Win: Dave Hayden (11-9) Loss: Albert Cottrell (12-5)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Wilson pitching. Eugene Erixson bunts for a base hit. Eugene Erixson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kip Dobler singles past the third baseman. Jim McMurray walks. Terry Keelan grounds out to the shortstop. Kip Dobler advances to third on the play. Jim McMurray advances to second on the play. Joe Filipi walks. Tim Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Baltimore Tommy Ware pitching. Haruki Kagitani singles to center field. Cal Jaeger singles to right field. Haruki Kagitani advances to third on the hit. Yasushi Hosokawa grounds out to the third baseman. Haruki Kagitani scores. Cal Jaeger advances to second on the play. Paul Cunningham strikes out. John Bailey is hit by a pitch. Jouett Breeden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Steve Rickey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Latta grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Ware grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jim Heidrick reached on a fielding error by Steve Rickey. Frank Neale singles to center field. Frank Wilson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Wilson strikes out. Haruki Kagitani flies out to the center fielder. Cal Jaeger lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson hits a home run. Kip Dobler flies out to the right fielder. Jim McMurray grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Keelan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Yasushi Hosokawa grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paul Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. John Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Filipi flies out to the left fielder. Tim Harris doubles to right field. Steve Rickey singles to left field. Tim Harris scores. Eddie Latta singles to right field. Steve Rickey advances to third on the hit. Tommy Ware grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Latta advances to second on the play. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Jouett Breeden grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Heidrick strikes out. Frank Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kip Dobler grounds out to the pitcher. Jim McMurray singles to right field. Terry Keelan lines out to the shortstop. Passed ball. Jim McMurray advances to second. Joe Filipi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Frank Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Haruki Kagitani singles to left field. Cal Jaeger flies out to the right fielder. Yasushi Hosokawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tim Harris doubles to left field. Steve Rickey strikes out. Eddie Latta walks. Tommy Ware fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tommy Ware strikes out. Bob Lynn 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 2nd. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Paul Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. John Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kip Dobler reached on a fielding error by Paul Cunningham. Jim McMurray grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kip Dobler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Terry Keelan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Jim Heidrick grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Neale grounds out to the shortstop. Mule Berkman is pinch hitting for Bob Lynn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mule Berkman singles to right field. Haruki Kagitani hits an infield single to the second baseman. Cal Jaeger grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Haruki Kagitani is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave Hayden pitching. Joe Filipi pops out to the second baseman. Tim Harris singles to left field. Steve Rickey pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Latta grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Yasushi Hosokawa hits an infield single to the pitcher. Paul Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. John Bailey strikes out. 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. Jouett Breeden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay 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). Eugene Erixson grounds out to the pitcher. Kip Dobler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Albert Cottrell pitching. Jim Heidrick doubles past the third baseman. Frank Neale doubles to left field. Jim Heidrick scores. Dann Bottarini is pinch hitting for Dave Hayden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dann Bottarini grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Neale advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Haruki Kagitani singles to center field. Frank Neale scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Baltimore total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Danny Brooks improves in contact_vs_righty Nick Prieto improves in speed Nick Prieto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Danny Brooks improves in contact_vs_lefty Danny Brooks did not respond to coaching in 2B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Hartsel did not respond to coaching in range Rich Neale did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Owens did not respond to coaching in range Dick Weinert improves in power_vs_lefty