Win: Steve Johnston (1-0) Loss: Ham Northrup (0-1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Shogo Ono pitching. Nat Wood flies out to the right fielder. Yuto Taguchi grounds out to the third baseman. George Manuel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Jan Duffel pitching. Don Lindsay flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Claude Smith flies out to the center fielder. Alex Burtt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ginger Deering grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Rockford hits a home run. Bob Main strikes out. Lindy France singles to center field. Arthur Murray singles to center field. Jan Duffel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Fred Strampe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Ganzel strikes out. Jim Thomas hits a home run. Press Dunkle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Nat Wood singles to center field. Yuto Taguchi flies out to the left fielder. George Manuel pops out to the shortstop. Ginger Deering singles to left field. Jim Rockford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Flea Eunick singles to center field. Shogo Ono lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Lindsay doubles to left field. Flea Eunick scores. Claude Smith strikes out. Alex Burtt singles to center field. Don Lindsay scores. Fred Strampe singles past the second baseman. Alex Burtt advances to third on the hit. Paul Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Main reached on a fielding error by Flea Eunick. Lindy France grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Arthur Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Jim Thomas strikes out. Press Dunkle strikes out. Flea Eunick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jan Duffel grounds out to the third baseman. Nat Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Yuto Taguchi singles to right field. George Manuel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Shogo Ono pops out to the shortstop. Don Lindsay hits a home run. Claude Smith walks. Alex Burtt grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Claude Smith advances to second on the play. Fred Strampe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ginger Deering singles to center field. Jim Rockford singles to center field. Bob Main grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ginger Deering advances to third on the play. Lindy France strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Lonnie Dallacosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Ganzel strikes out. Jim Thomas strikes out. Press Dunkle walks. Flea Eunick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Press Dunkle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Arthur Murray strikes out. Pinky Fingers is pinch hitting for Lonnie Dallacosta. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pinky Fingers flies out to the center fielder. Nat Wood walks. Yuto Taguchi is hit by a pitch. George Manuel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yuto Taguchi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Marlin Perkins pitching. Mike Hamann is pinch hitting for Shogo Ono. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Hamann hits a home run. Micheal Caislean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Lindsay walks. Don Lindsay gets picked off first. Claude Smith flies out to the right fielder. Alex Burtt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Gott pitching. Ginger Deering walks. Walter Polanco is pinch hitting for Jim Rockford. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Polanco pops out to the second baseman. Ginger Deering steals second. Bob Main walks. Lindy France singles to center field. Ginger Deering uses his aggressiveness and scores. Arthur Murray strikes out. Dusty Rhodes is pinch hitting for Micheal Caislean. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dusty Rhodes hits a home run. Bob Main scores. Lindy France scores. Packy Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nat Wood walks. Yuto Taguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Flip Wilson pitching. Fred Strampe reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Main. Paul Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Thomas walks. Harry Hostetler is pinch hitting for Press Dunkle. Harry Hostetler pops out to the second baseman. Flea Eunick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay George Manuel grounds out to the third baseman. Ginger Deering strikes out. Walter Polanco walks. Bob Main is hit by a pitch. Lindy France grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Toronto Paul Krsnich is pinch hitting for Packy Wilson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Krsnich grounds out to the second baseman. Don Lindsay grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Smith walks. Alex Burtt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Jed Riles pitching. Arthur Murray pops out to the third baseman. Yoshitaka Sato is pinch hitting for Flip Wilson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshitaka Sato grounds out to the shortstop. Nat Wood walks. Yuto Taguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Toronto Ham Andeggs pitching. Fred Strampe strikes out. Paul Ganzel strikes out. Jim Thomas singles to left field. Harry Hostetler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay George Manuel flies out to the left fielder. Ginger Deering strikes out. Walter Polanco pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Toronto Flea Eunick walks. John Yingling is pinch hitting for Jed Riles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Yingling lines out to the first baseman. Don Lindsay grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Flea Eunick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Claude Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Steve Johnston pitching. Bob Main strikes out. Lindy France strikes out. Arthur Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Toronto Alex Burtt singles to center field. Fred Strampe singles to center field. Alex Burtt advances to third on the hit. Paul Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Burtt scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 12 Toronto total runners left on base: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Boris Pasternak did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Weiser did not respond to coaching in velocity Jackie Whitby did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Deviney did not respond to coaching in control Bill O'Goods did not respond to coaching in 3B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nick Rhines did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Yorkis Gonzalez improves in velocity Ezra Alston improves in contact_vs_lefty John Best did not respond to coaching in endurance Ezra Alston did not respond to coaching in SS