Win: Jason Higginbotham (12-15) Loss: Lindsay Masterson (17-10)
Save: Max Massey (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Lindsay Masterson pitching. Jackie Sheehan strikes out. Felipe Birmingham strikes out. Jack Shannon pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jason Higginbotham pitching. Scott Kaiser pops out to the first baseman. Motohiro Sumitani lines out to the second baseman. Tom Hunter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Masanori Kobayashi lines out to the second baseman. Hal McGee strikes out. Charlie Johnson reached on a fielding error by Tookie Tinsley. Roy Underhill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Katsuhiko Tsugawa strikes out. Bob Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Fred Drescher singles to right field. Fred Drescher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jason Higginbotham strikes out. Jackie Sheehan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tookie Tinsley flies out to the left fielder. Jay LaPalme strikes out. Lindsay Masterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Shannon is hit by a pitch. Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Jack Shannon steals second. Hal McGee singles to right field. Jack Shannon scores. Charlie Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Scott Kaiser pops out to the first baseman. Motohiro Sumitani singles to center field. Tom Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Motohiro Sumitani steals second. Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill strikes out. Fred Drescher pops out to the third baseman. Jason Higginbotham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Brown walks. Joe Garcia grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tookie Tinsley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jackie Sheehan strikes out. Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jay LaPalme grounds out to the third baseman. Lindsay Masterson singles to left field. Scott Kaiser walks. Motohiro Sumitani pops out to the first baseman. Tom Hunter grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Scott Kaiser is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Masanori Kobayashi singles to right field. Hal McGee strikes out. Masanori Kobayashi steals second. Charlie Johnson grounds out to the catcher. Roy Underhill walks. Fred Drescher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Katsuhiko Tsugawa singles to left field. Katsuhiko Tsugawa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Brown lines out to the shortstop. Joe Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jason Higginbotham singles to right field. Jackie Sheehan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Felipe Birmingham walks. Jack Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tookie Tinsley grounds out to the third baseman. Jay LaPalme grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Steve Lacy is pinch hitting for Lindsay Masterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Lacy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Kieschnick pitching. Masanori Kobayashi is hit by a pitch. Hal McGee strikes out. Charlie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Roy Underhill singles to center field. Fred Drescher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Max Massey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Scott Kaiser grounds out to the shortstop. Motohiro Sumitani walks. Tom Hunter hits an infield single to the shortstop. Katsuhiko Tsugawa strikes out. Bob Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in speed Wally DeVogt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Perkins did not respond to coaching in endurance Jesse Reyes did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bill Jasper improves in contact_vs_righty David Chant did not respond to coaching in speed Ted Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.