Win: Floyd Metzen (11-8) Loss: Lee Cordova (9-17)
Save: Albert Cottrell (36)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Lee Cordova pitching. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Kip Dobler strikes out. Jim McMurray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Floyd Metzen pitching. Haruki Kagitani singles to left field. Haruki Kagitani steals second. Paul Bennett grounds out to the third baseman. John Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan doubles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joe Filipi grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan scores. Tim Harris strikes out. Steve Rickey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Frank Neale grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Jaeger singles to center field. Jim Heidrick pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jim Swanson pops out to the second baseman. Floyd Metzen strikes out. Eugene Erixson walks. Kip Dobler lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Lee Cordova strikes out. Haruki Kagitani flies out to the right fielder. Paul Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim McMurray walks. Terry Keelan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim McMurray is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Filipi grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Keelan advances to second on the play. Tim Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore John Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Jouett Breeden lines out to the second baseman. Frank Neale pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Steve Rickey grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Swanson strikes out. Floyd Metzen singles past the shortstop. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Tony Carroll singles to right field. Cal Jaeger strikes out. Jim Heidrick grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kip Dobler flies out to the right fielder. Jim McMurray flies out to the left fielder. Terry Keelan singles to center field. Joe Filipi walks. Tim Harris singles to center field. Terry Keelan scores. Joe Filipi advances to third on the hit. Steve Rickey singles to right field. Joe Filipi scores. Jim Swanson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Lee Cordova flies out to the right fielder. Haruki Kagitani singles to right field. Paul Bennett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Floyd Metzen strikes out. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kip Dobler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore John Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Jouett Breeden grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Charlie Poquette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim McMurray walks. Terry Keelan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Filipi walks. Tim Harris singles to center field. Steve Rickey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Tony Carroll hits a home run. Cal Jaeger singles to center field. Takuya Doi 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 Heidrick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mule Berkman is pinch hitting for Charlie Poquette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mule Berkman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dave Hayden pitching. Jim Swanson grounds out to the third baseman. Rich McAnany is pinch hitting for Takuya Doi. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rich McAnany grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Eugene Erixson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Albert Cottrell pitching. Haruki Kagitani grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Bennett strikes out. John Bailey singles to center field. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Baltimore total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Tony Carroll is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jackie McWilliams did not respond to coaching in range Nick Prieto did not respond to coaching in range Danny Brooks improves in arm Nick Prieto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Danny Brooks did not respond to coaching in 2B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Nat Peters did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chris Hartsel improves in contact_vs_righty Chris Hartsel improves in power_vs_lefty Dean Baerga improves in velocity