Inning: 1 New York Jose Pike pitching. Fred Moore walks. Skip Crowell grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Moore advances to second on the play. John Brown strikes out. Dennis Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dutch Henshaw pitching. Joe Williams strikes out. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Bob Pruett singles past the shortstop. Bill Hedlund grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Pruett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Josh Long strikes out. Paul Shoemaker pops out to the shortstop. Daryl DeMontreville flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Bryden singles to left field. Les Bryden is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dave Lopez flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John Mercado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Jeff Castillo strikes out. Dutch Henshaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Moore singles to left field. Skip Crowell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson doubles to left field. Jose Pike lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Joe Williams strikes out. Jerry Mitchell walks. Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hudson scores. Jose Pike advances to third on the play. Jerry Mitchell advances to second on the play. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York John Brown strikes out. Dennis Rogers strikes out. Josh Long pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Les Bryden grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Lopez strikes out. John Mercado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Paul Shoemaker singles to center field. Daryl DeMontreville pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Castillo singles to left field. Paul Shoemaker advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Dutch Henshaw flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Shoemaker scores. Fred Moore singles to left field. Skip Crowell singles to right field. Jeff Castillo scores. Fred Moore advances to third on the hit. John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson walks. Jose Pike lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bill Hudson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Pike advances to second on the play. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Dennis Rogers singles to right field. Dennis Rogers gets picked off first. Josh Long strikes out. Paul Shoemaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Daryl DeMontreville strikes out. Jeff Castillo strikes out. Dutch Henshaw is hit by a pitch. Fred Moore hits a home run. Dutch Henshaw scores. Skip Crowell singles to right field. John Brown singles to center field. Skip Crowell advances to third on the hit. John Brown steals second. Dennis Rogers walks. Josh Long hits a home run. Skip Crowell scores. John Brown scores. Dennis Rogers scores. Paul Shoemaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Kruger is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Mike Ruffcorn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Makoto Ishii is pinch hitting for Daryl DeMontreville. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Makoto Ishii flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Castillo pops out to the first baseman. Dutch Henshaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Ruffcorn lines out to the third baseman. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Joe Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Jerry Mitchell singles to center field. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Bob Pruett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Akinobu Kono flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Fred Moore singles to center field. Skip Crowell walks. John Brown walks. Jim Wood is pinch hitting for Dennis Rogers. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Wood grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Fred Moore is out at home. Josh Long grounds out to the third baseman. Skip Crowell scores. John Brown advances to third on the play. Jim Wood advances to second on the play. Paul Shoemaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Bill Hedlund. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Alan Kantlehner is pinch hitting for Les Bryden. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Dave Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Jerry Kruger is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Sosa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Cotton Durham improves in range Orie Bunker improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Campisi improves in speed George Carroll improves in control Jim Turner improves in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Long did not respond to coaching in range Bill Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Kennedy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Gagliano improves in arm Danny Embrey did not respond to coaching in control Guy Crane improves in contact_vs_righty Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in SS