Win: Sam Carey (7-20) Loss: Jack Ruppenthal (8-17)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Ruppenthal pitching. Sam Cabrera strikes out. Billy Stephens grounds out to the third baseman. Mariano Castro doubles to left field. Andy Geisel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sam Carey pitching. Fritz Balboni pops out to the first baseman. Torey Skaugstad flies out to the right fielder. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Russ Jolly doubles to right field. Frank Kohlmeier singles to left field. Russ Scarce flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Russ Jolly scores. Scott Eisenhart singles to right field. Sam Carey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sam Cabrera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson strikes out. Frankie Henry walks. Vance Tarrant pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Coleman singles to left field. Frankie Henry advances to third on the hit. Duke Espinoza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Billy Stephens walks. Mariano Castro flies out to the center fielder. Andy Geisel pops out to the first baseman. Russ Jolly hits a home run. Billy Stephens scores. Frank Kohlmeier singles to center field. Russ Scarce hits a home run. Frank Kohlmeier scores. Scott Eisenhart walks. Sam Carey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jack Ruppenthal strikes out. Fritz Balboni walks. Torey Skaugstad singles to right field. Fritz Balboni advances to third on the hit. ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Sam Cabrera singles to center field. Sam Cabrera steals second. Billy Stephens grounds out to the third baseman. Mariano Castro flies out to the center fielder. Andy Geisel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Vance Tarrant grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Duvier Charles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Jolly grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Kohlmeier walks. Russ Scarce lines out to the second baseman. Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Duke Espinoza pops out to the catcher. Duvier Charles singles to right field. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Torey Skaugstad flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Sam Carey strikes out. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Stephens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay ZyZoy Pink pops out to the pitcher. Rocko Patterson strikes out. Frankie Henry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mariano Castro strikes out. Andy Geisel grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Jolly doubles to left field. 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 grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Coleman pops out to the shortstop. Duke Espinoza bunts for a base hit. Dainier Castro is pinch hitting for Fred Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dainier Castro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rip Mueller pitching. Russ Scarce singles to center field. Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Sam Carey lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sam Cabrera singles to right field. Russ Scarce scores. Billy Stephens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni flies out to the right fielder. Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the second baseman. ZyZoy Pink flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bernie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mariano Castro grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Geisel grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Jolly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson hits a home run. Sebastian Beck is pinch hitting for Frankie Henry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sebastian Beck walks. Vance Tarrant singles to left field. Sebastian Beck advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Coleman grounds out to the second baseman. Sebastian Beck scores. Vance Tarrant advances to second on the play. Chris Osuna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Duke Espinoza grounds out to the third baseman. Horace Fortune is pinch hitting for Bernie Thomas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Horace Fortune strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank McMackin improves in contact_vs_righty John Thacker did not respond to coaching in control Woody Thurman improves in arm Ivan Boone improves in contact_vs_righty Frank McMackin improves in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Ewing improves in arm Bill Prieto improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Ewing improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Prieto improves in power_vs_righty Johnny Ewing did not respond to coaching in 1B