Win: March Pierson (12-7) Loss: Luis Stephens (2-5)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Stuffy Smith pitching. Chris Paula flies out to the center fielder. Bob Fernandez walks. Joe Grissom walks. Lon Valdes pops out to the second baseman. Dave Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Seattle March Pierson pitching. Dan Burleson grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Trotter pops out to the second baseman. Chris Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Larry Ahearne walks. Carlos Cary singles in front of the right fielder. Mike Morgan strikes out. March Pierson lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Carlos Cary advances to second on the play. Carlos Cary advances to second on the play. Chris Paula flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Seattle Antonio Walsh singles to left field. Rafael Palagyi strikes out. Mike Silva flies out to the center fielder. Antonio Walsh steals second. Barney Vick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Fernandez walks. Joe Grissom grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lon Valdes hits a home run. Dave Bowman singles to left field. Larry Ahearne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Bob Goolsby pops out to the first baseman. Yonetoshi Kikuchi is pinch hitting for Stuffy Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yonetoshi Kikuchi hits a home run. Dan Burleson grounds out to the shortstop. Cecil Trotter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Luis Stephens pitching. Carlos Cary reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cecil Trotter. Mike Morgan singles past the shortstop. Carlos Cary is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. March Pierson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. March Pierson strikes out. Mike Morgan steals second. Chris Paula singles to center field. Mike Morgan scores. Bob Fernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Chris Reynolds pops out to the shortstop. Antonio Walsh walks. Rafael Palagyi strikes out. Mike Silva grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Joe Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Lon Valdes strikes out. Dave Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Barney Vick flies out to the center fielder. Bob Goolsby grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Stephens singles to center field. Dan Burleson singles to right field. Luis Stephens advances to third on the hit. Cecil Trotter singles to center field. Luis Stephens scores. Dan Burleson advances to third on the hit. Chris Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Larry Ahearne singles to left field. Carlos Cary strikes out. Larry Ahearne steals second. Mike Morgan walks. March Pierson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chris Paula strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Antonio Walsh singles past the second baseman. Antonio Walsh steals second. Rafael Palagyi flies out to the left fielder. Mike Silva singles to right field. Antonio Walsh scores. Mike Silva steals second. Barney Vick grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Goolsby grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Fernandez singles to left field. Joe Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Fernandez advances to second on the play. Lon Valdes singles to left field. Bob Fernandez scores. Candy Dressler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lon Valdes steals second. Dave Bowman singles to center field. Lon Valdes scores. Larry Ahearne pops out to the second baseman. Tom Champion is pinch hitting for Carlos Cary. Tom Champion grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Bowman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Chet McKinney is pinch hitting for Candy Dressler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Chet McKinney flies out to the left fielder. Dan Burleson flies out to the right fielder. Cecil Trotter singles in front of the right fielder. Cecil Trotter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Art Lear pitching. Mike Morgan walks. March Pierson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chris Paula singles to left field. Mike Morgan scores. Bob Fernandez singles in front of the left fielder. Chris Paula is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Joe Grissom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Chris Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Antonio Walsh strikes out. Rafael Palagyi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Lon Valdes singles to center field. Bruno Caligiuri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lon Valdes steals second. Dave Bowman reached on a fielding error by Bob Goolsby. Larry Ahearne hits a home run. Lon Valdes scores. Dave Bowman scores. Tom Champion grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Morgan reached on a fielding error by Mike Silva. Rube Heusser is pinch hitting for March Pierson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rube Heusser grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Morgan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bernie Currie is pinch hitting for Chris Paula. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bernie Currie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Chauncey Steirer pitching. Mike Silva strikes out. Barney Vick walks. Bob Goolsby flies out to the right fielder. Bill Schanz is pinch hitting for Bruno Caligiuri. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Schanz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Seattle total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Scott Young did not respond to coaching in speed Doyle Miller improves in power_vs_righty Dan Greene did not respond to coaching in arm Ramon Redmon did not respond to coaching in speed Ramon Redmon did not respond to coaching in SS
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Marquette Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Matt Gregory improves in control Maurice Corey did not respond to coaching in control Whitey Thompson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Greene did not respond to coaching in SS