Win: Joe Jeltz (5-7) Loss: Honey Sorvino (4-1)
Save: Gordon Shaute (29)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rusty Meers pitching. Chick Ramirez strikes out. Kelly Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Bill Douglas walks. Ray Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Lake pitching. Angus Young grounds out to the pitcher. Horacio Brito walks. Christian Champion grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi doubles to right field. Uke Marzano grounds out to the shortstop. Yukinori Honda pops out to the first baseman. Milton Hester pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bane Dorrance flies out to the center fielder. Darrell Abbott walks. Waylon Mercy flies out to the right fielder. Core Ausanio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Lake flies out to the left fielder. Chick Ramirez lines out to the shortstop. Kelly Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bobby Decker grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Meers singles to center field. Angus Young walks. Horacio Brito strikes out. Christian Champion reached on a 2-base throwing error by Milton Hester. Rusty Meers scores. Bane Dorrance strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Douglas singles past the shortstop. Ray Jones singles to right field. Bill Douglas advances to third on the hit. Makoto Taniguchi strikes out. Uke Marzano flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Douglas scores. Yukinori Honda lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Darrell Abbott pops out to the third baseman. Waylon Mercy pops out to the second baseman. Core Ausanio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Milton Hester strikes out. Joe Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bobby Decker grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Meers grounds out to the second baseman. Angus Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kelly Phillips grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Douglas grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Jones doubles to left field. Makoto Taniguchi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Horacio Brito flies out to the center fielder. Christian Champion grounds out to the shortstop. Bane Dorrance grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Uke Marzano pops out to the first baseman. Yukinori Honda pops out to the third baseman. Milton Hester grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Darrell Abbott flies out to the right fielder. Waylon Mercy strikes out. Core Ausanio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tommy Bohnet is pinch hitting for Joe Lake. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tommy Bohnet grounds out to the pitcher. Chick Ramirez hits a home run. Kelly Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Douglas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Cox pitching. Bobby Decker singles to center field. Casey Wood is pinch hitting for Rusty Meers. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Casey Wood singles to center field. Angus Young strikes out. Horacio Brito singles to left field. Bobby Decker scores. Casey Wood advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Jeltz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Horacio Brito is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Christian Champion walks. Bane Dorrance grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Honey Sorvino pitching. Ray Jones flies out to the right fielder. Makoto Taniguchi strikes out. Uke Marzano hits a home run. Yukinori Honda strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gordon Shaute comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Darrell Abbott flies out to the left fielder. Waylon Mercy pops out to the shortstop. Core Ausanio singles to center field. Bobby Decker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Casey Wood is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Crews did not respond to coaching in control Don Tollberg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Riccardo Becker did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Warstler improves in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charley Chappelle did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control SQN Barkley did not respond to coaching in control Celtic Frost improves in contact_vs_righty