Win: Willard Howard (8-1) Loss: Randy Pruit (6-1)
Save: George Brice (11)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Randy Pruit pitching. Eric Briley strikes out. Len Chouneau singles to left field. Steve Ratliff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Willard Howard pitching. Tim Harris flies out to the center fielder. Eugene Erixson flies out to the right fielder. Jim McMurray flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jouett Breeden strikes out. Jim Tipton strikes out. Jim Lear singles to left field. Tony Carroll singles to center field. Masaharu Niihari grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Carroll is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore strikes out. Terry Keelan pops out to the catcher. Walter Kingdon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Willard Howard flies out to the left fielder. Eric Briley flies out to the left fielder. Len Chouneau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey strikes out. Danny Salmon grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Pruit grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Steve Ratliff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jouett Breeden strikes out. Jim Tipton walks. Jim Lear hits a home run. Jim Tipton scores. Tony Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tim Harris doubles to right field. Eugene Erixson doubles to center field. Tim Harris scores. Jim McMurray flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan walks. Walter Kingdon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Masaharu Niihari flies out to the right fielder. Willard Howard grounds out to the pitcher. Eric Briley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey singles to center field. Danny Salmon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Randy Pruit singles to center field. Tim Harris grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Randy Pruit is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Len Chouneau strikes out. Steve Ratliff walks. Steve Ratliff steals second. Jouett Breeden singles in front of the center fielder. Steve Ratliff scores. Jim Tipton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jouett Breeden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Lear doubles to right field. Tony Carroll doubles to right field. Jim Tipton scores. Jim Lear scores. Masaharu Niihari flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tony Carroll. Jim McMurray grounds out to the second baseman. Eugene Erixson advances to third on the play. Buddy Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Keelan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Willard Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Briley walks. Len Chouneau grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Walter Kingdon singles to center field. Whitey Mahaffey walks. Dan Sweeney is pinch hitting for Danny Salmon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Sweeney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walter Kingdon advances to third on the play. Eddie Jones is pinch hitting for Randy Pruit. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Eddie Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Chris Wicker pitching. Steve Ratliff singles to right field. Steve Ratliff steals second. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Jim Tipton walks. Steve Ratliff is out trying to steal third. Jim Lear flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tim Harris pops out to the first baseman. Eugene Erixson singles past the second baseman. Jim McMurray grounds out to the third baseman. Eugene Erixson advances to second on the play. Buddy Moore singles to right field. Eugene Erixson scores. Terry Keelan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buddy Moore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Tony Carroll pops out to the second baseman. Masaharu Niihari strikes out. Hipolito Stieb is pinch hitting for Willard Howard. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hipolito Stieb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay George Brice pitching. Walter Kingdon flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Mahaffey walks. Dan Sweeney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Jim Lear (6), Tony Carroll (6).HR - Jim Lear (6).GIDP - Len Chouneau, Steve Ratliff. Baserunning: SB - Steve Ratliff 2 (5).CS - Steve Ratliff (2). Fielding: E - Tony Carroll.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Wilson improves in control Paul Bennett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Bennett did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Silber did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Platt did not respond to coaching in velocity Neil Hart improves in speed Eddie Latta did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Narleski improves in control Chuck Tapia did not respond to coaching in 2B