Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Gus Slusarski pitching. Ed Clarke singles to right field. Birdie Mumphrey flies out to the left fielder. Ed Clarke steals second. Jay Worthington strikes out. Tracy Maldonado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Mickey Starling pitching. John Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. Rowdy Williams strikes out. Chris Killilay walks. Bob Fernandes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Steve Richmond singles to right field. Fin Cuccinello flies out to the center fielder. Ed Diaz strikes out. Gerald Castillo walks. Mickey Starling grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ernie Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Pat McGilvray pops out to the second baseman. Red Canavan hits an infield single to the third baseman. Wedo Bero doubles past the right fielder. Red Canavan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gus Slusarski singles to center field. Wedo Bero scores. John Mendoza grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gus Slusarski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ed Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Birdie Mumphrey strikes out. Jay Worthington reached on a fielding error by Rowdy Williams. Tracy Maldonado grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jay Worthington is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Rowdy Williams singles to right field. Chris Killilay strikes out. Bob Fernandes singles to right field. Rowdy Williams advances to third on the hit. Ernie Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Pat McGilvray strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Steve Richmond doubles to left field. Fin Cuccinello strikes out. Ed Diaz singles to right field. Gerald Castillo walks. Mickey Starling walks. Steve Richmond scores. Ed Clarke strikes out. Birdie Mumphrey doubles to right field. Ed Diaz scores. Gerald Castillo scores. Mickey Starling is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Red Canavan flies out to the right fielder. Wedo Bero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Slusarski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jay Worthington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tracy Maldonado pops out to the second baseman. Joe Bogar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Steve Richmond grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles John Mendoza flies out to the right fielder. Rowdy Williams strikes out. Chris Killilay walks. Bob Fernandes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Fin Cuccinello flies out to the right fielder. Ed Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Gerald Castillo singles to left field. Mickey Starling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Ernie Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Pat McGilvray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Canavan singles to right field. Wedo Bero grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Red Canavan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ed Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Birdie Mumphrey pops out to the second baseman. Jay Worthington grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Joe Bogar flies out to the left fielder. John Mendoza grounds out to the third baseman. Rowdy Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tracy Maldonado singles to right field. Steve Richmond pops out to the first baseman. Fin Cuccinello strikes out. Ed Diaz walks. Bill Chelini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Gerald Castillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Chris Killilay singles to right field. Bob Fernandes strikes out. Ernie Johnson bunts for a base hit. Manuel Kennedy 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. Pat McGilvray strikes out. Red Canavan doubles to center field. Chris Killilay scores. Ernie Johnson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Cy Hoover is pinch hitting for Manuel Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Cy Hoover grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Clarke strikes out. Birdie Mumphrey lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Tony Paige pitching. Wedo Bero strikes out. Mike Barnes is pinch hitting for Bill Chelini. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mike Barnes singles to left field. John Mendoza singles to right field. Mike Barnes advances to third on the hit. John Mendoza steals second. Tracy Maldonado throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Mike Barnes scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Ernie Johnson is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hugo Puckett did not respond to coaching in control Hugo Puckett did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Ludolph improves in speed Bill Martin did not respond to coaching in endurance
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Stratton did not respond to coaching in control Billy Kelly did not respond to coaching in control Ken Baker improves in contact_vs_lefty Hod Regan did not respond to coaching in arm