Win: Stu Herndon (1-0) Loss: Marcel Blomberg (0-1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Stu Herndon pitching. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Jim McMurray flies out to the center fielder. Terry Keelan walks. Walter Kingdon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Marcel Blomberg pitching. Jim Lear flies out to the right fielder. Len Chouneau singles to right field. Steve Ratliff reached on a 2-base throwing error by Don Munsterman. Jim Tipton singles to left field. Len Chouneau scores. Steve Ratliff scores. Jouett Breeden singles to left field. Haruki Kagitani singles to right field. Jim Tipton scores. Jouett Breeden advances to third on the hit. John Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jouett Breeden scores. Omar Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Filipi strikes out. Don Munsterman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kip Dobler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Stu Herndon strikes out. Jim Lear singles past the shortstop. Jim Lear steals second. Len Chouneau singles to right field. Jim Lear scores. Steve Ratliff singles to left field. Len Chouneau aggressively advances to third on the hit. Steve Ratliff steals second. Jim Tipton singles to right field. Len Chouneau scores. Steve Ratliff scores. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Haruki Kagitani grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chuck Tapia flies out to the center fielder. Marcel Blomberg strikes out. Eugene Erixson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore John Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Omar Lewis doubles to center field. Izzy Hinshaw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stu Herndon pops out to the first baseman. Jim Lear hits an infield single to the second baseman. Len Chouneau walks. Steve Ratliff hits a home run. Omar Lewis scores. Jim Lear scores. Len Chouneau scores. Jim Tipton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim McMurray singles to left field. Terry Keelan flies out to the left fielder. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Joe Filipi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Jouett Breeden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Haruki Kagitani strikes out. John Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Don Munsterman flies out to the right fielder. Kip Dobler strikes out. Chuck Tapia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Len Chouneau. Izzy Hinshaw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Omar Lewis singles to left field. Stu Herndon lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Lear singles past the first baseman. Omar Lewis is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Len Chouneau hits a home run. Jim Lear scores. Steve Ratliff singles to right field. Jim Tipton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson walks. Jim McMurray flies out to the center fielder. Terry Keelan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eugene Erixson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walter Kingdon singles to center field. Terry Keelan aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Filipi singles to right field. Terry Keelan scores. Don Munsterman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jouett Breeden flies out to the center fielder. Haruki Kagitani strikes out. John Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kip Dobler flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Tapia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Izzy Hinshaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Omar Lewis doubles to right field. Stu Herndon lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Omar Lewis is thrown out at third. Jim Lear flies out to the left fielder. Len Chouneau singles to right field. Steve Ratliff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson lines out to the third baseman. Jim McMurray strikes out. Terry Keelan singles to left field. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jim Tipton strikes out. Jouett Breeden walks. Haruki Kagitani grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jouett Breeden advances to second on the play. Pat Wilberding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). John Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joe Filipi walks. Don Munsterman flies out to the center fielder. Kip Dobler singles to right field. Chuck Tapia singles to left field. Joe Filipi scores. Kip Dobler advances to third on the hit. Eddie Jones is pinch hitting for Pat Wilberding. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie Jones reached on a fielding error by Steve Ratliff. Kip Dobler scores. Eugene Erixson is hit by a pitch. Jim McMurray singles to left field. Chuck Tapia scores. Eddie Jones scores. Eugene Erixson advances to third on the hit. Terry Keelan grounds out to the third baseman. Eugene Erixson scores. Jim McMurray advances to second on the play. Walter Kingdon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Baltimore total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Omar Lewis 2 (2).HR - Len Chouneau (2), Steve Ratliff (2).SF - John Bailey. Baserunning: SB - Jim Lear (3), Steve Ratliff (3). Fielding: E - Len Chouneau, Steve Ratliff.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Ball did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken Serpan improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Hickey did not respond to coaching in velocity Jackie McWilliams did not respond to coaching in speed Eddie Latta improves in SS
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Mike Silber did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Snyder did not respond to coaching in control Frank Wilson did not respond to coaching in control