Win: Billy Vineyard (5-6) Loss: Russ Bettencourt (7-16)
Inning: 1 Florida Harold Shark pitching. Frank Panther pops out to the second baseman. Yasuya Noguchi singles to left field. Scott Moeller grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Ryan Walsh pitching. Lee Hanson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Willett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Junior Acosta flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Florida Bill Menendez flies out to the left fielder. Ed Smalley singles to left field. Tom Tompkins grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Smalley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Tompkins is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Joe Wantz grounds out to the second baseman. Fujio Tanaka singles to left field. Tony Bell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Fujio Tanaka advances to second on the play. Mike Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Masami Tateyama pops out to the second baseman. Matt Lewallyn singles to center field. Ryan Walsh lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Panther flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Bob Bella singles to left field. Harold Shark fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Harold Shark strikes out. Bob Bella steals second. Lee Hanson singles to center field. Bob Bella scores. Don Willett doubles to left field. Lee Hanson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Junior Acosta walks. Joe Wantz strikes out. Fujio Tanaka pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Florida Yasuya Noguchi strikes out. Scott Moeller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Bill Menendez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Tony Bell pops out to the second baseman. Mike Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Bella singles to center field. Harold Shark strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Ed Smalley singles to left field. Tom Tompkins lines out to the shortstop. Masami Tateyama strikes out. Ed Smalley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Lee Hanson singles to left field. Don Willett flies out to the center fielder. Lee Hanson steals second. Junior Acosta lines out to the pitcher. Joe Wantz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Matt Lewallyn grounds out to the second baseman. Max Tragesser is pinch hitting for Ryan Walsh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Max Tragesser walks. Max Tragesser is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Panther flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Ned LaForest pitching. Fujio Tanaka strikes out. Tony Bell strikes out. Mike Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Yasuya Noguchi flies out to the center fielder. Scott Moeller flies out to the center fielder. Bill Menendez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Bob Bella strikes out. Harold Shark singles to center field. Lee Hanson strikes out. Don Willett walks. Buster McHale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Junior Acosta grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Florida George Collins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lee Hanson at SS. Ed Smalley hits a home run. Tom Tompkins flies out to the right fielder. Masami Tateyama flies out to the left fielder. Matt Lewallyn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Joe Wantz flies out to the right fielder. Fujio Tanaka singles to right field. Tony Bell singles past the third baseman. Freddy Whited is pinch hitting for Mike Johnson. Freddy Whited grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Fujio Tanaka is out at third base. Bob Bella strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Florida John Randall enters the game as a defensive replacement for Freddy Whited at C. Joe Dettore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Lupien is pinch hitting for Buster McHale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Lupien doubles to center field. Frank Panther pops out to the third baseman. Yasuya Noguchi singles to center field. Mike Lupien scores. Scott Moeller flies out to the center fielder. Bill Menendez singles to center field. Yasuya Noguchi is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Billy Vineyard pitching. Hack Nixon is pinch hitting for Joe Dettore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hack Nixon singles to left field. George Collins lines out to the first baseman. Hack Nixon is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Don Willett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Florida Glenn Shanks pitching. Ed Smalley singles to left field. Ed Smalley steals second. Tom Tompkins grounds out to the pitcher. Masami Tateyama strikes out. Matt Lewallyn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 New York Junior Acosta grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Wantz flies out to the center fielder. Fujio Tanaka triples. Tony Bell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Florida Billy Vineyard grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Panther walks. Yasuya Noguchi grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 New York John Randall strikes out. Bob Bella grounds out to the second baseman. Yuya Ishihata is pinch hitting for Glenn Shanks. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yuya Ishihata pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Florida Russ Bettencourt pitching. Scott Moeller singles to right field. Bill Menendez singles to center field. Scott Moeller advances to third on the hit. Bill Menendez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Smalley triples. Scott Moeller scores. Rudy Lush comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Tompkins grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Smalley scores. Masami Tateyama grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 New York George Collins strikes out. Don Willett strikes out. Junior Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Florida total runners LOB: 3 New York total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Mike Lupien (10).3B - Ed Smalley (5).HR - Ed Smalley (6).GIDP - Yasuya Noguchi, Scott Moeller. Baserunning: SB - Ed Smalley (30).CS - Bill Menendez (10), Ed Smalley (15), Tom Tompkins (16), Max Tragesser (2).
Game Notes Freddy Whited is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Mulcahy did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Kinnunen did not respond to coaching in control Dick Mulcahy improves in control Tot Lange did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Skel Watlington did not respond to coaching in CF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paxton Crider did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Doyle improves in control Tyler Walberg did not respond to coaching in control Zeke Case improves in control Paxton Crider did not respond to coaching in 2B