Win: Frank Carrasquel (9-7) Loss: Mike Arlett (7-13)
Save: Glenn Lytle (30)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Arlett pitching. Ed Haney strikes out. Joe Slagle pops out to the second baseman. Dan McDaniel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Carrasquel pitching. Makoto Inao walks. Pop Riesgo flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Warner singles to center field. Makoto Inao advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Brito flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Makoto Inao scores. Jeff Daly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gene Graham lines out to the third baseman. Tim Littlefield lines out to the first baseman. Phil Hancock grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Daisuke Kashibuchi flies out to the left fielder. Tony Steinbrenner flies out to the right fielder. Hideo Furuta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Butch Cox flies out to the right fielder. Ken Magee strikes out. Frank Carrasquel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mike Arlett reached on a fielding error by Phil Hancock. Makoto Inao grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Arlett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pop Riesgo singles to left field. Makoto Inao advances to third on the hit. Rudy Warner doubles to left field. Makoto Inao scores. Pop Riesgo is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ricardo Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ed Haney pops out to the second baseman. Joe Slagle grounds out to the shortstop. Dan McDaniel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jeff Daly strikes out. Daisuke Kashibuchi singles to center field. Tony Steinbrenner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Gene Graham singles in front of the right fielder. Tim Littlefield flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Phil Hancock triples. Gene Graham scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Butch Cox strikes out. Ken Magee singles to right field. Phil Hancock scores. Frank Carrasquel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Magee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hideo Furuta strikes out. Mike Arlett grounds out to the third baseman. Makoto Inao walks. Pop Riesgo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Haney singles to right field. Joe Slagle flies out to the right fielder. Dan McDaniel grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ed Haney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rudy Warner pops out to the second baseman. Ricardo Brito walks. Ricardo Brito steals second. Jeff Daly singles to center field. Ricardo Brito scores. Daisuke Kashibuchi flies out to the right fielder. Tony Steinbrenner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tim Littlefield flies out to the center fielder. Phil Hancock strikes out. Butch Cox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Hideo Furuta singles to center field. Mike Arlett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Arlett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Makoto Inao flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ken Magee flies out to the center fielder. Mike Woods is pinch hitting for Frank Carrasquel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Woods singles to center field. Ed Haney hits a home run. Mike Woods scores. Mike Ziem comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Slagle hits a home run. Tsuneteru Komazaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan McDaniel strikes out. Gene Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Sean Hanning pitching. Pop Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Warner walks. Ricardo Brito grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rudy Warner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jeff Daly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tim Littlefield grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Hancock doubles to right field. Butch Cox strikes out. Ken Magee walks. Jose Eaton is pinch hitting for Sean Hanning. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Glenn Lytle pitching. Daisuke Kashibuchi singles to left field. Tony Steinbrenner strikes out. Hideo Furuta grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Kashibuchi advances to second on the play. Alan Ripley is pinch hitting for Tsuneteru Komazaki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alan Ripley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Werle did not respond to coaching in control Joe Belardi did not respond to coaching in speed Rex Swan did not respond to coaching in velocity Darryl Vico did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ McCarthy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Leverette did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Cutshaw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chuck Machado did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Baldwin did not respond to coaching in speed Dupee Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Cutshaw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jesus DeMiller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty