Inning: 1 Baltimore Chris Wicker pitching. Eric Briley singles to center field. Len Chouneau flies out to the center fielder. Eric Briley steals second. Steve Ratliff singles past the shortstop. Eric Briley scores. Steve Ratliff steals second. Masaharu Niihari flies out to the left fielder. Jim Tipton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Chappas pitching. Jim McMurray strikes out. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Terry Keelan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jim Lear flies out to the right fielder. Jouett Breeden singles to center field. Paul Ramsey reached on a 2-base fielding error by Eugene Erixson. Frank Chappas grounds out to the third baseman. Jouett Breeden scores. Paul Ramsey advances to third on the play. Eric Briley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore strikes out. Steve Newman grounds out to the second baseman. Eugene Erixson singles to center field. Danny Salmon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eugene Erixson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Len Chouneau strikes out. Steve Ratliff grounds out to the second baseman. Masaharu Niihari doubles to right field. Jim Tipton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ricky Luna grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Wicker grounds out to the third baseman. Jim McMurray walks. Walter Kingdon singles to left field. Jim McMurray advances to third on the hit. Terry Keelan reached on a fielding error by Frank Chappas. Jim McMurray scores. Buddy Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Jim Lear hits a home run. Jouett Breeden doubles to right field. Paul Ramsey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Walter Kingdon. Jouett Breeden scores. Frank Chappas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Chappas grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Briley singles to right field. Paul Ramsey is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Len Chouneau flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Steve Newman pops out to the third baseman. Eugene Erixson walks. Danny Salmon grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Steve Ratliff grounds out to the second baseman. Masaharu Niihari singles to center field. Jim Tipton strikes out. Jim Lear singles to center field. Masaharu Niihari advances to third on the hit. Jouett Breeden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ricky Luna doubles to left field. Tom Shimanaka is pinch hitting for Chris Wicker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Shimanaka triples. Ricky Luna scores. Jim McMurray flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Shimanaka scores. Walter Kingdon grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan doubles to right field. Buddy Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Albert Cottrell pitching. Paul Ramsey grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Chappas grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Briley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Steve Newman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eugene Erixson strikes out. Danny Salmon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Len Chouneau strikes out. Steve Ratliff grounds out to the second baseman. Masaharu Niihari grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ricky Luna strikes out. Steve Milligan is pinch hitting for Albert Cottrell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Milligan singles to center field. Jim McMurray grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Milligan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Walter Kingdon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Phil Baugh pitching. Jim Tipton walks. Jim Lear singles to left field. Jouett Breeden singles to right field. Jeison Veloz is pinch hitting for Paul Ramsey. Jeison Veloz singles in front of the right fielder. Jim Tipton scores. Jim Lear scores. Jimmy Newton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Chappas lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eric Briley grounds out to the third baseman. Jouett Breeden scores. Jeison Veloz advances to third on the play. Len Chouneau singles to right field. Jeison Veloz scores. Steve Ratliff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Bailey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeison Veloz at 2B. Terry Keelan singles to left field. Buddy Moore doubles to left field. Terry Keelan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Hildebrand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Newman flies out to the left fielder. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the third baseman. Darren Leitner is pinch hitting for Danny Salmon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Darren Leitner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Masaharu Niihari doubles to center field. Jim Tipton hits a home run. Masaharu Niihari scores. Jim Lear pops out to the third baseman. Jouett Breeden strikes out. John Bailey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ricky Luna strikes out. Tim Harris is pinch hitting for Jimmy Newton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Jim McMurray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Masaharu Niihari 2 (22), Jouett Breeden (16).HR - Jim Tipton (11), Jim Lear (6). Baserunning: SB - Eric Briley (10), Steve Ratliff (15). Fielding: E - Frank Chappas.
Batting:2B - Terry Keelan (23), Buddy Moore (17), Ricky Luna (5).3B - Tom Shimanaka (2).SF - Jim McMurray.GIDP - Danny Salmon. Fielding: E - Walter Kingdon, Eugene Erixson.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Hayden did not respond to coaching in control Ed Thobe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Seth Glossop did not respond to coaching in control Paul Bennett improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Ventimiglia improves in velocity Kip Dobler improves in arm Dan Sweeney improves in power_vs_righty Joe Filipi improves in contact_vs_righty Kip Dobler did not respond to coaching in 2B