Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dave Etheridge pitching. Eugene Erixson flies out to the left fielder. Jim McMurray doubles to left field. Arnold Bond singles to right field. Jim McMurray scores. Nick Prieto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ted Garrido. Jack Roetz strikes out. Kip Dobler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Toronto Floyd Metzen pitching. Fred Anderson strikes out. Johnny Miller walks. Johnny Miller steals second. Jimmy Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Garrido grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Homer James strikes out. Adolph Vasquez grounds out to the pitcher. Floyd Metzen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Tom Ponder singles to right field. Tom Ponder steals second. Sam Wiedemeyer doubles to left field. Tom Ponder scores. Erwin Butler flies out to the left fielder. Jim Steiner pops out to the third baseman. Dave Etheridge grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson strikes out. Jim McMurray flies out to the left fielder. Arnold Bond grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Fred Anderson singles to left field. Fred Anderson steals second. Johnny Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Callahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Anderson advances to third on the play. Ted Garrido grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Nick Prieto strikes out. Jack Roetz grounds out to the second baseman. Kip Dobler walks. Homer James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kip Dobler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Tom Ponder singles past the first baseman. Sam Wiedemeyer singles to left field. Erwin Butler strikes out. Jim Steiner walks. Dave Etheridge flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Ponder scores. Fred Anderson walks. Johnny Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Adolph Vasquez pops out to the second baseman. Floyd Metzen flies out to the right fielder. Eugene Erixson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Jimmy Callahan strikes out. Ted Garrido flies out to the left fielder. Tom Ponder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jim McMurray strikes out. Arnold Bond grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Nick Prieto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Sam Wiedemeyer hits a home run. Erwin Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Steiner walks. Dave Etheridge fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Etheridge pops out to the third baseman. Fred Anderson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Steiner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jack Roetz doubles to left field. Kip Dobler walks. Homer James singles to left field. Adolph Vasquez walks. Jack Roetz scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Chuck Tapia is pinch hitting for Floyd Metzen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chuck Tapia grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Kip Dobler is out at home. The defense is playing the corners in. Ryan Ensberg is pinch running for Adolph Vasquez on 2nd base. Eugene Erixson singles to right field. Homer James scores. Ryan Ensberg scores. Chuck Tapia advances to third on the hit. F.P. Pillion comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim McMurray grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Vance Sperring pitching. Dan Sweeney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ryan Ensberg at C. Johnny Miller singles to center field. Jimmy Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Ted Garrido grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Arnold Bond singles to right field. Nick Prieto singles to left field. Arnold Bond advances to third on the hit. Jack Roetz reached on a fielding error by Fred Anderson. Arnold Bond scores. Kip Dobler flies out to the right fielder. Homer James singles to center field. Nick Prieto scores. Clayton Bell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Sweeney pops out to the catcher. Vance Sperring strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Tom Ponder strikes out. Sam Wiedemeyer flies out to the center fielder. Erwin Butler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson singles past the shortstop. Jim McMurray flies out to the center fielder. Arnold Bond walks. Nick Prieto strikes out. Jack Roetz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Toronto Storm Stember comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Steiner flies out to the center fielder. Tom Jones is pinch hitting for Clayton Bell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Anderson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Toronto total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Sam Wiedemeyer (29).HR - Sam Wiedemeyer (14).SF - Dave Etheridge.GIDP - Ted Garrido. Baserunning: SB - Fred Anderson (16), Johnny Miller (26), Tom Ponder (16). Fielding: E - Fred Anderson, Ted Garrido.
Game Notes Chuck Tapia is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jackie McWilliams did not respond to coaching in speed Doogy Young improves in endurance John Hernandez improves in contact_vs_righty Tony Padgua did not respond to coaching in velocity John Hernandez did not respond to coaching in CF
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Julio Neill improves in power_vs_lefty Oscar Chirino improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Lade improves in arm Taffy Bowman did not respond to coaching in control Walt Steinbacher did not respond to coaching in SS