Win: Fran Gomez (1-0) Loss: Chris Gooden (0-1)
Save: Bobby Hernandez (1)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Terry DeBerry pitching. Mike Brown pops out to the catcher. John Higbee strikes out. Al Crider flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kurt Morales pitching. Roy Bailey strikes out. George Jay strikes out. Ray Mahaffey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ivan McFarland singles to right field. Charlie Whiteman strikes out. Jimmy Fernandez hits a home run. Ivan McFarland scores. John Clark singles to center field. Jerry Hansen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Clark is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kurt Morales singles past the shortstop. Jerry Hansen advances to third on the hit. Mike Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Eric Moore flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Douglas walks. Les Morales grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Douglas advances to second on the play. Pat Baumgarten grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles John Higbee strikes out. Al Crider strikes out. Ivan McFarland lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Reese grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Terry DeBerry strikes out. Roy Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Charlie Whiteman strikes out. Jimmy Fernandez hits a home run. John Clark walks. Jerry Hansen lines out to the shortstop. Kurt Morales strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay George Jay grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Mahaffey flies out to the right fielder. Eric Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Mike Brown singles to center field. John Higbee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Al Crider flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kevin Douglas walks. Les Morales flies out to the center fielder. Pat Baumgarten flies out to the right fielder. Joe Reese singles to left field. Kevin Douglas advances to third on the hit. Terry DeBerry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Ivan McFarland pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Whiteman singles to left field. Charlie Whiteman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jimmy Fernandez singles to right field. John Clark pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Roy Bailey singles to left field. Roy Bailey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Jay strikes out. Ray Mahaffey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Jerry Hansen flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Morales strikes out. Mike Brown singles to left field. Mike Brown is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Eric Moore singles to left field. Kevin Douglas flies out to the right fielder. Les Morales singles to center field. Miguel Jeter is pinch hitting for Pat Baumgarten. Miguel Jeter doubles to right field. Eric Moore scores. Les Morales uses his aggressiveness and scores. Roxy Mantei is pinch hitting for Joe Reese. Roxy Mantei grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Iorg is pinch hitting for Terry DeBerry. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Iorg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Fran Gomez pitching. Shunichi Murata enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roxy Mantei at C. John Higbee flies out to the left fielder. Al Crider flies out to the center fielder. Ivan McFarland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Roy Bailey singles to center field. Chris Gooden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Jay grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Bailey advances to second on the play. Ray Mahaffey doubles to center field. Roy Bailey scores. Eric Moore singles to center field. Ray Mahaffey scores. Kevin Douglas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Charlie Whiteman flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Fernandez grounds out to the pitcher. John Clark singles to left field. Bobby Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Bob Baker is pinch running for John Clark on 1st base. Jerry Hansen singles to right field. Bob Baker advances to third on the hit. Steve Guzman is pinch hitting for Chris Gooden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Guzman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Huck Strelecki did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Ellerbe did not respond to coaching in control Clint Doe did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Davis did not respond to coaching in endurance
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Higham did not respond to coaching in endurance Rusty Phillips did not respond to coaching in endurance Carl Ryan did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Rodriguez improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Agganis did not respond to coaching in C