Win: George Baird (2-5) Loss: Wes McGinley (2-3)
Save: Julio Hawkes (10)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay George Baird pitching. Ray Murray strikes out. Chris Martz grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McCormick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Wes McGinley pitching. Terry Squires grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Grissom reached on a 2-base throwing error by Larry Pruiett. Toshimichi Inao grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Gutierrez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Logan Fannin grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Greisinger flies out to the center fielder. Larry Pruiett lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rick Petrick walks. Mike Herrera singles to left field. Craig Moore strikes out. Joe Duncan flies out to the left fielder. George Baird grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dan Greene strikes out. Ramon Redmon pops out to the first baseman. Wes McGinley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Terry Squires walks. Joe Grissom grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Terry Squires is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Grissom is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Toshimichi Inao grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ray Murray flies out to the left fielder. Chris Martz singles to center field. Bill McCormick strikes out. Logan Fannin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chris Martz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Wayne Gutierrez hits a home run. Rick Petrick strikes out. Mike Herrera strikes out. Craig Moore singles to left field. Craig Moore steals second. Joe Duncan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Sam Greisinger singles to left field. Larry Pruiett pops out to the catcher. Dan Greene grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Greisinger advances to second on the play. Ramon Redmon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Baird strikes out. Terry Squires walks. Terry Squires steals second. Joe Grissom triples. Terry Squires scores. Toshimichi Inao pops out to the second baseman. Wayne Gutierrez doubles to center field. Joe Grissom scores. Rick Petrick singles past the shortstop. Wayne Gutierrez scores. Chris Schultz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Herrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chris Schultz grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Murray flies out to the center fielder. Chris Martz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Craig Moore strikes out. Joe Duncan pops out to the second baseman. George Baird flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill McCormick grounds out to the catcher. Logan Fannin grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Greisinger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Terry Squires flies out to the center fielder. Joe Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Toshimichi Inao grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dixie Roenicke 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. Larry Pruiett lines out to the shortstop. Dan Greene walks. Bob Fernandez is pinch hitting for Ramon Redmon. Bob Fernandez flies out to the left fielder. Tom Champion is pinch hitting for Chris Schultz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Champion grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dan Greene is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ted McKinney pitching. Wayne Gutierrez walks. Rick Petrick strikes out. Mike Herrera strikes out. Craig Moore walks. Joe Duncan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ray Murray flies out to the left fielder. Chris Martz strikes out. Bill McCormick walks. Logan Fannin singles to center field. Bill McCormick advances to third on the hit. Julio Hawkes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sam Greisinger walks. Larry Pruiett strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Wayne Gutierrez (7).3B - Joe Grissom (3).HR - Wayne Gutierrez (5). Baserunning: SB - Terry Squires (7), Craig Moore (4).CS - Joe Grissom (1).
Game Notes Craig Moore is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Julio Morris did not respond to coaching in speed Sonny Bay improves in arm Julio Morris improves in arm Johnny Barna improves in control Doyle Miller did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Gordon Gerhart, Josh Bass. Fred Walls did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Casey Nichols did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hector Roberts improves in speed Fred Walls did not respond to coaching in LF