Win: Steve Blair (7-2) Loss: Jason Higginbotham (5-2)
Save: Creighton Frey (14)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Steve Blair pitching. Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the shortstop. Harry McConnell bunts for a base hit. Jack Shannon strikes out. Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jason Higginbotham pitching. Bill Easley singles to right field. Tim Gomez grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Red Lara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Hal McGee grounds out to the third baseman. Satoru Fukumoto flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Sheehan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jeff Neill doubles to left field. Ned Cronin strikes out. Kevin Wells pops out to the catcher. Mike Fothergill grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill flies out to the left fielder. Jason Higginbotham grounds out to the third baseman. Felipe Birmingham hits an infield single to the pitcher. Harry McConnell reached on a fielding error by Mike Fothergill. Jack Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Naoichi Omiya pops out to the third baseman. Steve Blair strikes out. Bill Easley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Masanori Kobayashi flies out to the left fielder. Hal McGee flies out to the center fielder. Satoru Fukumoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Tim Gomez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Lara grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Neill hits a home run. Ned Cronin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jackie Sheehan lines out to the third baseman. Roy Underhill walks. Roy Underhill is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jason Higginbotham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Kevin Wells strikes out. Mike Fothergill grounds out to the second baseman. Naoichi Omiya lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the third baseman. Harry McConnell strikes out. Jack Shannon singles to center field. Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Charlie Valdes is pinch hitting for Steve Blair. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Valdes singles to center field. Bill Easley reached on a fielding error by Harry McConnell. Tim Gomez flies out to the right fielder. Red Lara singles to left field. Charlie Valdes scores. Jeff Neill strikes out. Ned Cronin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Rojas pitching. Hal McGee pops out to the first baseman. Satoru Fukumoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Kevin Wells flies out to the right fielder. Mike Fothergill flies out to the left fielder. Naoichi Omiya grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jason Higginbotham grounds out to the third baseman. Felipe Birmingham singles to right field. Felipe Birmingham steals second. Passed ball. Felipe Birmingham advances to third. Harry McConnell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Bill Rojas grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Easley pops out to the third baseman. Tim Gomez triples. Red Lara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Creighton Frey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Masanori Kobayashi grounds out to the second baseman. Hal McGee walks. Satoru Fukumoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 New York total runners left on base: 4
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Duffy Garriott improves in control Jesse Grieve did not respond to coaching in control Clyde Eason improves in range Jim Bennett did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Jarvis did not respond to coaching in 2B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Pettee improves in range Jeff Romanick improves in velocity Beau Turbeville did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Martin did not respond to coaching in control