Win: John Siddall (5-2) Loss: Dmitri Blethen (12-6)
Save: Matt Sturdivant (4)
Inning: 1 Chicago Dmitri Blethen pitching. Eric Buehrle grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! David Gardenhire grounds out to the second baseman. Jesse Hampton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay B.J. Verban pitching. Lou House singles to right field. Willie Fisk grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dick Herring singles to right field. Monte Thomas walks. Sam Hopp hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Chicago Tom Corbett strikes out. Kurt Bolton singles to right field. Dennis Ratliff strikes out. Charlie Solis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Reggie Shaw walks. Doug Fryman singles past the second baseman. Reggie Shaw advances to third on the hit. Dmitri Blethen flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Reggie Shaw scores. Lou House grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Doug Fryman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Fisk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Jim Schmitz strikes out. B.J. Verban singles to right field. Eric Buehrle singles to left field. David Gardenhire flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Hampton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Eric Buehrle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dick Herring flies out to the left fielder. Monte Thomas triples. Sam Hopp lines out to the second baseman. Ed Camnitz walks. Reggie Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Tom Corbett flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Bolton flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Ratliff doubles to left field. Charlie Solis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Doug Fryman strikes out. Dmitri Blethen grounds out to the shortstop. Lou House singles to center field. Willie Fisk walks. Dick Herring grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Willie Fisk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Jim Schmitz grounds out to the second baseman. B.J. Verban singles to left field. Eric Buehrle singles to right field. David Gardenhire grounds into a force play to the pitcher. B.J. Verban is out at third base. Jesse Hampton hits a home run. Eric Buehrle scores. David Gardenhire scores. Tom Corbett singles to left field. Kurt Bolton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Monte Thomas hits a home run. Sam Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Ed Camnitz singles to right field. John Siddall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reggie Shaw strikes out. Ed Camnitz steals second. Doug Fryman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Dennis Ratliff lines out to the third baseman. Charlie Solis grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Schmitz hits a home run. Homare Sakuma is pinch hitting for John Siddall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Homare Sakuma walks. Eric Buehrle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dennis Speer pitching. Keith Hughes is pinch hitting for Dmitri Blethen. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Keith Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Lou House grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Fisk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Bob Zick pitching. David Gardenhire walks. Jesse Hampton singles to center field. David Gardenhire advances to third on the hit. Tom Corbett flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Bolton flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Ratliff pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dick Herring singles to center field. Monte Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Herring advances to second on the play. Sam Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Charlie Solis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jim Schmitz grounds out to the second baseman. Orator Andrews is pinch hitting for Dennis Speer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Orator Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Wilson pitching. Reggie Shaw singles to center field. Doug Fryman singles to center field. Reggie Shaw advances to third on the hit. Nick Denny is pinch hitting for Bob Zick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nick Denny strikes out. Lou House strikes out. Pete Halicki is pinch hitting for Willie Fisk. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Halicki grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Al Fullmer pitching. Eric Buehrle singles to center field. David Gardenhire pops out to the second baseman. Jesse Hampton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric Buehrle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jesse Hampton steals second. Tom Corbett singles to right field. Jesse Hampton scores. Kurt Bolton walks. Dennis Ratliff grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kurt Bolton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dick Herring walks. Monte Thomas hits a home run. Dick Herring scores. Matt Sturdivant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Hopp grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Reggie Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 10 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 12
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Lewandowski did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Lynch did not respond to coaching in control Ramon Cantwell improves in power_vs_lefty Danny Baker did not respond to coaching in control Ramon Cantwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buck Brickell did not respond to coaching in range Bob Laskey improves in velocity Buck Brickell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Laskey did not respond to coaching in control Ken Ogden did not respond to coaching in control Jim Scalzi improves in endurance Reggie Morse did not respond to coaching in 3B