Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Barree pitching. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Blackwell strikes out. Billy Stephens grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dick Thompson pitching. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the shortstop. Dainier Castro strikes out. ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hod Raney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Ward walks. Dan Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Strobel hits a home run. Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni flies out to the right fielder. Mike Lollar grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Barree grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jack Blackwell singles to right field. Billy Stephens grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Blackwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hod Raney grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the pitcher. Dainier Castro singles to right field. ZyZoy Pink walks. Rocko Patterson strikes out. Frankie Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jerry Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Davis flies out to the center fielder. Mike Strobel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant strikes out. Fritz Balboni flies out to the left fielder. Mike Lollar singles to right field. Bill Barree strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Thompson strikes out. Sam Cabrera doubles past the first baseman. Jack Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Deacon Dedmon doubles to right field. Dainier Castro flies out to the center fielder. ZyZoy Pink triples. Deacon Dedmon scores. Rocko Patterson doubles past the first baseman. ZyZoy Pink scores. Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Billy Stephens walks. Hod Raney strikes out. Jerry Ward grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni reached on a fielding error by Mike Strobel. Mike Lollar strikes out. Bill Barree lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Deacon Dedmon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dan Davis flies out to the center fielder. Mike Strobel hits an infield single to the first baseman. Scott Eisenhart singles to left field. Wayne Eubanks 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. Charlie Mullen is pinch hitting for Dick Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Sam Cabrera walks. Jack Blackwell grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Mike Strobel is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Terry LaPointe pitching. Dainier Castro walks. ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Dainier Castro steals second. Rocko Patterson singles to center field. Dainier Castro scores. Frankie Henry doubles to center field. Rocko Patterson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Francisco Noble comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vance Tarrant singles to left field. Frankie Henry scores. Fritz Balboni singles past the shortstop. Vance Tarrant advances to third on the hit. Mike Lollar flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Vance Tarrant scores. Torey Skaugstad is pinch hitting for Wayne Eubanks. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Steve DeBerg pitching. Billy Stephens flies out to the left fielder. Hod Raney grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ivan Blaemire did not respond to coaching in endurance Andy Geisel improves in contact_vs_righty Andy Geisel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andy Geisel improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Moret did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Deon Waybright improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Downing improves in arm Johnny Ewing did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Ewing improves in range Johnny Downing did not respond to coaching in RF