Win: Rusty Burrows (5-5) Loss: Stan Tillotson (2-7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Stan Tillotson pitching. Tim Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Lou House singles to right field. John Butcher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Rusty Burrows pitching. Johnny Hannahs grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Thompson pops out to the second baseman. David Gardenhire singles to center field. Alex Deering flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Speake grounds out to the pitcher. Pop Stelmaszek strikes out. Mike Churry pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Mike Wilson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Merv Carroll strikes out. Bill Donnels singles to center field. Mike Wilson aggressively advances to third on the hit. Brian Witherup strikes out. Stan Tillotson walks. Johnny Hannahs grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Mike Wilson is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp triples. Nick Denny singles to center field. Sam Hopp scores. Rusty Burrows fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rusty Burrows singles to center field. Tim Moss singles to left field. Lou House strikes out. John Butcher grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Nick Denny is out at home. Bill Speake singles to left field. Rusty Burrows scores. Tim Moss scores. John Butcher advances to third on the hit. Pop Stelmaszek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago John Thompson flies out to the right fielder. David Gardenhire strikes out. Alex Deering walks. Mike Wilson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Alex Deering is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mike Churry singles to left field. Sam Hopp is hit by a pitch. Nick Denny grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Mike Churry advances to third on the play. Rusty Burrows strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Merv Carroll strikes out. Bill Donnels walks. Brian Witherup strikes out. Stan Tillotson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tim Moss flies out to the center fielder. Lou House triples. John Butcher walks. Bill Speake grounds out to the third baseman. Lou House scores. John Butcher advances to second on the play. Jeff Zabel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pop Stelmaszek singles past the first baseman. John Butcher scores. Mike Churry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Johnny Hannahs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). David Gardenhire hits a home run. Alex Deering walks. Mike Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp grounds out to the shortstop. Nick Denny flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Burrows strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Merv Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Donnels grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Witherup grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tim Moss singles to center field. Lou House grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. John Butcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Glenn Balboni comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mark Tiefenauer is pinch hitting for Jeff Zabel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mark Tiefenauer reached on a fielding error by Bill Speake. Johnny Hannahs grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bart Klutts pitching. Bill Speake grounds out to the pitcher. Pop Stelmaszek doubles to left field. Mike Churry grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Stelmaszek advances to third on the play. Sam Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago David Gardenhire grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Deering flies out to the right fielder. Mike Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Nick Denny grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Balboni pops out to the first baseman. Tim Moss singles to center field. Lou House grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Merv Carroll singles to left field. Bill Donnels flies out to the right fielder. Brian Witherup flies out to the left fielder. Rod K Holbrook 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. Ron Davis is pinch hitting for Bart Klutts. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Pop Stelmaszek (7).3B - Lou House (4), Sam Hopp (2).GIDP - Lou House, John Butcher, Nick Denny.HBP - Sam Hopp (2). Fielding: E - Bill Speake.
Game Notes Stan Tillotson is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kurt Lorenzen did not respond to coaching in velocity Jayson Fegeley did not respond to coaching in velocity Yaxsiel Arruebarruena improves in power_vs_lefty Pete Hopper did not respond to coaching in velocity Wayne Zachary did not respond to coaching in velocity Reggie Shaw did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in C
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Siddall did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Baker did not respond to coaching in control Roy Lytle did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Thomas improves in contact_vs_lefty Kirby LaMaster improves in endurance Alex Baker did not respond to coaching in control