Win: Craig Riddle (10-9) Loss: Chris Wicker (11-6)
Save: George Brice (34)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Chris Wicker pitching. Eric Briley pops out to the shortstop. Len Chouneau strikes out. Steve Ratliff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Craig Riddle pitching. Eugene Erixson flies out to the right fielder. Walter Kingdon flies out to the left fielder. Terry Keelan walks. Buddy Moore singles to right field. Steve Newman singles to right field. Terry Keelan scores. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Masaharu Niihari hits a home run. Jim Tipton walks. Jim Lear strikes out. Jouett Breeden flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Hipolito Stieb walks. Craig Riddle grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hipolito Stieb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim McMurray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darren Leitner flies out to the left fielder. Chris Wicker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Eric Briley strikes out. Len Chouneau grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Ratliff bunts for a base hit. Masaharu Niihari walks. Jim Tipton singles to right field. Steve Ratliff scores. Masaharu Niihari advances to third on the hit. Jim Lear singles to center field. Masaharu Niihari scores. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson pops out to the shortstop. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Terry Keelan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Hipolito Stieb grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Riddle singles to center field. Eric Briley singles to center field. Len Chouneau grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Newman hits a home run. Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the second baseman. Jim McMurray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Steve Ratliff strikes out. Masaharu Niihari grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Tipton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Darren Leitner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Wicker pops out to the second baseman. Eugene Erixson doubles to center field. Walter Kingdon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jim Lear reached on a fielding error by Buddy Moore. Jim Lear steals second. Jouett Breeden grounds out to the third baseman. Hipolito Stieb singles to right field. Jim Lear uses his aggressiveness and scores. Albert Cottrell 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. Craig Riddle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Craig Riddle singles to right field. Hipolito Stieb advances to third on the hit. Eric Briley singles to left field. Hipolito Stieb scores. Len Chouneau singles to left field. Craig Riddle scores. Eric Briley advances to third on the hit. Steve Ratliff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Len Chouneau advances to second on the play. Masaharu Niihari pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan singles to center field. Terry Keelan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Buddy Moore singles to left field. Steve Newman doubles to right field. Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Buddy Moore scores. Steve Newman advances to third on the play. Jim McMurray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Jim Tipton grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Lear singles to center field. Jouett Breeden hits a home run. Jim Lear scores. Phil Baugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hipolito Stieb grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Riddle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Darren Leitner hits an infield single to the pitcher. Phil Baugh lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Tim Harris is pinch hitting for Walter Kingdon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tim Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Eric Briley strikes out. Len Chouneau grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Ratliff lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bobby Hildebrand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Keelan strikes out. Buddy Moore flies out to the right fielder. Steve Newman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Masaharu Niihari singles past the shortstop. Jim Tipton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jim Lear strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey walks. Jim McMurray doubles to center field. Whitey Mahaffey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Darren Leitner strikes out. Tom Shimanaka is pinch hitting for Phil Baugh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Shimanaka singles to center field. Jim McMurray scores. George Brice comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eugene Erixson doubles to left field. Tom Shimanaka uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Harris strikes out. Terry Keelan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Carroll did not respond to coaching in arm Mule Berkman improves in power_vs_righty Tom Cicotte did not respond to coaching in range Tom Cicotte did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Filipi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Craig Claussen did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Wilberding did not respond to coaching in control Joe Filipi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kip Dobler did not respond to coaching in 2B