Win: Tom McNair (1-0) Loss: Alan Brummett (0-1)
Save: Rodney Davenport (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Alan Brummett pitching. Gabe Egan singles to left field. Lou Fernandez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. BobbyBobJimBo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tom McNair pitching. Nate Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Barney Konerko flies out to the left fielder. Mike Coveney walks. Pat Nitkowski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dale Murphy hits a home run. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the third baseman. Boogie OogieOogie strikes out. Vinny Brown doubles to left field. Bob Klesko singles to right field. Tom McNair strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lou Feller flies out to the center fielder. Pete Good strikes out. Joe Trevino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Fernandez strikes out. BobbyBobJimBo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Angel Freeman strikes out. Alan Brummett strikes out. Nate Reynolds singles to left field. Barney Konerko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dale Murphy walks. Boogie Woogie reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Coveney. Boogie OogieOogie flies out to the left fielder. Vinny Brown walks. Bob Klesko strikes out. Tom McNair grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Coveney grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Nitkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Feller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan hits a home run. Lou Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman. BobbyBobJimBo singles to right field. Dale Murphy strikes out. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Pete Good doubles to center field. Joe Trevino walks. Angel Freeman singles to center field. Alan Brummett strikes out. Nate Reynolds grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Boogie OogieOogie pops out to the third baseman. Vinny Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Klesko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Barney Konerko strikes out. Mike Coveney reached on a fielding error by Vinny Brown. Pat Nitkowski grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ron Wever comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bowie is pinch hitting for Tom McNair. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jim Bowie grounds out to the third baseman. Gabe Egan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lou Fernandez walks. John Swartz is pinch hitting for BobbyBobJimBo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Swartz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lou Fernandez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Collins pitching. Lou Feller strikes out. Pete Good grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Trevino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Fred Edington is pinch hitting for Dale Murphy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Edington walks. Boogie Woogie grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Boogie OogieOogie singles to left field. Vinny Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Brad Concepcion is pinch hitting for Angel Freeman. Brad Concepcion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Grant Dowling is pinch hitting for Ron Wever. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Grant Dowling walks. Moose Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Lowery is pinch hitting for Nate Reynolds. Al Lowery strikes out. Barney Konerko reached on a 2-base throwing error by Boogie Woogie. Mike Coveney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bill Nunez pitching. Butch Meyers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Lowery at SS. Shaun Claire enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brad Concepcion at 1B. Bob Klesko pops out to the third baseman. Moose Haas singles to left field. Gabe Egan strikes out. Lou Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pat Nitkowski strikes out. Lou Feller walks. Rodney Davenport comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Good doubles to right field. Lou Feller uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Trevino flies out to the center fielder. Shaun Claire flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Mincher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Koch did not respond to coaching in arm Taira Kanazawa improves in range Bill Mincher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lonnie Naples did not respond to coaching in range Jake Funk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Stroud did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lou Hall did not respond to coaching in control Pat Renna did not respond to coaching in control Matty Willis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Stu Jones did not respond to coaching in range Rick Fetters did not respond to coaching in velocity