Win: Jimmy Palmer (17-8) Loss: Chris Wicker (11-4)
Save: Billy Holton (17)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Chris Wicker pitching. Len Chouneau reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Newman. Hipolito Stieb lines out to the shortstop. Paul Ramsey strikes out. Ed Washburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jimmy Palmer pitching. Steve Newman flies out to the right fielder. Jim McMurray singles to right field. Steve Milligan doubles to right field. Jim McMurray uses his aggressiveness and scores. Terry Keelan singles to left field. Steve Milligan scores. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the right fielder. Terry Keelan steals second. Buddy Moore singles in front of the center fielder. Terry Keelan scores. Wendell Humphrey singles to right field. Darren Leitner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Frank Neale walks. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Eric Briley flies out to the left fielder. Doyt Oquist grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Neale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chris Wicker strikes out. Steve Newman walks. Jim McMurray pops out to the shortstop. Steve Milligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jimmy Palmer grounds out to the second baseman. Len Chouneau strikes out. Hipolito Stieb singles to center field. Paul Ramsey singles to right field. Hipolito Stieb advances to third on the hit. Ed Washburn hits a home run. Hipolito Stieb scores. Paul Ramsey scores. Frank Neale singles to center field. Jouett Breeden grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Neale is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan singles past the third baseman. Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Keelan advances to second on the play. Buddy Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Keelan advances to third on the play. Wendell Humphrey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Eric Briley pops out to the catcher. Doyt Oquist singles to left field. Jimmy Palmer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Len Chouneau walks. Hipolito Stieb grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Doyt Oquist is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Darren Leitner grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Wicker singles to left field. Steve Newman triples. Chris Wicker scores. Jim McMurray flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Newman is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Paul Ramsey pops out to the first baseman. Ed Washburn strikes out. Frank Neale pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Steve Milligan flies out to the left fielder. Terry Keelan walks. Whitey Mahaffey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jouett Breeden singles to center field. Eric Briley walks. Doyt Oquist doubles to left field. Jouett Breeden scores. Eric Briley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jimmy Palmer lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Doyt Oquist is thrown out at third. Len Chouneau pops out to the first baseman. Hipolito Stieb walks. Jimmy Newton 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. Paul Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore strikes out. Wendell Humphrey grounds out to the second baseman. Darren Leitner lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Ed Washburn strikes out. Frank Neale grounds out to the second baseman. Jouett Breeden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tom Shimanaka is pinch hitting for Jimmy Newton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Shimanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Newman flies out to the center fielder. Jim McMurray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Phil Baugh pitching. Eric Briley pops out to the first baseman. Doyt Oquist doubles to left field. Omar Lewis is pinch hitting for Jimmy Palmer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Omar Lewis hits a home run. Doyt Oquist scores. Tom Collins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Len Chouneau strikes out. Hipolito Stieb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bobby Hildebrand pitching. Steve Milligan hits a home run. Terry Keelan flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Moore doubles to center field. Pete Donnelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wendell Humphrey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Paul Ramsey reached on a 2-base fielding error by Wendell Humphrey. Ed Washburn doubles to right field. Paul Ramsey scores. Frank Neale strikes out. Jouett Breeden lines out to the third baseman. Eric Briley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Billy Holton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Darren Leitner strikes out. Skip Johnson is pinch hitting for Tom Collins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Skip Johnson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Newman doubles to center field. Jim McMurray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Steve Newman (24), Steve Milligan (19), Buddy Moore (17).3B - Steve Newman (6).HR - Steve Milligan (24).GIDP - Whitey Mahaffey. Baserunning: SB - Terry Keelan (16). Fielding: E - Steve Newman, Wendell Humphrey.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Ratliff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roland Daney did not respond to coaching in control Jim Tipton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Glenn Bramhall did not respond to coaching in endurance
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Munsterman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pat Wilberding did not respond to coaching in control Eugene Erixson improves in power_vs_righty Terry Graham did not respond to coaching in control Don Munsterman did not respond to coaching in 3B