Inning: 1 New York John Pennington pitching. Bill May singles to left field. Bill May steals second. Skeeter Malone grounds out to the second baseman. Bill May advances to third on the play. Mike Pape flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill May scores. Frank Land grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Merritt Wright pitching. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Poffenberger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Rex McCarver strikes out. Tris Valentin walks. Tris Valentin gets picked off first. Johnny Hunter hits a home run. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Gil Bonham hits a home run. Bill Hallahan flies out to the left fielder. Jim Duffee strikes out. BIG AL Bielaski singles to center field. Denny Keating strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Merritt Wright grounds out to the pitcher. Bill May singles past the first baseman. Skeeter Malone grounds out to the second baseman. Bill May advances to second on the play. Mike Pape strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Pennington flies out to the center fielder. Bob Byrnes pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Bellhorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Rex McCarver strikes out. Tris Valentin singles to center field. Johnny Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Carl Poffenberger reached on a fielding error by Tris Valentin. Gil Bonham singles to left field. Carl Poffenberger advances to third on the hit. Bill Hallahan strikes out. Jim Duffee strikes out. BIG AL Bielaski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Merritt Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Bill May singles to right field. Skeeter Malone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Denny Keating singles to left field. John Pennington lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Byrnes flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Bellhorn walks. Carl Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Mike Pape strikes out. Frank Land flies out to the left fielder. Rex McCarver doubles to right field. Tris Valentin walks. Johnny Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gil Bonham hits a home run. Bill Hallahan singles past the second baseman. Jim Duffee singles to right field. BIG AL Bielaski flies out to the right fielder. Denny Keating grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Hallahan is out at third base. John Pennington strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Matt Saberhagen flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Merritt Wright strikes out. Bill May singles to left field. Jack McMath comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Skeeter Malone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes singles to center field. Charlie Bellhorn doubles to center field. Bob Byrnes scores. Carl Poffenberger pops out to the catcher. Gil Bonham grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Hallahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Mike Pape hits a home run. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Rex McCarver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve McLaughlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tris Valentin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Duffee strikes out. BIG AL Bielaski reached on a fielding error by Matt Saberhagen. Denny Keating strikes out. Cal Branom is pinch hitting for Steve McLaughlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cal Branom grounds into a force play to the second baseman. BIG AL Bielaski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Cy Mitchell pitching. Johnny Hunter pops out to the catcher. Matt Saberhagen flies out to the right fielder. Brian Guardado is pinch hitting for Merritt Wright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Brian Guardado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Al McGeehan pitching. Bob Byrnes grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Bellhorn strikes out. Carl Poffenberger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Bill May singles to right field. Skeeter Malone flies out to the left fielder. Mike Pape walks. Frank Land strikes out. Rex McCarver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Gil Bonham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Hallahan singles to left field. Jim Duffee doubles to center field. Bill Hallahan scores. New York total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Rex McCarver (28).HR - Mike Pape (26), Johnny Hunter (5).SF - Mike Pape. Baserunning: SB - Bill May (41). Fielding: E - Tris Valentin, Matt Saberhagen.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim McIntyre did not respond to coaching in velocity Keith Whaley improves in speed Billy Sullivan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jon Zubal did not respond to coaching in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Deacon Bransfield improves in power_vs_righty Al Durham improves in velocity Wilfredo Harvey improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Steiner improves in arm