Win: John Leonard (11-2) Loss: Jerry Cary (7-9)
Save: Keith Alston (12)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Jerry Cary pitching. Duffy Bauer grounds out to the shortstop. Gerry Markakis strikes out. Hank Zachary singles to center field. Donald Ripken strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Leonard pitching. Izzy Minnick flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Kane singles to center field. Charlie Shifflett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Kane advances to second on the play. Julio Guerrero walks. Howie Ramirez walks. Birdie Durham strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bull Lezcano pops out to the first baseman. Jeff Cullen singles to right field. Bud Foley walks. Melvin Mora strikes out. John Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mike Durst strikes out. Shinji Inoue flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Cary grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Duffy Bauer strikes out. Gerry Markakis flies out to the right fielder. Hank Zachary hits a home run. Donald Ripken flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Izzy Minnick grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Kane flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Shifflett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Bull Lezcano strikes out. Jeff Cullen singles to center field. Bud Foley doubles to right field. Melvin Mora grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Cullen scores. Bud Foley advances to third on the play. John Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Julio Guerrero flies out to the center fielder. Howie Ramirez reached on a fielding error by Donald Ripken. Birdie Durham flies out to the left fielder. Mike Durst singles to left field. Howie Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Shinji Inoue flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Duffy Bauer strikes out. Gerry Markakis grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Zachary singles to center field. Donald Ripken hits a home run. Hank Zachary scores. Steve Deering comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bull Lezcano singles to center field. Jeff Cullen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Steve Deering grounds out to the second baseman. Izzy Minnick grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Bud Foley grounds out to the third baseman. Melvin Mora hits an infield single to the first baseman. John Leonard fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Leonard reached on a fielding error by Steve Deering. Duffy Bauer pops out to the first baseman. Gerry Markakis walks. Gene Austin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Zachary strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Shifflett hits a home run. Julio Guerrero reached on a fielding error by Jeff Cullen. Howie Ramirez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Julio Guerrero is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Birdie Durham grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Donald Ripken strikes out. Bull Lezcano walks. Bull Lezcano steals second. Jeff Cullen grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Foley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Al Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Durst grounds out to the second baseman. Shinji Inoue hits a home run. Duke Britton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Meeks is pinch hitting for Gene Austin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Meeks strikes out. Izzy Minnick walks. Ernie Kane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Loy Hall pitching. Melvin Mora strikes out. Scott Callahan is pinch hitting for Duke Britton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Scott Callahan grounds out to the pitcher. Duffy Bauer doubles to right field. Gerry Markakis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Larry Umbarger pitching. Charlie Shifflett singles to left field. Buzz Fenner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Guerrero strikes out. Howie Ramirez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Shifflett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Birdie Durham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Spenser Torkleson is pinch hitting for Hank Zachary. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Spenser Torkleson strikes out. Donald Ripken strikes out. Bull Lezcano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mike Durst singles to left field. Keith Alston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinji Inoue doubles past the left fielder. Mike Durst uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazutaka Tomimatsu is pinch hitting for Loy Hall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kazutaka Tomimatsu flies out to the center fielder. Izzy Minnick flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Kane pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 10 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Melvin Mora is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Emmer did not respond to coaching in range Harvey Leftwich improves in range Bill Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Tsutomu Muto did not respond to coaching in velocity Franky Trammel did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hank Cromer did not respond to coaching in speed Greg Wapnick did not respond to coaching in velocity Yasushi Horimoto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ray Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Santana did not respond to coaching in SS