Win: Devonta Smith (13-4) Loss: Ken Reinbach (3-9)
Save: Chuck Meyers (16)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ken Reinbach pitching. Angus Young flies out to the left fielder. Horacio Brito strikes out. Christian Champion doubles to left field. Bane Dorrance strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Devonta Smith pitching. Chick Ramirez grounds out to the pitcher. Kelly Phillips strikes out. Bill Douglas lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Casey Wood strikes out. Bobby Decker walks. Core Ausanio flies out to the left fielder. Harley Selby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ray Jones strikes out. Makoto Taniguchi flies out to the center fielder. Uke Marzano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Devonta Smith flies out to the center fielder. Angus Young lines out to the second baseman. Horacio Brito flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Yukinori Honda pops out to the first baseman. Milton Hester reached on a 2-base fielding error by Angus Young. Ken Reinbach pops out to the shortstop. Chick Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Christian Champion singles past the first baseman. Bane Dorrance reached on a 2-base throwing error by Makoto Taniguchi. Casey Wood strikes out. Bobby Decker strikes out. Core Ausanio singles to center field. Christian Champion scores. Bane Dorrance scores. Harley Selby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kelly Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Douglas flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ray Jones pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Devonta Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Angus Young doubles to center field. Horacio Brito flies out to the center fielder. Christian Champion strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Uke Marzano grounds out to the shortstop. Yukinori Honda flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bane Dorrance flies out to the center fielder. Casey Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Decker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Milton Hester flies out to the right fielder. Ken Reinbach strikes out. Chick Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Core Ausanio walks. Core Ausanio is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Harley Selby flies out to the right fielder. Devonta Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kelly Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Douglas pops out to the second baseman. Ray Jones walks. Makoto Taniguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Angus Young singles to center field. Angus Young steals second. Hank Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Horacio Brito strikes out. Christian Champion triples. Angus Young scores. Bane Dorrance singles past the shortstop. Christian Champion scores. Gordon Shaute comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Casey Wood strikes out. Bobby Decker walks. Core Ausanio singles to left field. Bane Dorrance scores. Bobby Decker advances to third on the hit. Core Ausanio steals second. Harley Selby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Uke Marzano grounds out to the third baseman. Yukinori Honda singles to left field. Tom Tietje is pinch hitting for Milton Hester. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Tietje grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Devonta Smith singles to left field. Devonta Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Angus Young flies out to the right fielder. Horacio Brito hits a home run. Christian Champion strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Tommy Bohnet is pinch hitting for Gordon Shaute. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tommy Bohnet singles to left field. Jerry Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Chick Ramirez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Zimmerman doubles to center field. Tommy Bohnet uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kelly Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Douglas singles to right field. Jerry Zimmerman scores. Damaso Molina is pinch hitting for Ray Jones. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Damaso Molina singles to left field. Bill Douglas advances to third on the hit. Makoto Taniguchi singles to center field. Bill Douglas scores. Uke Marzano strikes out. Yukinori Honda singles to center field. Damaso Molina scores. Makoto Taniguchi advances to third on the hit. Chuck Meyers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Tietje grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Darrell Abbott improves in power_vs_lefty Larry Suppan improves in contact_vs_righty Leo Rice did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mortimer Bates improves in speed Oknow Bussian did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Clarence Killebrew improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Fausett improves in range Clarence Killebrew did not respond to coaching in speed Bruce Curd improves in velocity Don Tollberg did not respond to coaching in C