Win: Scot Vaughan (9-6) Loss: Eddie Poffenberger (4-12)
Save: Ed Bowen (23)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Scot Vaughan pitching. Frank Shaner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Terry Abadie strikes out. Joe Delgado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Eddie Poffenberger pitching. Ray Wagner strikes out. Rick Wade grounds out to the third baseman. Morrie Meadows flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Peploski singles to left field. Akiyoshi Kobayakawa singles to right field. George Peploski is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Frank Babb grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Bill Shinault flies out to the center fielder. Ted Couch strikes out. Mike Hargreaves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bryan Larkin doubles to left field. Angelo Driscoll lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Poffenberger strikes out. Frank Shaner singles to center field. Bryan Larkin scores. Frank Shaner gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Danny McAndrew reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bryan Larkin. Rich Kirke flies out to the center fielder. Scot Vaughan strikes out. Ray Wagner walks. Rick Wade singles to left field. Danny McAndrew scores. Ray Wagner advances to third on the hit. Morrie Meadows grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie singles to left field. Joe Delgado grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Abadie advances to second on the play. George Peploski strikes out. Akiyoshi Kobayakawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Bill Shinault strikes out. Ted Couch strikes out. Mike Hargreaves lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Frank Babb strikes out. Bryan Larkin singles to center field. Angelo Driscoll lines out to the shortstop. Bryan Larkin steals second. Eddie Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Danny McAndrew strikes out. Rich Kirke walks. Scot Vaughan lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Rich Kirke forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ray Wagner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Scot Vaughan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Shaner strikes out. Terry Abadie grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Delgado lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Rick Wade flies out to the center fielder. Morrie Meadows flies out to the left fielder. Bill Shinault strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay George Peploski grounds out to the second baseman. Akiyoshi Kobayakawa strikes out. Frank Babb flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Ted Couch singles past the shortstop. Ted Couch steals second. Mike Hargreaves flies out to the right fielder. Danny McAndrew singles to right field. Ted Couch scores. Red Bannon is pinch hitting for Rich Kirke. Red Bannon strikes out. Scot Vaughan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bobby Mackenzie enters the game as a defensive replacement for Red Bannon at LF. Bryan Larkin strikes out. Angelo Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Brick Houser is pinch hitting for Eddie Poffenberger. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Brick Houser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Denis Koenig pitching. Ray Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Rick Wade singles to center field. Rick Wade steals second. Morrie Meadows singles past the shortstop. Rick Wade scores. Bill Shinault strikes out. Morrie Meadows steals second. Ted Couch reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bryan Larkin. Morrie Meadows scores. Mike Hargreaves flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Bowen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Shaner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Abadie strikes out. Joe Delgado singles to left field. George Peploski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3 New York total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Eddie Poffenberger is injured and is expected to be out 48 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Miguel Bockman improves in endurance Jorge Brea did not respond to coaching in control Jesus Porter improves in arm Miguel Bockman did not respond to coaching in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jon Kelley did not respond to coaching in velocity Gerry Foytack improves in contact_vs_lefty Frank Weinert did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Jacklitsch did not respond to coaching in velocity Vince Ogea did not respond to coaching in C