Win: Storm Stember (9-1) Loss: Kurt Hodges (0-1)
Save: Fred Sullivan (34)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Biff Barnes pitching. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Joe Filipi singles to left field. Arnold Bond grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Filipi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nick Prieto singles to right field. Arnold Bond is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Seattle Floyd Metzen pitching. Walter Smalley grounds out to the pitcher. Ricardo Leonard singles to left field. Ricardo Leonard steals second. Sol Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Speed Host strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Eddie McAllister singles to right field. Kip Dobler flies out to the right fielder. Joe Rosello grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Rob Cash doubles to center field. Carl Grebeck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rob Cash advances to third on the play. Bill Jenkins singles to left field. Rob Cash scores. Chuck Ward singles to right field. Biff Barnes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Biff Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Walter Smalley lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jackie McWilliams singles to left field. Floyd Metzen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eugene Erixson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Filipi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Ricardo Leonard hits a home run. Sol Spencer strikes out. Speed Host singles to left field. Speed Host steals second. Rob Cash pops out to the shortstop. Carl Grebeck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Arnold Bond grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nick Prieto strikes out. Eddie McAllister pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Bill Jenkins grounds out to the pitcher. Chuck Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Biff Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kip Dobler strikes out. Joe Rosello flies out to the center fielder. Jackie McWilliams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Walter Smalley flies out to the left fielder. Ricardo Leonard singles to center field. Sol Spencer strikes out. Ricardo Leonard steals second. Speed Host flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Floyd Metzen flies out to the center fielder. Eugene Erixson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Filipi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Rob Cash walks. Carl Grebeck pops out to the third baseman. Rob Cash steals second. Bill Jenkins grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rob Cash advances to third on the play. Chuck Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Arnold Bond singles to center field. Nick Prieto strikes out. Eddie McAllister walks. Kip Dobler walks. Joe Rosello walks. Arnold Bond scores. Jackie McWilliams strikes out. Adolph Vasquez is pinch hitting for Floyd Metzen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Adolph Vasquez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Seattle Storm Stember pitching. Randy Johnson is pinch hitting for Biff Barnes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Randy Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Walter Smalley singles to left field. Ricardo Leonard singles to left field. Walter Smalley advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Leonard steals second. Sol Spencer strikes out. Speed Host flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ferdie Parker pitching. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Joe Filipi grounds out to the third baseman. Arnold Bond strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Rob Cash doubles to center field. Rob Cash is out trying to steal third. Carl Grebeck grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Jenkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Nick Prieto hits a home run. Eddie McAllister grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Kurt Hodges 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. Kip Dobler singles to right field. Kip Dobler steals second. Joe Rosello singles to left field. Kip Dobler scores. Ryan Ensberg is pinch running for Joe Rosello on 1st base. Jackie McWilliams grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ryan Ensberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Tapia is pinch hitting for Storm Stember. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chuck Tapia walks. Eugene Erixson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Seattle Fred Sullivan pitching. Ken Serpan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ryan Ensberg at 3B. Chuck Ward flies out to the right fielder. Carl Wilson is pinch hitting for Kurt Hodges. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carl Wilson singles to left field. Carl Wilson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Walter Smalley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Seattle total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Rob Cash 2 (21).HR - Ricardo Leonard (24). Baserunning: SB - Ricardo Leonard 3 (22), Speed Host (19), Rob Cash (12).CS - Rob Cash (10), Carl Wilson (2).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Hernandez improves in range Steven Webster did not respond to coaching in control Rick Merola did not respond to coaching in speed Rick Merola did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sol Aleka did not respond to coaching in 2B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Bielaski did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in speed Byung-Hyun Donahue did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scott Ciardi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty