Win: Manuel Kennedy (7-13) Loss: Rudy Lincoln (12-2)
Inning: 1 Seattle Jimmy Ortiz pitching. Troy Bales strikes out. Rick Hiatt singles to left field. Mel Blount singles to center field. Rick Hiatt advances to third on the hit. Bob Mejias strikes out. Pat Naranjo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Masaru Yanagita pitching. Gerald Castillo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cy Hoover grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Rixey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Bill Lawry grounds out to the third baseman. John Evans grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Estrada strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ed Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Babington singles to center field. Jim Mensor grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Masaru Yanagita singles to right field. Troy Bales grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rick Hiatt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Valerio Hooten singles to center field. Jeff Cisco grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Jimmy Ortiz doubles past the center fielder. Gerald Castillo triples. Jimmy Ortiz scores. Cy Hoover grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Mel Blount grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Mejias walks. Pat Naranjo singles to left field. Bob Mejias advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bill Lawry singles to left field. Bob Mejias scores. Pat Naranjo advances to third on the hit. John Evans flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Pat Naranjo scores. Bill Lawry steals second. Cy Hoover throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jack Estrada singles to right field. Bill Lawry scores. Masaru Yanagita grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Estrada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jay Rixey flies out to the left fielder. Ed Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Billy Babington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Troy Bales grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Hiatt grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Blount grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Mensor grounds out to the third baseman. Valerio Hooten pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Cisco singles to left field. Jimmy Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Bob Mejias pops out to the third baseman. Pat Naranjo walks. Bill Lawry flies out to the left fielder. John Evans singles to right field. Pat Naranjo advances to third on the hit. Jack Estrada strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gerald Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Hoover grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Rixey is hit by a pitch. Ed Diaz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Masaru Yanagita walks. Troy Bales hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tony Paige 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. Rick Hiatt strikes out. Mel Blount singles to right field. Masaru Yanagita scores. Troy Bales advances to third on the hit. Bob Mejias grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Blount advances to second on the play. Pat Naranjo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Billy Babington reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Mejias. Jim Mensor singles to right field. Billy Babington scores. Valerio Hooten singles to center field. Jeff Cisco flies out to the left fielder. Tracy Maldonado is pinch hitting for Tony Paige. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tracy Maldonado grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Dwight McLaughlin pitching. Bill Lawry pops out to the third baseman. John Evans pops out to the second baseman. Jack Estrada flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dick Pirtle 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. Gerald Castillo singles to center field. Cy Hoover strikes out. Jay Rixey strikes out. Ed Diaz hits a home run. Gerald Castillo scores. Sid Jeffcoat comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Babington grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Jose Perez is pinch hitting for Sid Jeffcoat. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Perez strikes out. Troy Bales grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Hiatt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rudy Lincoln pitching. Jim Mensor grounds out to the second baseman. Valerio Hooten singles to right field. Jeff Cisco strikes out. Steve Richmond is pinch hitting for Dwight McLaughlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Steve Richmond flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Seattle Manuel Kennedy pitching. Mel Blount strikes out. Bob Mejias grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Naranjo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Gerald Castillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Hoover flies out to the left fielder. Jay Rixey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Seattle Bill Lawry strikes out. John Evans grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Estrada flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Ed Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Billy Babington singles to center field. Jim Mensor walks. Bill Kurosaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Valerio Hooten singles to center field. Billy Babington scores. Seattle total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Jimmy Ortiz (1).3B - Gerald Castillo (4).HR - Ed Diaz (20).GIDP - Jim Mensor, Jeff Cisco, Tracy Maldonado.HBP - Jay Rixey (2). Fielding: E - Cy Hoover.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tod Nicholson did not respond to coaching in velocity Gilly Gaillard improves in power_vs_righty Tod Nicholson improves in control Roy Hanson did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walt Serum did not respond to coaching in speed Raul Carreon did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Peckinpaugh improves in range Ed Clarke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty