Win: Taiyo Matsubayashi (7-14) Loss: John Best (8-16)
Save: Lonnie Dallacosta (20)
Inning: 1 Toronto Taiyo Matsubayashi pitching. Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Don Lindsay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Best pitching. Ginger Deering doubles to center field. Yuto Taguchi grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Pearson lines out to the third baseman. Dusty Rhodes singles to right field. Ginger Deering scores. Felix Stainback strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Fred Strampe walks. Fred Strampe steals second. John Madden singles to center field. Fred Strampe scores. Jim Kress strikes out. Karl Helf walks. Nick Rhines grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Nat Wood strikes out. Pinky Fingers flies out to the right fielder. Walter Polanco hits a home run. Taiyo Matsubayashi triples. Ginger Deering pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto John Best grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Gonzalez walks. Bob Gonzalez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Don Lindsay singles to right field. Claude Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Don Lindsay is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Yuto Taguchi flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ernie Pearson walks. Dusty Rhodes singles to right field. Ernie Pearson advances to third on the hit. Felix Stainback strikes out. Nat Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Fred Strampe strikes out. John Madden walks. Jim Kress singles past the shortstop. Karl Helf strikes out. Nick Rhines grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Kress is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Pinky Fingers pops out to the second baseman. Walter Polanco flies out to the right fielder. Taiyo Matsubayashi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto John Best grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Don Lindsay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ginger Deering grounds out to the second baseman. Yuto Taguchi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ernie Pearson strikes out. Dusty Rhodes singles to center field. Felix Stainback walks. Nat Wood singles to right field. Yuto Taguchi scores. Dusty Rhodes is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Claude Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Strampe grounds out to the second baseman. John Madden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Pinky Fingers strikes out. Walter Polanco grounds out to the third baseman. Taiyo Matsubayashi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Jim Kress strikes out. Karl Helf singles past the first baseman. Nick Rhines walks. Chris Speier 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. Mike Hamann is pinch hitting for John Best. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Hamann flies out to the left fielder. Bob Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Hayato Mifune pitching. Ginger Deering grounds out to the second baseman. Yuto Taguchi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ernie Pearson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Don Lindsay walks. Claude Smith lines out to the shortstop. Fred Strampe strikes out. John Madden singles to center field. Jim Kress flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dusty Rhodes grounds out to the third baseman. Felix Stainback pops out to the third baseman. Nat Wood singles to left field. Tomoyoshi Aihara is pinch hitting for Pinky Fingers. Tomoyoshi Aihara pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto George Manuel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tomoyoshi Aihara at 1B. Lonnie Dallacosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Karl Helf singles to left field. Nick Rhines doubles to right field. Karl Helf uses his aggressiveness and scores. Artie Yewcic is pinch hitting for Hayato Mifune. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Artie Yewcic strikes out. Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Don Lindsay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Brown improves in speed Tsutomu Yagi did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Cripe improves in contact_vs_righty Matty Wagner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gary Walberg did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Blowers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Boris Pasternak did not respond to coaching in endurance Boris Pasternak did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Eayrs did not respond to coaching in control