Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Barree pitching. Sam Cabrera strikes out. Jack Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Stephens hits a home run. Hod Raney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dick Thompson pitching. Deacon Dedmon flies out to the left fielder. Dainier Castro strikes out. ZyZoy Pink singles to left field. Rocko Patterson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. ZyZoy Pink is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Mike Strobel singles to right field. Jerry Ward grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry flies out to the center fielder. Vance Tarrant flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Balboni flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dan Davis strikes out. Dick Thompson strikes out. Sam Cabrera flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Torey Skaugstad doubles to left field. Bill Barree lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Deacon Dedmon flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Torey Skaugstad scores. Dainier Castro walks. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jack Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Stephens pops out to the shortstop. Hod Raney grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Frankie Henry doubles to left field. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Scott Eisenhart singles to right field. Mike Strobel grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Scott Eisenhart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Ward triples. Mike Strobel scores. Dan Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Ward scores. Dick Thompson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Torey Skaugstad. Sam Cabrera singles past the shortstop. Jack Blackwell doubles to left field. Dick Thompson scores. Sam Cabrera uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Stephens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Torey Skaugstad walks. 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 strikes out. Dainier Castro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hod Raney walks. Scott Eisenhart grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mike Strobel walks. Mike Strobel steals second. Jerry Ward flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the third baseman. Rocko Patterson walks. Frankie Henry singles to left field. Rocko Patterson advances to third on the hit. Vance Tarrant pops out to the third baseman. Fritz Balboni flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dan Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Thompson doubles to center field. Takuya Yamazaki 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. Sam Cabrera doubles to left field. Dick Thompson scores. Jack Blackwell singles to center field. Sam Cabrera scores. Billy Stephens flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Hod Raney singles to left field. Jack Blackwell advances to third on the hit. Hod Raney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the second baseman. Sebastian Beck is pinch hitting for Takuya Yamazaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sebastian Beck doubles to center field. Deacon Dedmon singles past the shortstop. Sebastian Beck scores. Dainier Castro walks. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the shortstop. Deacon Dedmon advances to third on the play. Dainier Castro advances to second on the play. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve DeBerg pitching. Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Strobel strikes out. Jerry Ward walks. Jerry Ward is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Russ Scarce enters the game as a defensive replacement for Billy Stephens at SS. Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dan Davis flies out to the left fielder. Dick Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Maltzberger is pinch hitting for Steve DeBerg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jake Maltzberger flies out to the right fielder. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Sam Cabrera (8), Jack Blackwell (6), Dick Thompson (1).3B - Jerry Ward (4).HR - Billy Stephens (9).GIDP - Scott Eisenhart, Jerry Ward. Baserunning: SB - Mike Strobel (2).CS - Hod Raney (3), Jerry Ward (4).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Elton Hassler improves in speed Phil Kubinski did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Wineapple improves in arm Marty Treadway improves in contact_vs_lefty Russ Jolly did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Downing improves in arm Howard Phillips did not respond to coaching in speed Howard Phillips did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Seiichi Kitagawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnny Ewing improves in 3B