Win: Lou Cozart (1-0) Loss: Larry Spriggs (0-2)
Save: Danny Sims (5)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Guillermo Hennessey pitching. Frank Jackson lines out to the third baseman. Jack Woods grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Wilhelm singles to right field. Jimmy Ostrowski singles to center field. Jimmy Wilhelm advances to third on the hit. Dick Fanovich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tony Benjamin pitching. Bill Draper pops out to the shortstop. Roy Spencer grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeo Ube walks. Ralph Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Chuck Johnson singles to center field. Greg Donahue strikes out. Ty Paskert flies out to the center fielder. Tony Benjamin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Syd House singles to right field. Ruben Manlove flies out to the right fielder. Syd House steals second. Kazuya Miwa strikes out. Charlie Ostrowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Frank Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Woods doubles to right field. Jimmy Wilhelm strikes out. Jimmy Ostrowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Guillermo Hennessey singles to center field. Bill Draper walks. Roy Spencer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Guillermo Hennessey advances to third on the play. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Dick Fanovich singles to right field. Chuck Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Fanovich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Greg Donahue grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chuck Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ty Paskert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh grounds out to the pitcher. Syd House strikes out. Ruben Manlove walks. Kazuya Miwa singles to right field. Charlie Ostrowski pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Tony Benjamin strikes out. Frank Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Woods pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Guillermo Hennessey walks. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guillermo Hennessey advances to second on the play. Roy Spencer walks. Shigeo Ube walks. Ralph Walsh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Jimmy Wilhelm flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Ostrowski hits a home run. Dick Fanovich strikes out. Chuck Johnson reached on a fielding error by Shigeo Ube. Greg Donahue flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Syd House pops out to the shortstop. Ruben Manlove lines out to the second baseman. Kazuya Miwa singles to left field. Charlie Ostrowski pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Ty Paskert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Benjamin singles to right field. Frank Jackson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay John Batch is pinch hitting for Guillermo Hennessey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Batch hits a home run. Bill Draper singles to left field. Roy Spencer strikes out. Bill Draper steals second. Phil Bonham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Shigeo Ube hits a home run. Bill Draper scores. Lou Cozart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Walsh strikes out. Syd House grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Larry Spriggs pitching. Jack Woods flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Wilhelm walks. Jimmy Ostrowski flies out to the center fielder. Dick Fanovich walks. Chuck Johnson doubles to center field. Jimmy Wilhelm scores. Dick Fanovich uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yuset Gorguet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Donahue singles to center field. Chuck Johnson scores. Ty Paskert singles past the first baseman. Lou Cozart grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ty Paskert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ruben Manlove grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kazuya Miwa pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Ostrowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Frank Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Woods flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Danny Sims comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Phil King is pinch hitting for Yuset Gorguet. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Phil King singles past the shortstop. Bill Draper strikes out. Roy Spencer singles to center field. Phil King advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Shigeo Ube flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Phil King is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Batting:HR - Shigeo Ube (7), John Batch (3).GIDP - Roy Spencer, Ralph Walsh. Baserunning: SB - Bill Draper (7), Syd House (2). Fielding: E - Shigeo Ube.
Game Notes Charlie Ostrowski is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bret Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Rohde improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Rohde improves in speed Doug Sheldon improves in arm Hick Upham did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hardy Washburn improves in range Red Fabregas did not respond to coaching in control Hiroki Tani did not respond to coaching in control Laddie Kopshaw did not respond to coaching in 1B