Win: Bill Acevedo (3-8) Loss: Kim White (7-8)
Save: Bill Bridgford (28)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kim White pitching. Steve Newman strikes out. Skip Johnson singles past the shortstop. Terry Keelan singles to center field. Buddy Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Skip Johnson advances to third on the play. Terry Keelan advances to second on the play. Steve Milligan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Anaheim Bill Acevedo pitching. Rube Klein strikes out. Al Blair flies out to the left fielder. Garry Hoerst walks. Bill Wheelock grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Garry Hoerst is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Luna flies out to the center fielder. Darren Leitner singles to right field. Bill Acevedo grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Darren Leitner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim Al Hernandez strikes out. Bill Wolverton grounds out to the second baseman. Denny Lamanno triples. Steve Host singles to center field. Denny Lamanno scores. Kim White strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Steve Newman singles to right field. Skip Johnson strikes out. Terry Keelan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Al Hernandez. Buddy Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Newman scores. Terry Keelan advances to third on the play. Steve Milligan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Anaheim Rube Klein walks. Al Blair flies out to the left fielder. Garry Hoerst singles to left field. Rube Klein advances to third on the hit. Bill Wheelock grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the right fielder. Ricky Luna pops out to the first baseman. Darren Leitner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Anaheim Al Hernandez strikes out. Bill Wolverton grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Lamanno grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Acevedo flies out to the center fielder. Steve Newman grounds out to the shortstop. Skip Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim Steve Host singles past the second baseman. Kim White lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rube Klein strikes out. Al Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan singles to center field. Buddy Moore flies out to the center fielder. Steve Milligan singles to right field. Terry Keelan advances to third on the hit. Whitey Mahaffey hits a home run. Terry Keelan scores. Steve Milligan scores. Ricky Luna walks. Darren Leitner flies out to the center fielder. Bill Acevedo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Garry Hoerst grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Wheelock grounds out to the third baseman. Al Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Steve Newman grounds out to the third baseman. Skip Johnson strikes out. Chris Boland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Terry Keelan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Anaheim Bill Wolverton flies out to the center fielder. Phil Baugh 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. Denny Lamanno strikes out. Steve Host singles to right field. Dick Higginson is pinch hitting for Chris Boland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dick Higginson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rick Hoover pitching. Buddy Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Milligan strikes out. Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Anaheim Rube Klein strikes out. Al Blair walks. Garry Hoerst flies out to the left fielder. Al Blair is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ricky Luna grounds out to the shortstop. Jim McMurray is pinch hitting for Darren Leitner. Jim McMurray walks. Tom Shimanaka is pinch hitting for Phil Baugh. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Shimanaka pops out to the first baseman. Steve Newman singles to center field. Skip Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Anaheim Bill Bridgford pitching. Kim Wilder enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim McMurray at C. Bill Wheelock grounds out to the shortstop. Al Hernandez lines out to the first baseman. Bill Wolverton singles past the third baseman. Denny Lamanno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Anaheim total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Garry Hoerst is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Fiore did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Sweeney improves in contact_vs_righty Jesse Padera did not respond to coaching in velocity Albert Cottrell did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Latta did not respond to coaching in 3B
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie Giusti improves in contact_vs_righty Chad Batiste improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Giusti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ted Christensen did not respond to coaching in speed