Inning: 1 Los Angeles Jim Uhl pitching. Chuck Ordaz strikes out. Lefty Houtteman strikes out. Biddy Greene grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Al Brown pitching. Ivey Taylor grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jim Smith pops out to the second baseman. Taylor Mahay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Dave Cook singles to left field. Dave Cook steals second. Jeff Chapin grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Cook advances to third on the play. James bond flies out to the right fielder. Larry Pratt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Masatoshi Tsuchiya walks. Glenn Tomko singles to left field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya advances to third on the hit. Charlie Clyburn walks. Kevin Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Masatoshi Tsuchiya scores. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to left field. Glenn Tomko scores. Charlie Clyburn advances to third on the hit. Jim Uhl singles in front of the left fielder. Charlie Clyburn scores. Nobuhiro Matsushima advances to third on the hit. Ivey Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Jim Smith hits an infield single to the third baseman. Nobuhiro Matsushima scores. Taylor Mahay hits a home run. Jim Uhl scores. Jim Smith scores. Bert Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masatoshi Tsuchiya singles to right field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Takayoshi Nakai singles to left field. Bert Walker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chuck Ordaz grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Houtteman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Glenn Tomko grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Clyburn singles to right field. Kevin Grimes hits a home run. Charlie Clyburn scores. Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Uhl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Biddy Greene grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Cook singles to right field. Dave Cook is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jeff Chapin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ivey Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Smith pops out to the third baseman. Taylor Mahay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles James bond grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Pratt walks. Takayoshi Nakai singles to center field. Larry Pratt advances to third on the hit. Bert Walker singles to center field. Larry Pratt scores. Takayoshi Nakai advances to third on the hit. Chuck Ordaz flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Houtteman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Masatoshi Tsuchiya strikes out. Glenn Tomko reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dave Cook. Charlie Clyburn singles to left field. Glenn Tomko scores. Kevin Grimes strikes out. Nobuhiro Matsushima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Biddy Greene grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cook strikes out. Jeff Chapin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jim Uhl grounds out to the shortstop. Ivey Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Smith singles to center field. Taylor Mahay walks. Masatoshi Tsuchiya doubles to right field. Jim Smith scores. Taylor Mahay uses his aggressiveness and scores. Glenn Tomko grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles James bond walks. Larry Pratt hits a home run. James bond scores. Takayoshi Nakai flies out to the center fielder. Bert Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Ordaz walks. Lefty Houtteman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Clyburn grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to left field. Jim Uhl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Biddy Greene walks. Dave Cook flies out to the left fielder. Biddy Greene is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jeff Chapin singles to center field. James bond strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ivey Taylor walks. Jim Smith singles to center field. Ivey Taylor advances to third on the hit. Taylor Mahay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ivey Taylor scores. Jim Smith advances to second on the play. March Taylor 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). Masatoshi Tsuchiya singles to center field. Jim Smith scores. Ernie Waldbauer is pinch hitting for Glenn Tomko. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ernie Waldbauer flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Clyburn walks. Kevin Grimes hits a home run. Masatoshi Tsuchiya scores. Charlie Clyburn scores. Nobuhiro Matsushima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Larry Pratt grounds out to the second baseman. Takayoshi Nakai grounds out to the shortstop. March Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Kevin Grimes is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Peanuts Graham did not respond to coaching in control Roy Cornett improves in power_vs_righty Connie Leitner did not respond to coaching in range Dan jacko did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony beets improves in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Keith Powell did not respond to coaching in arm Ralph Garbark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fernando Boucher did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Johnson did not respond to coaching in control