Win: Grover Leyritz (4-1) Loss: Alex Voss (4-8)
Save: John Murphy (39)
Inning: 1 New York Eddie Poffenberger pitching. Al Rowan reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Howley. Queenie Grich strikes out. Jeff Hodge doubles past the third baseman. Al Rowan scores. Vince Ogea lines out to the shortstop. Mike Hargreaves lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roy Fortugno pitching. Swede Bivin pops out to the third baseman. Karl Lindstrom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Abadie hits a home run. Frank Shaner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Will Kellogg reached on a fielding error by Frank Shaner. John Hatcher strikes out. Whitey Lowery strikes out. Roy Fortugno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bryan Larkin singles to right field. Bryan Larkin steals second. Jeff Hodge throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. John Howley doubles to left field. Bryan Larkin scores. Frank Babb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Howley advances to third on the play. Jim Richardson grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Poffenberger singles to center field. John Howley scores. Swede Bivin singles to left field. Eddie Poffenberger advances to third on the hit. Karl Lindstrom walks. Terry Abadie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 New York Al Rowan reached on a fielding error by Bryan Larkin. Queenie Grich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Rowan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jeff Hodge grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Queenie Grich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Vince Ogea grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Hodge is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Frank Shaner grounds out to the shortstop. Bryan Larkin strikes out. John Howley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Mike Hargreaves strikes out. Will Kellogg grounds out to the second baseman. John Hatcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Babb grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Richardson lines out to the third baseman. Eddie Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Whitey Lowery walks. Roy Fortugno fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Roy Fortugno strikes out. Whitey Lowery steals second. Al Rowan walks. Queenie Grich singles to center field. Whitey Lowery scores. Al Rowan advances to third on the hit. Jeff Hodge grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Swede Bivin flies out to the right fielder. Karl Lindstrom grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Abadie doubles to center field. Frank Shaner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Vince Ogea lines out to the third baseman. Mike Hargreaves strikes out. Will Kellogg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bryan Larkin flies out to the center fielder. John Howley flies out to the center fielder. Frank Babb singles to center field. Jim Richardson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Hal Bratcher is pinch hitting for John Hatcher. Hal Bratcher grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Lowery walks. Dave Berblinger is pinch hitting for Roy Fortugno. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dave Berblinger flies out to the center fielder. Al Rowan hits a home run. Whitey Lowery scores. Queenie Grich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dean Edwards pitching. Glenn Watson is pinch hitting for Eddie Poffenberger. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Glenn Watson strikes out. Swede Bivin strikes out. Karl Lindstrom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Grover Leyritz pitching. Jeff Hodge grounds out to the third baseman. Vince Ogea strikes out. Mike Hargreaves flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie triples. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Terry Abadie scores. Alex Voss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Shaner grounds out to the shortstop. Bryan Larkin singles to center field. Bryan Larkin steals second. John Howley singles to center field. Bryan Larkin scores. Jon Holliday comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Babb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Howley advances to second on the play. Jim Richardson walks. Johnny Smith is pinch hitting for Grover Leyritz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York John Murphy pitching. Will Kellogg pops out to the second baseman. Hal Bratcher walks. Hal Bratcher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Whitey Lowery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jeff Hodge (21).HR - Al Rowan (8).GIDP - Jeff Hodge. Baserunning: SB - Whitey Lowery (19).CS - Hal Bratcher (4). Fielding: E - Jeff Hodge.
Batting:2B - Terry Abadie (20), John Howley (23).3B - Terry Abadie (4).HR - Terry Abadie (25). Baserunning: SB - Bryan Larkin 2 (18). Fielding: E - Frank Shaner, Bryan Larkin, John Howley.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chico Sincock did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Kenna did not respond to coaching in control Garth Biasatti did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Monzon did not respond to coaching in control Dick Cosgrove did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ezra Rocker improves in power_vs_righty Ezra Rocker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dale Hanski did not respond to coaching in control Al Brady did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty