Win: Robo Rodriguez (1-0) Loss: Art Gehrig (0-1)
Save: Ray Ankiel (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mac Elder pitching. Gabe Egan strikes out. Lou Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Fred Edington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Robo Rodriguez pitching. Nate Reynolds singles to right field. Nate Reynolds steals second. Barney Konerko strikes out. Mike Coveney strikes out. Pat Nitkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay BobbyBobJimBo lines out to the shortstop. Yadier Molina walks. Boogie Woogie walks. Boogie OogieOogie flies out to the center fielder. Vinny Brown doubles to left field. Yadier Molina scores. Robo Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Brad Concepcion flies out to the left fielder. Pete Good grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Trevino walks. Angel Freeman hits a home run. Joe Trevino scores. Mac Elder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan hits a home run. Lou Fernandez strikes out. Fred Edington strikes out. BobbyBobJimBo singles to left field. Yadier Molina flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nate Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Barney Konerko flies out to the left fielder. Mike Coveney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Boogie Woogie walks. Boogie OogieOogie flies out to the left fielder. Vinny Brown singles to center field. Boogie Woogie advances to third on the hit. Robo Rodriguez strikes out. Gabe Egan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pat Nitkowski strikes out. Brad Concepcion flies out to the right fielder. Pete Good grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Lou Fernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Edington singles to right field. BobbyBobJimBo flies out to the center fielder. Yadier Molina flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Trevino walks. Angel Freeman singles to right field. Joe Trevino advances to third on the hit. Angel Freeman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mac Elder grounds out to the pitcher. Nate Reynolds singles to right field. Joe Trevino scores. Barney Konerko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Boogie Woogie strikes out. Boogie OogieOogie singles to left field. Ron Wever comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Vinny Brown walks. Robo Rodriguez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gabe Egan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Coveney strikes out. Pat Nitkowski doubles to center field. Brad Concepcion walks. Pete Good strikes out. Joe Trevino singles to left field. Pat Nitkowski scores. Angel Freeman walks. Ron Wever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Bowie is pinch hitting for Lou Fernandez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bowie walks. Fred Edington grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Bowie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Swartz is pinch hitting for BobbyBobJimBo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Swartz triples. Fred Edington scores. Art Gehrig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Klesko is pinch hitting for Yadier Molina. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Klesko singles to center field. John Swartz scores. Boogie Woogie flies out to the center fielder. Boogie OogieOogie singles to left field. Vinny Brown singles to left field. Dale Murphy is pinch hitting for Robo Rodriguez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dale Murphy singles to center field. Bob Klesko scores. Boogie OogieOogie scores. Vinny Brown advances to third on the hit. Marvin Rhiel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gabe Egan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Collins pitching. Nate Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher. Barney Konerko singles to left field. Mike Coveney walks. Pat Nitkowski flies out to the right fielder. Brad Concepcion grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Coveney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Bowie strikes out. Fred Edington singles to center field. John Swartz grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Fred Edington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Klesko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Moose Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Good grounds out to the shortstop. Grant Dowling is pinch hitting for Joe Trevino. Grant Dowling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Angel Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Al Lowery enters the game as a defensive replacement for Grant Dowling at 3B. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the second baseman. Boogie OogieOogie singles to right field. Boogie OogieOogie steals second. Vinny Brown singles to center field. Boogie OogieOogie scores. Joe Loftus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moose Haas lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Shaun Claire is pinch hitting for Joe Loftus. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Shaun Claire strikes out. Lou Feller is pinch hitting for Nate Reynolds. Lou Feller flies out to the left fielder. Barney Konerko hits a home run. Ray Ankiel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Coveney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Warneke improves in contact_vs_lefty Ron Birrer did not respond to coaching in range Adam Powell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tenn Pounds did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Lillis did not respond to coaching in speed Adam Powell improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Warren Dugas improves in arm Luis Flythe improves in velocity Bill Stouch improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Ford did not respond to coaching in range Rick Fetters did not respond to coaching in velocity Aaron Fitzgerald improves in contact_vs_righty