Win: Ben Mulligan (2-4) Loss: Leandro Medina (2-4)
Save: Julio Hawkes (9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Leandro Medina pitching. Phil Buchanan walks. Cy Eller singles to center field. Passed ball. Phil Buchanan advances to third. Cy Eller advances to second. Rick Petrick grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Buchanan scores. Cy Eller advances to third on the play. Passed ball. Cy Eller scores. Luis Lush grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Herrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ben Mulligan pitching. Joe Grissom singles to center field. Tom Champion flies out to the center fielder. Shigeharu Usami lines out to the first baseman. Kenen Hidalgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wayne Gutierrez strikes out. Toshimichi Inao grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Squires strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Larry Ahearne singles to left field. Bob Fernandez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Carlos Cary singles to center field. Mike Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ben Mulligan strikes out. Phil Buchanan doubles to center field. Cy Eller strikes out. Rick Petrick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Leandro Medina doubles past the center fielder. Joe Grissom lines out to the second baseman. Tom Champion flies out to the center fielder. Shigeharu Usami singles to center field. Leandro Medina scores. Kenen Hidalgo doubles to center field. Shigeharu Usami uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Ahearne strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Luis Lush flies out to the center fielder. Mike Herrera walks. Wayne Gutierrez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Herrera is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Toshimichi Inao grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Fernandez strikes out. Carlos Cary strikes out. Mike Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Terry Squires flies out to the center fielder. Ben Mulligan strikes out. Phil Buchanan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Leandro Medina singles to left field. Joe Grissom pops out to the first baseman. Tom Champion grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leandro Medina is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shigeharu Usami flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Cy Eller grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Rick Petrick strikes out. Luis Lush strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kenen Hidalgo flies out to the left fielder. Larry Ahearne grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Fernandez singles to center field. Carlos Cary singles to center field. Bob Fernandez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Herrera strikes out. Wayne Gutierrez lines out to the first baseman. Toshimichi Inao pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mike Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Leandro Medina strikes out. Joe Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Terry Squires singles to right field. Frank Difani is pinch hitting for Ben Mulligan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Frank Difani grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Squires advances to second on the play. Phil Buchanan pops out to the third baseman. Cy Eller singles to left field. Terry Squires scores. Rick Petrick flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gary Bonds pitching. Tom Champion grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeharu Usami strikes out. Kenen Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Luis Lush grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Herrera flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Gutierrez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Julio Hawkes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Larry Ahearne grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Fernandez strikes out. Carlos Cary singles to right field. Mike Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Whitney improves in power_vs_lefty Dixie Roenicke did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Walls improves in contact_vs_lefty Victor Goff improves in control Fred Walls did not respond to coaching in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Romero did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam Greisinger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank McAllester improves in arm Frank McAllester did not respond to coaching in arm Ramon Redmon did not respond to coaching in SS