Win: Pete Hildebrand (3-1) Loss: Tyson Hopkins (1-2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Pete Hildebrand pitching. Rube Harris singles to right field. Cap Jennings grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rube Harris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mac Falls strikes out. Frank Warner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tyson Hopkins pitching. Andy Yount strikes out. Joe Selph grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl Kosman hits a home run. Danny Cox grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Minnie Stiely walks. Wes McMahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Minnie Stiely advances to second on the play. Mike Cafego grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Cod Yadilloh walks. Cod Yadilloh steals second. Sang-Hoon Betcher strikes out. Tom Shearer hits a home run. Cod Yadilloh scores. Erv Bichette flies out to the right fielder. Pete Hildebrand grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tyson Hopkins strikes out. Rube Harris pops out to the second baseman. Cap Jennings walks. Mac Falls grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Andy Yount hits a home run. Jim Gerlach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Selph lines out to the shortstop. Daryl Kosman singles to left field. Daryl Kosman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Danny Cox hits a home run. Cod Yadilloh singles to left field. Sang-Hoon Betcher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cod Yadilloh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Frank Warner grounds out to the shortstop. Romeo Hobbs grounds out to the pitcher. Minnie Stiely strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tom Shearer flies out to the left fielder. Erv Bichette grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Hildebrand flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Wes McMahan flies out to the left fielder. Mike Cafego grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Gerlach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Andy Yount grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Selph grounds out to the third baseman. Daryl Kosman hits a home run. Danny Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rube Harris flies out to the center fielder. Cap Jennings strikes out. Mac Falls strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Cod Yadilloh pops out to the first baseman. Sang-Hoon Betcher singles to center field. Tom Shearer reached on a fielding error by Mike Cafego. Erv Bichette strikes out. Pete Hildebrand grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Warner strikes out. Romeo Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Minnie Stiely singles to center field. Wes McMahan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Oscar Alberro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Andy Yount pops out to the shortstop. Joe Selph flies out to the center fielder. Daryl Kosman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Troy Rollins is pinch hitting for Mike Cafego. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Troy Rollins doubles to center field. Randy Reyes is pinch hitting for Oscar Alberro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Reyes flies out to the center fielder. Rube Harris strikes out. Cap Jennings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gary Grimes pitching. Danny Cox pops out to the shortstop. Cod Yadilloh pops out to the second baseman. Sang-Hoon Betcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mac Falls singles to left field. Frank Warner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mac Falls is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Romeo Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Spike Harkey is pinch hitting for Minnie Stiely. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Spike Harkey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Danny Cox is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Baker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doug Eaton improves in arm Bobby Meyers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Jones improves in range Jim Candiotti improves in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Parsons improves in contact_vs_righty Jay Berger did not respond to coaching in control Jacob Austin did not respond to coaching in control David Honduras did not respond to coaching in velocity