Win: Dick Thompson (10-10) Loss: Briggs Stratton (6-9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dick Thompson pitching. Deacon Dedmon singles to right field. Dainier Castro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. ZyZoy Pink walks. Rocko Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Briggs Stratton pitching. Sam Cabrera singles to left field. Jack Blackwell reached on a fielding error by Deacon Dedmon. Billy Stephens singles to left field. Sam Cabrera scores. Hod Raney strikes out. Mariano Castro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry walks. Vance Tarrant grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Fritz Balboni flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jerry Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Strobel walks. Scott Eisenhart grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mike Lollar strikes out. Briggs Stratton grounds out to the pitcher. Deacon Dedmon lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dick Thompson walks. Sam Cabrera lines out to the second baseman. Jack Blackwell strikes out. Billy Stephens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. ZyZoy Pink singles past the shortstop. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. ZyZoy Pink advances to second on the play. Frankie Henry grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hod Raney grounds out to the pitcher. Mariano Castro walks. Jerry Ward lines out to the second baseman. Mike Strobel is hit by a pitch. Scott Eisenhart singles to center field. Dick Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant grounds out to the second baseman. Fritz Balboni walks. Mike Lollar walks. Briggs Stratton 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 walks. Dainier Castro reached on a 2-base fielding error by Scott Eisenhart. Fritz Balboni scores. Mike Lollar scores. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Sam Cabrera flies out to the center fielder. Jack Blackwell grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Stephens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Frankie Henry reached on a fielding error by Hod Raney. Vance Tarrant flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Balboni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hod Raney doubles to center field. Mariano Castro singles to center field. Hod Raney scores. Jerry Ward triples. Mariano Castro scores. Mike Strobel walks. Scott Eisenhart singles to left field. Jerry Ward scores. Cameron Lockwood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. The catcher fields the ball and Mike Strobel is thrown out at third. Scott Eisenhart advances to second on the play. Scott Eisenhart advances to second on the play. Sam Cabrera walks. Jack Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Scott Eisenhart scores. Billy Stephens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mike Lollar singles to center field. Torey Skaugstad is pinch hitting for Cameron Lockwood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Torey Skaugstad grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve DeBerg pitching. Hod Raney hits a home run. Mariano Castro singles to left field. Jerry Ward flies out to the center fielder. Mike Strobel singles to center field. Scott Eisenhart pops out to the second baseman. Dan Davis is pinch hitting for Dick Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dan Davis hits a home run. Mariano Castro scores. Mike Strobel scores. Devo Sigundo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Cabrera walks. Sam Cabrera is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Marino Boddicker pitching. Dainier Castro strikes out. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the pitcher. Rocko Patterson singles to right field. Sebastian Beck is pinch hitting for Frankie Henry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sebastian Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jack Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Billy Stephens pops out to the first baseman. Hod Raney singles to right field. Hod Raney steals second. Mariano Castro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Balboni pops out to the catcher. Mike Lollar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Hod Raney (10).3B - Jerry Ward (7).HR - Hod Raney (13), Dan Davis (21).SF - Jack Blackwell.GIDP - Mariano Castro, Scott Eisenhart.HBP - Mike Strobel (3). Baserunning: SB - Hod Raney (17).CS - Sam Cabrera (9). Fielding: E - Hod Raney, Scott Eisenhart.
Game Notes Jerry Ward is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howard Phillips improves in power_vs_righty Bill Prieto improves in arm J.J. Covington did not respond to coaching in control Howard Phillips improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Ewing did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carl Smith did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Coleman improves in arm Jim Daniels improves in contact_vs_lefty Carl Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Wineapple improves in 2B