Win: Taka Myashita (12-7) Loss: Jason Higginbotham (10-12)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Jason Higginbotham pitching. Frank Jones singles to center field. Frank Jones steals second. Frank Jones steals third. Al B Eufemia flies out to the center fielder. Joe Meola singles to left field. Frank Jones scores. Charlie Buchanan grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Joe Meola advances to second on the play. Al Whillock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Taka Myashita pitching. Jackie Sheehan walks. Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the third baseman. Jackie Sheehan advances to second on the play. Jack Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Masanori Kobayashi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Jerry Ruel walks. Dale Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Ruel advances to second on the play. March Norton hits a home run. Jerry Ruel scores. Taka Myashita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Jones triples. Al B Eufemia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Satoru Fukumoto walks. Fred Drescher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Satoru Fukumoto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hal McGee pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Johnson walks. Jason Higginbotham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Joe Meola grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Buchanan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Whillock flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jackie Sheehan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al B Eufemia. Felipe Birmingham strikes out. Jack Shannon singles to center field. Masanori Kobayashi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Shannon advances to second on the play. Satoru Fukumoto pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Jerry Ruel flies out to the center fielder. Dale Chamberlain walks. March Norton flies out to the right fielder. Dale Chamberlain is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Fred Drescher walks. Hal McGee flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Johnson singles to center field. Jason Higginbotham lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Taka Myashita grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al B Eufemia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Felipe Birmingham hits a home run. Jack Shannon singles to center field. Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Satoru Fukumoto lines out to the third baseman. Fred Drescher grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Shannon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Joe Meola singles to right field. Joe Meola steals second. Charlie Buchanan strikes out. Al Whillock flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Ruel doubles to right field. Joe Meola scores. Dale Chamberlain singles to right field. Jerry Ruel scores. Max Massey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. March Norton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hal McGee strikes out. Charlie Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Max Massey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Taka Myashita grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Al B Eufemia singles to center field. Al B Eufemia steals second. Joe Meola singles to center field. Al B Eufemia scores. Walt Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Buchanan walks. Al Whillock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Jerry Ruel singles to center field. Jerry Ruel steals second. Dale Chamberlain walks. March Norton pops out to the catcher. Taka Myashita lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Satoru Fukumoto pops out to the second baseman. Roy Underhill is pinch hitting for Fred Drescher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Underhill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Al B Eufemia singles to left field. Joe Meola strikes out. Charlie Buchanan doubles to left field. Al Whillock singles to right field. Al B Eufemia scores. Charlie Buchanan scores. George Givens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Ruel walks. Dale Chamberlain grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Whillock is out at third base. March Norton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Hal McGee flies out to the center fielder. Sam Hilly is pinch hitting for Charlie Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Hilly walks. Weldon Schepner is pinch hitting for George Givens. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Weldon Schepner lines out to the third baseman. Charlie Doyle is pinch hitting for Jackie Sheehan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Charlie Buchanan (18), Jerry Ruel (6).3B - Frank Jones (3).HR - March Norton (4). Baserunning: SB - Frank Jones 2 (16), Al B Eufemia (9), Joe Meola (19), Jerry Ruel (6).CS - Dale Chamberlain (6). Fielding: E - Al B Eufemia.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joey Foli did not respond to coaching in velocity Clyde Wookie did not respond to coaching in velocity Matt Carbone improves in arm Jesse Reyes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Matt Carbone did not respond to coaching in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Red Kerr did not respond to coaching in control Clyde Eason improves in power_vs_righty Phil Etchison did not respond to coaching in control Wally DeVogt improves in power_vs_righty