Win: Bobby Fortune (2-5) Loss: Hideshi Kishikawa (6-8)
Save: Chris Osuna (16)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Hideshi Kishikawa pitching. Jack Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Wineapple grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Moret singles past the shortstop. Hod Raney singles to center field. Jeff Moret advances to third on the hit. Mariano Castro hits a home run. Jeff Moret scores. Hod Raney scores. Frank Kohlmeier grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bobby Fortune pitching. Fritz Balboni walks. Duke Espinoza walks. ZyZoy Pink walks. Hyoji Sato reached on a fielding error by Hod Raney. Fritz Balboni scores. Sebastian Beck flies out to the right fielder. Horace Fortune grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Cesar Troy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Fortune walks. Jack Blackwell triples. Bobby Fortune scores. Doug Wineapple grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Coleman pops out to the shortstop. Hideshi Kishikawa pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jeff Moret pops out to the second baseman. Hod Raney strikes out. Mariano Castro walks. Frank Kohlmeier singles to right field. Mariano Castro advances to third on the hit. Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni strikes out. Duke Espinoza walks. ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Hyoji Sato singles to right field. Sebastian Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Cesar Troy strikes out. Bobby Fortune strikes out. Jack Blackwell walks. Doug Wineapple strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Horace Fortune walks. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Jimmy Coleman singles to left field. Horace Fortune advances to third on the hit. Hideshi Kishikawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Moret lines out to the first baseman. Hod Raney singles to right field. Mariano Castro strikes out. Frank Kohlmeier singles to right field. Hod Raney advances to third on the hit. Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni strikes out. Duke Espinoza flies out to the center fielder. ZyZoy Pink hits a home run. Hyoji Sato singles to left field. Sebastian Beck walks. Horace Fortune flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Cesar Troy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Stephens is pinch hitting for Bobby Fortune. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Billy Stephens grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Blackwell grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ivan Blaemire pitching. Vance Tarrant singles to right field. Jimmy Coleman strikes out. Frankie Henry is pinch hitting for Hideshi Kishikawa. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Frankie Henry flies out to the right fielder. Vance Tarrant steals second. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Duvier Charles pitching. Doug Wineapple grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Moret walks. Hod Raney singles to center field. Jeff Moret advances to third on the hit. Mariano Castro flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Moret scores. Frank Kohlmeier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hod Raney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Duke Espinoza strikes out. ZyZoy Pink singles to left field. Hyoji Sato grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Takuya Yamazaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Cesar Troy walks. Mike Strobel is pinch hitting for Ivan Blaemire. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Strobel singles past the second baseman. Jack Blackwell strikes out. Doug Wineapple strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Chris Osuna pitching. Sebastian Beck pops out to the third baseman. Horace Fortune grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Tarrant flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jeff Moret grounds out to the shortstop. Hod Raney pops out to the first baseman. Mariano Castro triples. Fred Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Frank Kohlmeier singles to center field. Mariano Castro scores. Scott Eisenhart walks. Cesar Troy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jimmy Coleman walks. Torey Skaugstad is pinch hitting for Fred Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Torey Skaugstad grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Fritz Balboni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Thacker did not respond to coaching in control Mayo Suppan improves in velocity Frank McMackin improves in power_vs_righty Carl Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Geisel did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Piez did not respond to coaching in control Makato Motohigashi did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Piez did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Arnold did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Ewing did not respond to coaching in 1B