Win: Roy Willhite (6-3) Loss: Mike Arlett (4-8)
Save: Glenn Lytle (16)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Arlett pitching. Ed Haney grounds out to the shortstop. Brothers McMullen singles to left field. Jeff Matos is hit by a pitch. Jack Tomney walks. Gene Graham walks. Brothers McMullen scores. Alex Coluccio pops out to the shortstop. Alejandro Smith singles to left field. Jeff Matos scores. Joe Slagle singles to center field. Jack Tomney scores. Gene Graham scores. Roy Willhite strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roy Willhite pitching. Makoto Inao singles to center field. Pop Riesgo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rudy Warner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Haney grounds out to the third baseman. Brothers McMullen walks. Jeff Matos grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Brothers McMullen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Tomney grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jeff Matos is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ricardo Brito flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Daly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Steinbrenner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gene Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Coluccio flies out to the center fielder. Alejandro Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hideo Furuta strikes out. Buddy Powell singles to center field. Mike Arlett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Makoto Inao singles to left field. Buddy Powell scores. Pop Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Slagle singles to left field. 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. Ed Haney strikes out. Brothers McMullen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rudy Warner flies out to the left fielder. Ricardo Brito hits a home run. Jeff Daly flies out to the right fielder. Tony Steinbrenner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Matos strikes out. Jack Tomney grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hideo Furuta walks. Buddy Powell walks. Alan Ripley is pinch hitting for Mike Arlett. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Alan Ripley strikes out. Makoto Inao pops out to the first baseman. Pop Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Scott Paquette pitching. Alex Coluccio walks. Alejandro Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Slagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rudy Warner grounds out to the shortstop. Ricardo Brito strikes out. Jeff Daly grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roy Willhite strikes out. Ed Haney strikes out. Brothers McMullen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tony Steinbrenner flies out to the center fielder. Hideo Furuta flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Powell singles to center field. Otto Rosso is pinch hitting for Scott Paquette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otto Rosso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tsuneteru Komazaki pitching. Jeff Matos flies out to the left fielder. Jack Tomney flies out to the center fielder. Gene Graham singles to right field. Gene Graham steals second. Alex Coluccio grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Makoto Inao grounds out to the shortstop. Pop Riesgo walks. Raleigh Dunlap 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. Rudy Warner strikes out. Ricardo Brito grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pop Riesgo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Alejandro Smith strikes out. Joe Slagle flies out to the right fielder. Ken Magee is pinch hitting for Raleigh Dunlap. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Magee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Glenn Lytle pitching. Jeff Daly hits a home run. Tony Steinbrenner strikes out. Hideo Furuta grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Koji Noguchi did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Werle did not respond to coaching in endurance Lee Daniels did not respond to coaching in velocity Koji Noguchi did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Werle did not respond to coaching in velocity Koji Noguchi did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Zeber did not respond to coaching in arm Ernesto Miguel_Navas improves in power_vs_righty Bob Cutshaw improves in contact_vs_righty Dupee Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Cutshaw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tim Cooper improves in power_vs_lefty