Win: Tom Freeman (1-0) Loss: George Knoll (2-3)
Save: Ron Reisling (11)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Billy Pierce pitching. Makoto Inao strikes out. Pop Riesgo flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Warner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Mike Donovan pitching. Bert Dunham doubles past the third baseman. Carl Hernandez singles to right field. Bert Dunham scores. Josh Nieman singles to center field. Red Zuber strikes out. Ramon Hendrix flies out to the center fielder. Bill DeMiller walks. Dan Ragland strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ricardo Brito walks. Jeff Daly hits a home run. Ricardo Brito scores. Daisuke Kashibuchi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tony Steinbrenner grounds out to the shortstop. Hideo Furuta grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Gene Belle hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gene Belle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Pierce lines out to the third baseman. Bert Dunham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mike Donovan walks. Makoto Inao walks. Pop Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Warner strikes out. Ricardo Brito grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Makoto Inao is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Carl Hernandez pops out to the third baseman. Josh Nieman flies out to the center fielder. Red Zuber is hit by a pitch. Red Zuber is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jeff Daly grounds out to the shortstop. Daisuke Kashibuchi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Steinbrenner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Ramon Hendrix strikes out. Bill DeMiller hits an infield single to the third baseman. Dan Ragland singles to left field. Gene Belle hits a home run. Bill DeMiller scores. Dan Ragland scores. Billy Pierce flies out to the center fielder. Bert Dunham pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hideo Furuta singles to center field. Hideo Furuta steals second. Mike Donovan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Makoto Inao singles to center field. Hideo Furuta scores. Pop Riesgo singles to left field. Makoto Inao aggressively advances to third on the hit. Rudy Warner strikes out. Ricardo Brito doubles to center field. Makoto Inao scores. Pop Riesgo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Freeman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Daly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Carl Hernandez singles to center field. Carl Hernandez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Josh Nieman singles to left field. George Knoll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Zuber strikes out. Ramon Hendrix reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Daly. Bill DeMiller reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hideo Furuta. Josh Nieman scores. Ramon Hendrix scores. Dan Ragland singles past the first baseman. Bill DeMiller scores. Gene Belle singles to center field. Dan Ragland advances to third on the hit. Tom Freeman walks. Bert Dunham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Daisuke Kashibuchi singles to right field. Tony Steinbrenner pops out to the second baseman. Hideo Furuta strikes out. Passed ball. Daisuke Kashibuchi advances to second. George Knoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Carl Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Josh Nieman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Zuber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Makoto Inao grounds out to the third baseman. Pop Riesgo singles to right field. Rudy Warner flies out to the left fielder. Ricardo Brito lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Ramon Hendrix lines out to the second baseman. Bill DeMiller grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Paquette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dan Ragland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jeff Daly singles past the shortstop. Daisuke Kashibuchi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tony Steinbrenner singles to center field. Bob Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Hideo Furuta singles to left field. Tony Steinbrenner is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Gene Belle walks. Mike Harris is pinch hitting for Bob Murphy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Belle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Harris flies out to the left fielder. Bert Dunham singles to left field. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ron Reisling pitching. Alan Ripley is pinch hitting for Scott Paquette. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alan Ripley walks. Makoto Inao walks. Pop Riesgo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Alan Ripley advances to third on the play. Rudy Warner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 New York total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Leon Church did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Cortazzo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pete Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chuck Machado did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wes Voigt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paul Zeber did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Fred Brainerd improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Perez improves in power_vs_lefty Tomoki Tachikawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tex Thomas did not respond to coaching in velocity Lester Gooch did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Hosley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty E. Cady Stanton did not respond to coaching in 2B