Win: Joe Friday (12-10) Loss: Joe Mayo (11-4)
Save: Jorge Escalera (36)
Inning: 1 New York Dave Mendoza pitching. Takahiro Aburatani singles to right field. Ducky Drake grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Takahiro Aburatani is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kazimierz Deren singles to right field. Hod Carrier reached on a 2-base throwing error by Boogie Woogie. Ducky Drake scores. Art Ruggiero pops out to the first baseman. Jersey North flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Friday pitching. Gabe Egan flies out to the left fielder. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the third baseman. BobbyBobJimBo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Packy Baggs grounds out to the shortstop. Don Felder walks. Joe Friday lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Takahiro Aburatani strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Matt Vega grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bowie strikes out. Yadier Molina walks. Jim Reed flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Ducky Drake singles to left field. Kazimierz Deren grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Hod Carrier singles to right field. Art Ruggiero grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Hod Carrier is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Boog Williams singles to center field. Dave Mendoza lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gabe Egan walks. Boogie Woogie flies out to the right fielder. BobbyBobJimBo singles to center field. Boog Williams scores. Gabe Egan advances to third on the hit. Matt Vega pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Jersey North strikes out. Packy Baggs strikes out. Don Felder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim Bowie grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yadier Molina strikes out. Jim Reed grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Joe Friday strikes out. Takahiro Aburatani singles to center field. Ducky Drake grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Boog Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Gabe Egan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Kazimierz Deren lines out to the third baseman. Hod Carrier grounds out to the second baseman. Art Ruggiero reached on a fielding error by Gabe Egan. Jersey North doubles to right field. Packy Baggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Boogie Woogie pops out to the second baseman. BobbyBobJimBo strikes out. Matt Vega grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Ray Ankiel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Felder grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Friday flies out to the right fielder. Takahiro Aburatani grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Gary King is pinch hitting for Jim Bowie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary King strikes out. Bob Klesko is pinch hitting for Yadier Molina. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Klesko flies out to the left fielder. Jim Reed hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dale Murphy is pinch hitting for Boog Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dale Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Ducky Drake grounds out to the pitcher. Kazimierz Deren walks. Dan Wilkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hod Carrier pops out to the third baseman. Art Ruggiero singles past the second baseman. Jersey North grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Art Ruggiero is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rabbit Brickner is pinch hitting for Dan Wilkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Rabbit Brickner singles to right field. Rabbit Brickner steals second. Gabe Egan flies out to the right fielder. Boogie Woogie walks. Vinny Brown is pinch hitting for BobbyBobJimBo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vinny Brown reached on a fielding error by Packy Baggs. Matt Vega pops out to the second baseman. Gary King flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 New York Joe Mayo pitching. Packy Baggs doubles to left field. Don Felder walks. Rodney Davenport comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Friday lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Takahiro Aburatani grounds out to the shortstop. Packy Baggs scores. Don Felder advances to third on the play. Ducky Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jorge Escalera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Klesko grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Reed flies out to the left fielder. Dale Murphy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Viktor Orban improves in arm Tatsuya Sasahara improves in control Wilfrid Brambell did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Chet Fimple did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Viktor Orban did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Swartz did not respond to coaching in range Jack Knaupp improves in range Lefty Schellhase did not respond to coaching in range Dave Koch improves in contact_vs_righty Sid Pfeil improves in arm Lyman Hamner improves in range