching. Yukio Kawagishi doubles to center field. Pop Riesgo pops out to the shortstop. Buddy Powell lines out to the second baseman. Ricardo Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Soichiro Nakane pitching. Jack Tomney strikes out. Ed Haney singles to center field. Gene Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Haney advances to second on the play. Brothers McMullen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Serad flies out to the center fielder. Tony Steinbrenner walks. Daisuke Kashibuchi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Steinbrenner advances to second on the play. Marty Morgan singles to center field. Tony Steinbrenner scores. Soichiro Nakane walks. Yukio Kawagishi lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jeff Matos walks. Alex Coluccio pops out to the second baseman. Joe Slagle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Powell strikes out. Ricardo Brito grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alejandro Smith strikes out. Roy Willhite strikes out. Jack Tomney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay John Serad flies out to the right fielder. Tony Steinbrenner singles to right field. Daisuke Kashibuchi hits an infield single to the first baseman. Marty Morgan lines out to the third baseman. Soichiro Nakane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ed Haney strikes out. Gene Graham strikes out. Brothers McMullen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Brothers McMullen steals second. Jeff Matos singles to center field. Brothers McMullen scores. Alex Coluccio walks. Joe Slagle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Yukio Kawagishi flies out to the left fielder. Pop Riesgo strikes out. Buddy Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alejandro Smith is hit by a pitch. Roy Willhite lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Tomney singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Ed Haney doubles to center field. Alejandro Smith scores. Jack Tomney uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Brothers McMullen walks. Jeff Matos flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ricardo Brito pops out to the second baseman. John Serad grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Steinbrenner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Coluccio flies out to the left fielder. Joe Slagle grounds out to the third baseman. Alejandro Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Daisuke Kashibuchi singles to center field. Marty Morgan strikes out. Jeff Daly is pinch hitting for Soichiro Nakane. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jeff Daly flies out to the left fielder. March Velez 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. Yukio Kawagishi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sean Guindon pitching. Ken Magee is pinch hitting for March Velez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Magee hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jack Tomney grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Magee advances to second on the play. Ed Haney singles to left field. Ken Magee scores. George Knoll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Haney advances to second on the play. Brothers McMullen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jeff Matos hits a home run. Ed Haney scores. Brothers McMullen scores. Mike Arlett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Coluccio hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Slagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Paul Ross pitching. Yasunori Yokomizo is pinch hitting for Pop Riesgo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yasunori Yokomizo strikes out. Buddy Powell reached on a fielding error by Jack Tomney. Ricardo Brito doubles to left field. Buddy Powell uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Serad strikes out. Les Stinnett is pinch hitting for Tony Steinbrenner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Les Stinnett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alejandro Smith pops out to the second baseman. Russ McCarthy is pinch hitting for Paul Ross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Russ McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Jack Tomney grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Russ Seminara pitching. Daisuke Kashibuchi flies out to the left fielder. Marty Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Warner is pinch hitting for Mike Arlett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rudy Warner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Ed Haney (25).HR - Jeff Matos (25).GIDP - Joe Slagle.HBP - Alejandro Smith (4). Baserunning: SB - Brothers McMullen (20). Fielding: E - Jack Tomney.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roberto McCauley did not respond to coaching in arm Alan Ripley did not respond to coaching in arm Duke Corsi did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Baldwin did not respond to coaching in speed Duke Corsi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Bonin did not respond to coaching in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Raleigh Dunlap did not respond to coaching in velocity Craig Kinder did not respond to coaching in endurance Don Ramos did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmie Fahey improves in velocity Frank Carrasquel did not respond to coaching in control Craig Kinder did not respond to coaching in control