Inning: 1 Kansas City Briggs Stratton pitching. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Kohlmeier walks. Andy Geisel hits an infield single to the second baseman. Scott Eisenhart walks. Hod Raney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Kohlmeier scores. Andy Geisel advances to third on the play. Scott Eisenhart advances to second on the play. Jack Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Waite Brandenburg pitching. Fritz Balboni walks. Jimmy Coleman singles to center field. Fritz Balboni advances to third on the hit. Dainier Castro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fritz Balboni scores. Jimmy Coleman advances to second on the play. Rocko Patterson strikes out. Frankie Henry singles to right field. Jimmy Coleman scores. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jeff Moret grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mariano Castro flies out to the left fielder. Waite Brandenburg singles to right field. Sam Cabrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Duke Espinoza grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Ewing singles to center field. Briggs Stratton lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Frank Kohlmeier flies out to the left fielder. Andy Geisel grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Eisenhart walks. Hod Raney grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Eisenhart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Coleman singles to right field. Dainier Castro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Coleman advances to second on the play. Rocko Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jack Blackwell singles past the first baseman. Jeff Moret flies out to the right fielder. Mariano Castro singles to center field. Jack Blackwell advances to third on the hit. Waite Brandenburg grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant walks. Duke Espinoza walks. Johnny Ewing singles to left field. Vance Tarrant scores. Briggs Stratton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Sam Cabrera flies out to the right fielder. Frank Kohlmeier walks. Andy Geisel strikes out. Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jimmy Coleman pops out to the shortstop. Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. Rocko Patterson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hod Raney grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Blackwell grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Moret singles to center field. Mariano Castro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Duke Espinoza lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Cesar Troy is pinch hitting for Waite Brandenburg. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Cesar Troy flies out to the center fielder. Sam Cabrera walks. Frank Kohlmeier lines out to the shortstop. Andy Geisel singles to center field. Sam Cabrera advances to third on the hit. Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Frank Black pitching. Johnny Ewing flies out to the left fielder. Briggs Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Balboni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hod Raney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Blackwell singles to right field. Jeff Moret singles to left field. Jack Blackwell advances to third on the hit. Wayne Eubanks 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. Mariano Castro flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Blackwell scores. Billy Stephens is pinch hitting for Frank Black. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Billy Stephens reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fritz Balboni. Sam Cabrera grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dutch Incaviglia pitching. Jimmy Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Dainier Castro singles to center field. Rocko Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Frankie Henry doubles to center field. Dainier Castro is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rip Mueller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Kohlmeier walks. Frank Kohlmeier steals second. Andy Geisel flies out to the center fielder. Scott Eisenhart walks. Hod Raney strikes out. Jack Blackwell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fritz Balboni. Frank Kohlmeier scores. Jeff Moret singles to left field. Scott Eisenhart scores. Jack Blackwell scores. Mariano Castro doubles to left field. Jeff Moret uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dutch Incaviglia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant singles in front of the left fielder. Duke Espinoza hits a home run. Vance Tarrant scores. Mayo Suppan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Ewing walks. Torey Skaugstad is pinch hitting for Rip Mueller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Torey Skaugstad grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Madrid improves in arm Henry Henderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Daniels did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doc Hacker did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Madrid did not respond to coaching in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Thurman did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Thurman did not respond to coaching in endurance Mark Buschhorn improves in contact_vs_righty