Win: Eiji Nakamura (1-2) Loss: Francis Green (2-3)
Save: Cy Plympton (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Eiji Nakamura pitching. Harry Bowman flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Aurilia doubles to center field. Kitty Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Mattis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Francis Green pitching. Kid Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Hurdle singles to center field. Bobby Barton singles to left field. Tarrik Smith flies out to the right fielder. Davey Smyth singles to right field. Jimmy Hurdle scores. Bobby Barton aggressively advances to third on the hit. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Tom Sanchez grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Bobby Barton is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Brown singles to right field. Hack Green flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Fohl walks. Don Goodwin grounds out to the pitcher. John Brown advances to third on the play. Kelly Fohl advances to second on the play. Francis Green singles to center field. John Brown scores. Kelly Fohl scores. Harry Bowman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Francis Green is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Eiji Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Kid Hale pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia strikes out. Kitty Jackson strikes out. Joe Mattis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jimmy Hurdle singles to right field. Bobby Barton flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Hurdle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tarrik Smith walks. Davey Smyth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Hack Green strikes out. Kelly Fohl flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Tom Sanchez singles to center field. Luis Rodriguez walks. Eiji Nakamura grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Tom Sanchez advances to third on the play. Kid Hale singles to right field. Tom Sanchez scores. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Don Goodwin flies out to the left fielder. Francis Green flies out to the left fielder. Harry Bowman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bobby Barton walks. Tarrik Smith pops out to the third baseman. Davey Smyth flies out to the right fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia flies out to the left fielder. Kitty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Mattis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Diehl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Luis Rodriguez singles to left field. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Eiji Nakamura. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Luis Rodriguez steals second. Henry Smith walks. Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Henry Smith advances to second on the play. Jimmy Hurdle pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Cy Plympton pitching. John Brown grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hack Green singles to right field. Passed ball. Hack Green advances to second. Kelly Fohl pops out to the second baseman. Don Goodwin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bobby Barton pops out to the first baseman. Tarrik Smith singles to right field. Tarrik Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Davey Smyth walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Richie Smith is pinch hitting for Mike Diehl. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Richie Smith singles to left field. Harry Bowman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Aurilia singles to right field. Kitty Jackson singles to right field. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Joe Mattis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rudy Stewart pitching. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Plympton walks. Kid Hale strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Brown strikes out. Ralph Davis is pinch hitting for Hack Green. Ralph Davis singles to left field. Kelly Fohl grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ralph Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Goodwin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Birdie Engle improves in power_vs_righty Bobby Hillman improves in contact_vs_righty Lance Talbot improves in range Gene Gray did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Wynegar improves in range Artie Stovall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Taylor improves in contact_vs_lefty Eric Sterling improves in contact_vs_righty George Benedict did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Torres improves in arm Charlie McCormick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie McCormick did not respond to coaching in range Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C