Win: Jeff Kahl (1-0) Loss: Homer Hillebrand (0-2)
Save: Ken Thomas (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jeff Kahl pitching. Bill Daley flies out to the left fielder. Ollie Stokes walks. Willis Crone pops out to the catcher. Glenn Tyrone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Homer Hillebrand pitching. Roland Plummer pops out to the second baseman. Chris Sisler grounds out to the shortstop. Casey Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Flea Hrabosky doubles to left field. Joel Morrison singles to left field. Flea Hrabosky scores. Bob Davidson grounds out to the second baseman. Joel Morrison advances to second on the play. Bill Chiti strikes out. Homer Hillebrand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Charlie Davis strikes out. Bob Boehmer strikes out. Elroy Benes singles past the shortstop. Sandy Riddle grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Elroy Benes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Daley reached on a fielding error by Casey Valdez. Ollie Stokes grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Daley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willis Crone flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Tyrone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ollie Stokes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Mike Ricci lines out to the third baseman. Jeff Kahl flies out to the center fielder. Roland Plummer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Flea Hrabosky walks. Joel Morrison grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Davidson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Chris Sisler grounds out to the third baseman. Casey Valdez walks. Casey Valdez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Charlie Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Chiti grounds out to the pitcher. Homer Hillebrand grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Daley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Bob Boehmer hits a home run. Elroy Benes singles to right field. Sandy Riddle walks. Mike Ricci singles to center field. Elroy Benes scores. Sandy Riddle advances to third on the hit. Jeff Kahl strikes out. Roland Plummer grounds out to the shortstop. Sandy Riddle scores. Mike Ricci advances to second on the play. Chris Sisler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ollie Stokes strikes out. Willis Crone strikes out. Glenn Tyrone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Casey Valdez strikes out. Charlie Davis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Willis Crone. Bob Boehmer doubles to left field. Charlie Davis scores. Elroy Benes lines out to the shortstop. Sandy Riddle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Flea Hrabosky pops out to the shortstop. Joel Morrison walks. Bob Davidson singles to left field. Joel Morrison is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Bill Chiti grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Davidson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Mike Ricci singles to right field. Jeff Kahl fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Kahl grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Ricci advances to second on the play. Roland Plummer strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Chris Sisler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kitty Fry is pinch hitting for Homer Hillebrand. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Kitty Fry singles to right field. Ralph Francona comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Bill Daley flies out to the right fielder. Ollie Stokes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Dave Jenkins pitching. Casey Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Davis strikes out. Bob Boehmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ken Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Willis Crone flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Tyrone singles to center field. Flea Hrabosky flies out to the center fielder. Joel Morrison walks. Bob Davidson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Baltimore total runners left on base: 4
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Madden improves in power_vs_righty Mickey Frazier improves in arm Vince Hillegas improves in power_vs_lefty Larry Anderson improves in power_vs_righty Nelson Gibralter did not respond to coaching in control Al Madden improves in speed
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Slattery did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Bunker did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Chouinard improves in velocity Larry Herring did not respond to coaching in control Mark Gaddy did not respond to coaching in control Brian Hayes improves in velocity