Win: Sam Carey (2-1) Loss: Hideshi Kishikawa (2-2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Hideshi Kishikawa pitching. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Kohlmeier singles to center field. Andy Geisel strikes out. Frank Kohlmeier steals second. Scott Eisenhart pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sam Carey pitching. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the shortstop. Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the shortstop. ZyZoy Pink flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hod Raney flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Moret strikes out. Jack Blackwell walks. Russ Jolly hits a home run. Jack Blackwell scores. Sam Carey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson strikes out. Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant walks. Passed ball. Vance Tarrant advances to second. Johnny Ewing singles in front of the center fielder. Vance Tarrant scores. Billy Dues grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Ewing is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Sam Cabrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Kohlmeier triples. Andy Geisel walks. Scott Eisenhart walks. Hod Raney flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Kohlmeier scores. Jeff Moret singles to left field. Andy Geisel scores. Jack Blackwell doubles to right field. Scott Eisenhart scores. Jeff Moret is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hideshi Kishikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Balboni singles to left field. Torey Skaugstad strikes out. ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Russ Jolly strikes out. Sam Carey grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Cabrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson walks. Frankie Henry flies out to the center fielder. Vance Tarrant pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Ewing strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bernie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Kohlmeier flies out to the center fielder. Andy Geisel walks. Scott Eisenhart singles to center field. Andy Geisel aggressively advances to third on the hit. Hod Raney pops out to the first baseman. Jeff Moret singles to center field. Andy Geisel scores. Jack Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Billy Dues strikes out. Jimmy Coleman is pinch hitting for Bernie Thomas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jimmy Coleman singles to left field. Fritz Balboni doubles to right field. Jimmy Coleman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Torey Skaugstad pops out to the third baseman. ZyZoy Pink singles past the third baseman. Fritz Balboni scores. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Cory Seyfried pitching. Russ Jolly singles to center field. Sam Carey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Sam Carey singles to right field. Sam Cabrera strikes out. Frank Kohlmeier doubles to right field. Russ Jolly scores. Andy Geisel singles to right field. Sam Carey scores. Frank Kohlmeier is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Takuya Yamazaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Eisenhart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Johnny Ewing flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hod Raney grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Moret grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Billy Dues grounds out to the pitcher. Sebastian Beck is pinch hitting for Takuya Yamazaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sebastian Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Balboni hits a home run. Torey Skaugstad strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Wayne Eubanks pitching. Russ Jolly hits a home run. Sam Carey strikes out. Sam Cabrera flies out to the right fielder. Frank Kohlmeier lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay ZyZoy Pink singles to left field. Rocko Patterson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Frankie Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Felipe Clemens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Geisel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Eisenhart walks. Hod Raney walks. Jeff Moret hits a home run. Scott Eisenhart scores. Hod Raney scores. Jack Blackwell walks. Russ Jolly flies out to the right fielder. Jack Blackwell steals second. Frankie Henry throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sam Carey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Johnny Ewing pops out to the second baseman. Duke Espinoza is pinch hitting for Billy Dues. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Duke Espinoza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Kubinski did not respond to coaching in control Phil Kubinski did not respond to coaching in control Frank McMackin improves in range Jim Daniels did not respond to coaching in arm Woody Thurman did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lee Arnold did not respond to coaching in control Joe Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Buschhorn improves in speed Lee Arnold did not respond to coaching in control Ed Osborne did not respond to coaching in C