Win: Pat Wilberding (7-6) Loss: Stu Herndon (6-7)
Save: Albert Cottrell (37)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Randy Pruit pitching. Haruki Kagitani singles to right field. Haruki Kagitani is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Len Chouneau flies out to the center fielder. Steve Ratliff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Stu Herndon pitching. Tim Harris singles to right field. Tim Harris steals second. Eugene Erixson bunts for a base hit. Eugene Erixson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim McMurray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Harris scores. Terry Keelan singles to center field. Walter Kingdon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jim Tipton grounds out to the shortstop. Jouett Breeden flies out to the center fielder. Jim Lear walks. John Bailey singles to center field. Omar Lewis singles to left field. Jim Lear scores. John Bailey advances to third on the hit. Stu Herndon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Tapia singles to right field. Dan Sweeney singles to center field. Randy Pruit lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Haruki Kagitani walks. Len Chouneau strikes out. Steve Ratliff pops out to the catcher. Jim Tipton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tim Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Eugene Erixson doubles to center field. Jim McMurray doubles past the first baseman. Eugene Erixson scores. Terry Keelan singles to right field. Jim McMurray is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Walter Kingdon walks. Buddy Moore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Jouett Breeden walks. Jim Lear singles to left field. John Bailey pops out to the second baseman. Omar Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Stu Herndon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Lear is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Chuck Tapia walks. Dan Sweeney strikes out. Randy Pruit fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Randy Pruit grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chuck Tapia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Harris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Pruit is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Haruki Kagitani strikes out. Len Chouneau singles to right field. Steve Ratliff strikes out. Pat Wilberding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Tipton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson grounds out to the third baseman. Jim McMurray triples. Terry Keelan strikes out. Walter Kingdon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jouett Breeden flies out to the right fielder. Jim Lear singles to right field. John Bailey strikes out. Omar Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore singles to center field. Chuck Tapia flies out to the left fielder. Dan Sweeney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Kip Dobler enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Tapia at RF. Tony Carroll is pinch hitting for Stu Herndon. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tony Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Haruki Kagitani singles to left field. Len Chouneau is hit by a pitch. Steve Ratliff singles to left field. The defense is playing the corners in. Jim Tipton lines out to the shortstop. Jouett Breeden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Lynn pitching. Pat Wilberding singles to right field. Tim Harris flies out to the left fielder. Eugene Erixson singles to center field. Jim McMurray grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jim Lear walks. John Bailey strikes out. Omar Lewis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan grounds out to the shortstop. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Buddy Moore doubles to center field. Kip Dobler hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dan Sweeney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Albert Cottrell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doyt Oquist is pinch hitting for Bob Lynn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doyt Oquist strikes out. Haruki Kagitani flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Len Chouneau strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners left on base: 10 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Eugene Erixson (20), Jim McMurray (28), Buddy Moore (27).3B - Jim McMurray (5).GIDP - Jim McMurray, Dan Sweeney, Randy Pruit. Baserunning: SB - Tim Harris (16).CS - Eugene Erixson (7).
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Hayden did not respond to coaching in endurance Nat Peters improves in power_vs_righty Dave Owens improves in power_vs_lefty Mario Johns did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Homer James did not respond to coaching in range Neil Hart improves in power_vs_lefty Sal Felicia did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Ball improves in power_vs_righty Eddie Latta did not respond to coaching in SS