Win: Alex Encarnacion (9-4) Loss: Syd Holmes (7-17)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Alex Encarnacion pitching. Ricky Hendricks pops out to the first baseman. John Calderon pops out to the catcher. Andres Plank reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Cancel. Dave Shepherd grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Syd Holmes pitching. Lave Nunnari flies out to the right fielder. Elmer Washington hits a home run. Yuhei Takagi grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Abbott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Charlie Smith strikes out. Ron Ryan singles to left field. Cookie Pinson flies out to the center fielder. She Lagger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Ryan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Whitey Redmon flies out to the center fielder. Harry Cancel grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Person grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Syd Holmes grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Hendricks singles to right field. John Calderon pops out to the third baseman. Andres Plank strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Rob Lynn singles past the shortstop. Alex Encarnacion lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Rob Lynn forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Encarnacion is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lave Nunnari walks. Elmer Washington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lave Nunnari is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dave Shepherd doubles to left field. Charlie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Shepherd advances to third on the play. Ron Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Cookie Pinson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Yuhei Takagi walks. Yuhei Takagi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Abbott hits a home run. Whitey Redmon grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Harry Cancel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay She Lagger grounds out to the third baseman. Syd Holmes grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Hendricks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Bill Person pops out to the second baseman. Rob Lynn reached on a fielding error by She Lagger. Alex Encarnacion fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alex Encarnacion pops out to the first baseman. Lave Nunnari walks. Elmer Washington grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Calderon grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Plank strikes out. Dave Shepherd walks. Charlie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Yuhei Takagi strikes out. Jim Abbott walks. Whitey Redmon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Abbott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harry Cancel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ron Ryan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cookie Pinson strikes out. She Lagger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Bill Person doubles to left field. Rob Lynn flies out to the left fielder. Frank Henry is pinch hitting for Alex Encarnacion. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frank Henry flies out to the center fielder. Lave Nunnari singles to left field. Bill Person scores. Elmer Washington walks. Yuhei Takagi triples. Lave Nunnari scores. Elmer Washington scores. Bill Akerfelds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Abbott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jiro Aoshiba pitching. Jody Brondell is pinch hitting for Bill Akerfelds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jody Brondell singles to center field. Ricky Hendricks singles to left field. Jody Brondell advances to third on the hit. Ricky Hendricks is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Calderon lines out to the third baseman. Andres Plank singles to center field. Jody Brondell scores. Dave Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Dan Smith pitching. Whitey Redmon strikes out. Harry Cancel triples. Bill Person hits a home run. Harry Cancel scores. Ed Carmel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Lynn strikes out. Pete Bosch is pinch hitting for Jiro Aoshiba. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Bosch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bryan Wilson pitching. Marty Dougherty is pinch hitting for Charlie Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marty Dougherty grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Ryan strikes out. Cookie Pinson singles to left field. She Lagger singles to right field. Oscar Mayer is pinch hitting for Ed Carmel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Oscar Mayer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Toronto total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Bill Person (16).3B - Yuhei Takagi (1), Harry Cancel (6).HR - Elmer Washington (17), Jim Abbott (22), Bill Person (10). Baserunning: CS - Yuhei Takagi (3), Alex Encarnacion (1). Fielding: E - Harry Cancel.
Game Notes Cookie Pinson is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rube Trott improves in contact_vs_lefty Rube Trott improves in contact_vs_lefty Tink Keisler improves in control Sparky Hinrichs did not respond to coaching in velocity
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Hickey did not respond to coaching in velocity Boots Grommet did not respond to coaching in range Rick Lucas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Boots Grommet did not respond to coaching in arm Rick Lucas improves in 3B