Win: Ken Nicholson (6-4) Loss: Rick McDougald (9-12)
Save: Glenn Balboni (10)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rick McDougald pitching. Tim Moss singles to right field. Lou House flies out to the right fielder. John Robinson strikes out. Bill Speake reached on a 2-base fielding error by Johnny Hannahs. John Butcher grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Ken Nicholson pitching. Johnny Hannahs grounds out to the third baseman. Todd Garrison walks. John Thompson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk walks. Frank Cartwright walks. Chuck Dougherty grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Cartwright is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Nicholson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago David Gardenhire flies out to the left fielder. Ray McCreesh grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Deering flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tim Moss triples. Lou House singles to center field. Tim Moss scores. John Robinson strikes out. Bill Speake strikes out. John Butcher grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lou House is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Mike Wilson hits a home run. Brian Witherup grounds out to the second baseman. Rick McDougald strikes out. Johnny Hannahs hits a home run. Todd Garrison doubles to center field. John Thompson walks. David Gardenhire strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Frank Cartwright grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Ray McCreesh flies out to the left fielder. Alex Deering hits a home run. Mike Wilson pops out to the first baseman. Brian Witherup flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ken Nicholson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tim Moss singles to center field. Lou House singles to center field. John Robinson walks. Ken Nicholson scores. Bill Speake grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Moss scores. Lou House advances to third on the play. John Robinson advances to second on the play. John Butcher strikes out. Willie Fisk singles to center field. Lou House scores. Bart Klutts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Cartwright singles to center field. John Robinson scores. Willie Fisk advances to third on the hit. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Bart Klutts strikes out. Johnny Hannahs strikes out. Todd Garrison singles past the shortstop. John Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ken Nicholson pops out to the first baseman. Tim Moss flies out to the center fielder. Lou House reached on a fielding error by Alex Deering. John Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago David Gardenhire flies out to the center fielder. Ray McCreesh strikes out. Alex Deering grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Speake pops out to the pitcher. John Butcher singles to left field. Willie Fisk pops out to the second baseman. Howard Ruth is pinch hitting for Frank Cartwright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Howard Ruth flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Mike Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Witherup grounds out to the third baseman. Merv Carroll is pinch hitting for Bart Klutts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Merv Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Andy Lee pitching. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. Chick Wagner is pinch hitting for Ken Nicholson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chick Wagner walks. Chick Wagner steals second. Tim Moss singles to right field. Chick Wagner scores. Lou House flies out to the center fielder. John Robinson singles to left field. Bill Speake pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Glenn Balboni pitching. Al K Sullivan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lou House at 2B. Johnny Hannahs strikes out. Todd Garrison doubles to left field. John Thompson flies out to the right fielder. David Gardenhire walks. Ray McCreesh strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Bailey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Butcher singles to center field. Willie Fisk flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Howard Ruth grounds out to the shortstop. John Butcher advances to second on the play. John Butcher is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Alex Deering singles to center field. Mike Wilson singles past the third baseman. Alex Deering advances to third on the hit. Brian Witherup flies out to the center fielder. Bill Donnels is pinch hitting for Ed Bailey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Donnels grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Wilson advances to second on the play. Johnny Hannahs singles to left field. Alex Deering scores. Mike Wilson scores. Todd Garrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Todd Garrison 2 (24).HR - Johnny Hannahs (26), Alex Deering (20), Mike Wilson (5).GIDP - John Thompson. Fielding: E - Johnny Hannahs, Alex Deering.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nick Denny improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Monte Thomas improves in contact_vs_lefty Dmitri Blethen did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Zachary did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Camnitz improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in C
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Grace did not respond to coaching in control Jim Buckeye did not respond to coaching in control Roy Robinson did not respond to coaching in control Bob Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Lopez improves in velocity Alex Baker did not respond to coaching in control