Win: Jason Higginbotham (8-3) Loss: Bob Bean (1-1)
Save: Bill Nevel (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Bean pitching. Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the shortstop. Wally DeVogt singles to right field. Carlos Santana pops out to the third baseman. Masanori Kobayashi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jason Higginbotham pitching. Jay LaPalme pops out to the shortstop. Motohiro Sumitani singles to left field. Motohiro Sumitani steals second. Tookie Tinsley pops out to the third baseman. Bob Brown triples. Motohiro Sumitani scores. Katsuhiko Tsugawa pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Hal McGee strikes out. Satoru Fukumoto strikes out. Jackie Sheehan walks. Roy Underhill grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jackie Sheehan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Kaiser strikes out. Billy Difani grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jason Higginbotham grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Birmingham strikes out. Wally DeVogt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Bean grounds out to the shortstop. Jay LaPalme pops out to the shortstop. Motohiro Sumitani grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Carlos Santana strikes out. Masanori Kobayashi reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Hunt. Hal McGee grounds out to the second baseman. Masanori Kobayashi advances to third on the play. Satoru Fukumoto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tookie Tinsley singles to right field. Bob Brown strikes out. Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tookie Tinsley advances to second on the play. George Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Underhill walks. Jason Higginbotham lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Felipe Birmingham singles to center field. Roy Underhill scores. Wally DeVogt grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Scott Kaiser flies out to the right fielder. Billy Difani grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Bean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Carlos Santana hits a home run. Masanori Kobayashi hits a home run. Hal McGee grounds out to the third baseman. Satoru Fukumoto flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jay LaPalme reached on a fielding error by Carlos Santana. Motohiro Sumitani singles to left field. Tookie Tinsley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jay LaPalme advances to third on the play. Bob Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill strikes out. Jason Higginbotham grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Birmingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Katsuhiko Tsugawa singles to right field. George Hunt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Scott Kaiser singles to center field. Billy Difani flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Wally DeVogt grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Santana flies out to the center fielder. Masanori Kobayashi doubles to center field. Hal McGee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Garcia is pinch hitting for Bob Bean. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Garcia pops out to the second baseman. Jay LaPalme flies out to the right fielder. Motohiro Sumitani walks. Tookie Tinsley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Motohiro Sumitani is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bob Koskie pitching. Satoru Fukumoto strikes out. Jackie Sheehan strikes out. Roy Underhill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Nevel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Brown pops out to the third baseman. Katsuhiko Tsugawa flies out to the left fielder. George Hunt singles to center field. Scott Kaiser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Zimmerman improves in speed Bill Perkins did not respond to coaching in control Jesse Grieve did not respond to coaching in velocity Duffy Garriott did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: T.J. Daugherty did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Jasper improves in power_vs_righty David McAnally improves in speed Ed Mejia improves in contact_vs_lefty