Win: Garton Kline (5-3) Loss: Ben Lyons (1-8)
Save: Sam Dayett (10)
Inning: 1 New York Ben Lyons pitching. Wolff Ruth grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Kaufmann grounds out to the pitcher. Jacob Marks walks. Bill Haid singles past the shortstop. Jacob Marks advances to third on the hit. Sid Sandberg singles to left field. Jacob Marks scores. Bill Haid advances to third on the hit. Walt Testa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Garton Kline pitching. Jay Worthington flies out to the right fielder. Mike Perry singles to center field. Billy Babington strikes out. Tex Tyack singles to center field. Rick Goodwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Donnie Mercedes strikes out. Buzz Ott grounds out to the pitcher. Garton Kline flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jeff Cisco pops out to the shortstop. Valerio Hooten is hit by a pitch. Tracy Frohwirth strikes out. Ben Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Wolff Ruth singles to right field. Wolff Ruth is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jon Kaufmann singles to center field. Jacob Marks flies out to the center fielder. Bill Haid pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jay Worthington flies out to the right fielder. Mike Perry flies out to the left fielder. Billy Babington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Sid Sandberg grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Testa hits a home run. Donnie Mercedes flies out to the right fielder. Buzz Ott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tex Tyack strikes out. Rick Goodwin grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Cisco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Garton Kline strikes out. Wolff Ruth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jon Kaufmann flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Valerio Hooten pops out to the catcher. Tracy Frohwirth flies out to the center fielder. Ben Lyons singles to left field. Jay Worthington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Jacob Marks flies out to the left fielder. Bill Haid singles to right field. Sid Sandberg flies out to the center fielder. Walt Testa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mike Perry flies out to the left fielder. Billy Babington grounds out to the third baseman. Tex Tyack pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Donnie Mercedes doubles past the center fielder. Buzz Ott grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Garton Kline grounds out to the second baseman. Donnie Mercedes advances to third on the play. Wolff Ruth singles to right field. Donnie Mercedes scores. Jon Kaufmann walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Wolff Ruth scores. Jacob Marks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rick Goodwin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Cisco doubles to left field. Valerio Hooten singles to left field. Jeff Cisco scores. Tracy Frohwirth grounds out to the pitcher. Valerio Hooten advances to second on the play. Tommy Maddox 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. Charlie Christian is pinch hitting for Ben Lyons. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Christian flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Fred Stocker pitching. Bill Haid strikes out. Sid Sandberg singles to left field. Walt Testa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sid Sandberg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Donnie Mercedes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jay Worthington pops out to the shortstop. Mike Perry singles to left field. Mike Perry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Babington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Buzz Ott pops out to the second baseman. Brian Cyprian is pinch hitting for Tommy Maddox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Cyprian singles past the second baseman. Wolff Ruth grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Brian Cyprian is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wolff Ruth steals second. Jon Kaufmann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Sam Dayett pitching. Tex Tyack singles to left field. Rick Goodwin flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Cisco singles to center field. Tex Tyack advances to third on the hit. Valerio Hooten grounds out to the second baseman. Tex Tyack scores. Jeff Cisco advances to second on the play. Tracy Frohwirth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Mike Perry is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Gremp improves in speed Ducky Williams improves in arm Hank Gainer did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Allen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pino Bausch did not respond to coaching in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Diaz improves in contact_vs_righty Jay Rixey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Mensor improves in contact_vs_lefty George Tozer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Bransfield did not respond to coaching in 2B