Inning: 1 Seattle Bud Stidham pitching. Bill Kucek singles past the second baseman. Bill Kucek is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). T.B. Benoit grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Len Ferris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Hughes pitching. Dave Sanchez walks. Roxy Mantei grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Miguel Jeter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Will Kaiserling walks. Bill Taylor strikes out. John Spehr strikes out. John Abbott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Leo Wise pops out to the shortstop. Jack Wickersham strikes out. Rick Kosco grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Joe Munson lines out to the second baseman. Ed Hughes strikes out. Bill Kucek doubles to left field. T.B. Benoit pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Carlos Lade pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Wagner singles to center field. Bud Stidham fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bud Stidham flies out to the left fielder. Dave Sanchez singles to center field. Roxy Mantei flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Seattle Len Ferris grounds out to the pitcher. Will Kaiserling pops out to the second baseman. Bill Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Miguel Jeter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Wise strikes out. Jack Wickersham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle John Spehr flies out to the right fielder. John Abbott doubles to left field. Joe Munson strikes out. Ed Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rick Kosco singles to center field. Carlos Lade flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Wagner strikes out. Bud Stidham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Bill Kucek hits a home run. T.B. Benoit grounds out to the pitcher. Len Ferris singles in front of the center fielder. George Hodge 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 1st. Will Kaiserling triples. Len Ferris scores. Bill Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Will Kaiserling scores. John Spehr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dave Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Roxy Mantei pops out to the second baseman. Miguel Jeter doubles to left field. Leo Wise pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle John Abbott lines out to the second baseman. Dave Shinnick is pinch hitting for Joe Munson. Dave Shinnick flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ed Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Alvaro Hiller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Shinnick at C. Danny Moates enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Kucek at LF. Rudy Rossy enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Spehr at 1B. Jack Wickersham grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Kosco pops out to the second baseman. Carlos Lade strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Danny Moates triples. T.B. Benoit singles to left field. Danny Moates scores. Neal Allen is pinch hitting for Len Ferris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. T.B. Benoit steals second. Neal Allen flies out to the center fielder. Ron Seguignol is pinch hitting for Will Kaiserling. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Seguignol singles to center field. T.B. Benoit scores. Billy Yellen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Rossy hits a home run. Ron Seguignol scores. John Abbott walks. Alvaro Hiller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Charlie Wagner strikes out. Billy Yellen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Sam Blanks is pinch hitting for Ed Hughes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Sam Blanks walks. Danny Moates grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Blanks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. T.B. Benoit strikes out. Neal Allen singles to center field. Danny Moates advances to third on the hit. Ron Seguignol strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Widner pitching. Roxy Mantei doubles to center field. Miguel Jeter reached on a fielding error by Rudy Rossy. Leo Wise hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roxy Mantei scores. Jack Wickersham flies out to the left fielder. Rick Kosco flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Lade walks. Esteban Jennings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Seattle total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Bill Kucek (20), John Abbott (7).3B - Danny Moates (2), Will Kaiserling (12).HR - Bill Kucek (9), Rudy Rossy (10).SF - Bill Taylor. Baserunning: SB - T.B. Benoit (21).CS - Bill Kucek (6). Fielding: E - Rudy Rossy.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sean Barnes did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Alexander did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Hawkins did not respond to coaching in control Gordon Moore improves in range Frank Byers did not respond to coaching in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roy Bailey improves in arm George Jay improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Long did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Morales improves in arm Eric Moore did not respond to coaching in 2B