Win: Mike Ziem (3-4) Loss: Russ Kern (6-12)
Save: Bama Riviere (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jess Thomas pitching. Dan McDaniel walks. Ken Magee flies out to the center fielder. Alejandro Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Russ Kern pitching. John Serad singles to right field. Ricardo Brito doubles to center field. Jeff Daly strikes out. Daisuke Kashibuchi walks. Tony Steinbrenner pops out to the second baseman. Hideo Furuta grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. John Serad is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jeff Matos flies out to the right fielder. Jack Tomney grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Haney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Stinnett flies out to the center fielder. Yasunori Yokomizo singles to center field. Jess Thomas lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Serad strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Slagle grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Russ McCarthy hits an infield single to the shortstop. Russ Kern lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dan McDaniel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ricardo Brito strikes out. Jeff Daly hits a home run. Daisuke Kashibuchi flies out to the left fielder. Tony Steinbrenner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ken Magee walks. Alejandro Smith flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Matos flies out to the right fielder. Jack Tomney singles to left field. Ed Haney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hideo Furuta flies out to the right fielder. Les Stinnett grounds out to the shortstop. Yasunori Yokomizo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Slagle strikes out. Russ McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Russ Kern strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jess Thomas singles to right field. John Serad flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Brito is hit by a pitch. Jeff Daly grounds out to the second baseman. Jess Thomas advances to third on the play. Ricardo Brito advances to second on the play. Daisuke Kashibuchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dan McDaniel flies out to the left fielder. Ken Magee strikes out. Alejandro Smith hits a home run. Jeff Matos singles to left field. Jack Tomney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tony Steinbrenner flies out to the right fielder. Hideo Furuta flies out to the center fielder. Les Stinnett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ed Haney pops out to the second baseman. Joe Slagle singles to center field. Russ McCarthy walks. Russ Kern lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Joe Slagle is thrown out at third. Russ McCarthy advances to second on the play. Russ McCarthy advances to second on the play. Dan McDaniel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Yasunori Yokomizo grounds out to the third baseman. Buddy Powell is pinch hitting for Jess Thomas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Buddy Powell grounds out to the second baseman. John Serad walks. Ricardo Brito grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Ziem pitching. Ken Magee grounds out to the third baseman. Alejandro Smith pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Matos flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jeff Daly grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Kashibuchi singles to left field. 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. Tony Steinbrenner singles to right field. Hideo Furuta strikes out. Les Stinnett walks. Yasunori Yokomizo walks. Daisuke Kashibuchi scores. Etsuro Yokota is pinch hitting for Mike Ziem. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Etsuro Yokota strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bama Riviere pitching. Jack Tomney flies out to the right fielder. Ed Haney flies out to the left fielder. Joe Slagle singles past the shortstop. Russ McCarthy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rex Swan did not respond to coaching in control Lee Daniels did not respond to coaching in velocity Mel Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Art Piatt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lee Daniels did not respond to coaching in velocity Ramon Sullivan 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 improves in power_vs_righty Ernesto Miguel_Navas did not respond to coaching in speed Marty Morgan did not respond to coaching in range Tim Cooper improves in speed Roberto McCauley did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Baldwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gabby Page did not respond to coaching in 1B