Win: Mike Arlett (13-18) Loss: Dave Rodriguez (8-9)
Save: Mike Ziem (23)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Arlett pitching. Dan McDaniel flies out to the left fielder. Ken Magee grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Matos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dave Rodriguez pitching. Makoto Inao flies out to the center fielder. Pop Riesgo triples. John Serad hits a home run. Pop Riesgo scores. Ricardo Brito singles to center field. Jeff Daly grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Brito advances to second on the play. Daisuke Kashibuchi singles to center field. Ricardo Brito is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tony Larkin strikes out. Jack Tomney walks. Joe Slagle strikes out. Russ McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tony Steinbrenner singles past the shortstop. Otto Rosso strikes out. Tony Steinbrenner steals second. Mike Arlett lines out to the second baseman. Makoto Inao grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Belardi doubles to right field. Dave Rodriguez 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 hits a home run. Joe Belardi scores. Ken Magee grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Matos singles to right field. Tony Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. John Serad flies out to the left fielder. Ricardo Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jack Tomney strikes out. Joe Slagle strikes out. Russ McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jeff Daly doubles to center field. Daisuke Kashibuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Steinbrenner singles past the second baseman. Jeff Daly scores. Otto Rosso strikes out. Mike Arlett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tony Steinbrenner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Belardi flies out to the center fielder. Dave Rodriguez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Daly. Dan McDaniel strikes out. Ken Magee pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Makoto Inao grounds out to the third baseman. Pop Riesgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Serad flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jeff Matos flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Tony Larkin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jack Tomney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ricardo Brito flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Daly pops out to the second baseman. Daisuke Kashibuchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Slagle singles to right field. Russ McCarthy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Slagle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Belardi lines out to the shortstop. Brothers McMullen is pinch hitting for Dave Rodriguez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Brothers McMullen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Raleigh Dunlap pitching. Tony Steinbrenner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otto Rosso flies out to the center fielder. Mike Arlett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dan McDaniel flies out to the center fielder. Ken Magee walks. Jeff Matos grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Makoto Inao reached on a fielding error by Jeff Matos. Pop Riesgo flies out to the left fielder. John Serad singles to center field. Ricardo Brito singles to right field. Makoto Inao is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. John Serad advances to third on the play. Jeff Daly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Ziem comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tony Larkin strikes out. Jack Tomney strikes out. Joe Slagle pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Xavier Foster did not respond to coaching in control Jim Melter did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Eaton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Gray did not respond to coaching in control Darryl Vico did not respond to coaching in control Joe Mills did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Kelly improves in speed Frank Sheely did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Baldwin did not respond to coaching in speed Roberto McCauley did not respond to coaching in range Roberto McCauley improves in power_vs_lefty Pete Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gabby Page improves in 1B