Win: Charlie Wills (2-1) Loss: Scott Rodriguez (0-2)
Inning: 1 New York Scott Rodriguez pitching. Red Sasaki reached on a fielding error by Johnny Smith. Ted Couch singles to center field. Red Sasaki advances to third on the hit. Rich Kirke strikes out. Rick Wade hits a home run. Red Sasaki scores. Ted Couch scores. Mike Hargreaves singles to right field. Hal Bratcher strikes out. Dave Berblinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Charlie Wills pitching. Frank Shaner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Watson doubles to right field. Brick Houser strikes out. Johnny Smith is hit by a pitch. Early Callahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Jim Dailey doubles to right field. Charlie Wills fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charlie Wills doubles past the third baseman. Jim Dailey scores. Red Sasaki lines out to the second baseman. Ted Couch grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Wills advances to third on the play. Rich Kirke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Orlando Parsons grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Akiyoshi Kobayakawa flies out to the left fielder. Sig Thurston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Rick Wade pops out to the second baseman. Mike Hargreaves pops out to the second baseman. Hal Bratcher walks. Dave Berblinger singles to right field. Hal Bratcher advances to third on the hit. Jim Dailey walks. Charlie Wills grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Scott Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Shaner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Watson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Red Sasaki walks. Ted Couch grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Rich Kirke singles to right field. Rick Wade strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Brick Houser grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Smith strikes out. Early Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Mike Hargreaves hits a home run. Hal Bratcher singles to left field. Joe Ramsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Berblinger walks. Jim Dailey flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Wills lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Red Sasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Bratcher scores. Dave Berblinger advances to third on the play. Charlie Wills advances to second on the play. Ted Couch strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Orlando Parsons pops out to the second baseman. Akiyoshi Kobayakawa singles to left field. Akiyoshi Kobayakawa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sig Thurston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Rich Kirke pops out to the third baseman. Rick Wade grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Hargreaves singles to right field. Hal Bratcher walks. Dave Berblinger singles to left field. Mike Hargreaves scores. Hal Bratcher advances to third on the hit. Dennis Evans comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Dailey singles to left field. Hal Bratcher scores. Dave Berblinger advances to third on the hit. Charlie Wills strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Roy Niekro is pinch hitting for Dennis Evans. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Niekro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Shaner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Watson singles to center field. Brick Houser grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Glenn Watson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Joe Graham pitching. Red Sasaki strikes out. Ted Couch singles to right field. Rich Kirke grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ted Couch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Wade flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Johnny Smith walks. Early Callahan walks. Orlando Parsons strikes out. Akiyoshi Kobayakawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Smith advances to third on the play. Early Callahan advances to second on the play. Sig Thurston lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Mike Hargreaves singles to right field. Hal Bratcher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Hargreaves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Berblinger bunts for a base hit. Jim Dailey flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Wills singles to left field. Hal Bratcher scores. Dave Berblinger advances to third on the hit. Red Sasaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bryan Larkin is pinch hitting for Joe Graham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bryan Larkin strikes out. Frank Shaner strikes out. Glenn Watson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Denis Koenig pitching. Ted Couch grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Kirke singles to left field. Rick Wade singles to center field. Mike Hargreaves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Kirke advances to third on the play. Rick Wade advances to second on the play. Hal Bratcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Don Medeiros comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Brick Houser strikes out. Johnny Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Early Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 15 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fred Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Phil Pasley did not respond to coaching in speed Vince Ogea improves in power_vs_righty Virgil Rachunok did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vince Ogea did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jorge Brea improves in control Miguel Bockman did not respond to coaching in endurance Jesus Porter improves in contact_vs_lefty Frank Babb improves in arm