Win: Bobby Fortune (3-6) Loss: Bernie Thomas (2-7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Lou Oliver pitching. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Deacon Dedmon singles to center field. Dainier Castro flies out to the right fielder. Rocko Patterson walks. Hyoji Sato singles to right field. Deacon Dedmon scores. Rocko Patterson advances to third on the hit. Sebastian Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Hideshi Kishikawa pitching. Jack Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Stephens flies out to the right fielder. Hod Raney singles to left field. Scott Eisenhart singles to center field. Hod Raney advances to third on the hit. Mike Strobel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Horace Fortune grounds out to the shortstop. Esteban Peraza bunts for a base hit. Hideshi Kishikawa lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jerry Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Cesar Troy doubles to left field. Dan Davis strikes out. Lou Oliver walks. Jack Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant strikes out. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the shortstop. Dainier Castro doubles to right field. Rocko Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Billy Stephens singles to right field. Hod Raney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hyoji Sato flies out to the left fielder. Sebastian Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Horace Fortune strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Strobel singles to left field. Jerry Ward pops out to the second baseman. Mike Strobel steals second. Cesar Troy walks. Dan Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Esteban Peraza bunts for a base hit. Hideshi Kishikawa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vance Tarrant flies out to the right fielder. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lou Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Jack Blackwell singles to center field. Jack Blackwell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Stephens flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro flies out to the right fielder. Rocko Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Hyoji Sato grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hod Raney strikes out. Scott Eisenhart flies out to the center fielder. Mike Strobel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Sebastian Beck lines out to the first baseman. Horace Fortune strikes out. Esteban Peraza flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jerry Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Cesar Troy singles to right field. Dan Davis pops out to the shortstop. Hidetoshi Fujimoto is pinch hitting for Lou Oliver. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hidetoshi Fujimoto grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cesar Troy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dutch Incaviglia pitching. Hideshi Kishikawa strikes out. Vance Tarrant walks. Deacon Dedmon flies out to the center fielder. Dainier Castro lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jack Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Billy Stephens hits a home run. Hod Raney flies out to the center fielder. Scott Eisenhart singles to center field. Mike Strobel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Hyoji Sato singles to center field. Sebastian Beck pops out to the shortstop. Horace Fortune flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jerry Ward doubles to center field. Bernie Thomas 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. Cesar Troy grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Davis flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Misuraca is pinch hitting for Dutch Incaviglia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Misuraca walks. Jack Blackwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Bobby Fortune pitching. Esteban Peraza strikes out. Bernie Thomas strikes out. Vance Tarrant flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Billy Stephens flies out to the left fielder. Hod Raney hits a home run. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Jerry Ward (20), Cesar Troy (15).HR - Billy Stephens (19), Hod Raney (20).GIDP - Hod Raney, Dan Davis. Baserunning: SB - Mike Strobel (13).CS - Jack Blackwell (9).
Game Notes Sebastian Beck is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Duke Espinoza improves in power_vs_lefty Ray Smith did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Downing improves in power_vs_lefty Felipe Clemens did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Kubinski did not respond to coaching in control Frank Kohlmeier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ivan Blaemire did not respond to coaching in control Ivan Blaemire did not respond to coaching in control Pretzel Brown did not respond to coaching in SS