Win: Ali Burnett (6-15) Loss: Shane Hennessey (0-1)
Inning: 1 New York Colt Kimber pitching. Merito Acosta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Mills singles past the second baseman. Burgess Anderson pops out to the shortstop. Bob Debeers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Smith pitching. Chevy Nova walks. Johnny Bones Jones hits a home run. Chevy Nova scores. Jordan Crusher grounds out to the second baseman. Ryne Reynolds strikes out. Rudy Mata flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Derek Jones flies out to the right fielder. Jim Ojeda grounds out to the second baseman. Del Rice grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joel Jumbo Elliott lines out to the shortstop. Mickey Wilkins strikes out. J. J. McKay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Chris Hiller singles to right field. Chris Hiller steals second. Frank Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Merito Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Chris Hiller scores. Gene Mills doubles to right field. Burgess Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Colt Kimber grounds out to the second baseman. Chevy Nova singles to right field. Johnny Bones Jones walks. Jordan Crusher grounds out to the third baseman. Chevy Nova advances to third on the play. Johnny Bones Jones advances to second on the play. Ryne Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Bob Debeers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Derek Jones flies out to the left fielder. Jim Ojeda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rudy Mata flies out to the center fielder. Joel Jumbo Elliott hits a home run. Rickey Bottalico comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Wilkins flies out to the center fielder. J. J. McKay is hit by a pitch. Colt Kimber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Del Rice flies out to the right fielder. Chris Hiller singles to left field. Chris Hiller steals second. Rickey Bottalico grounds out to the shortstop. Merito Acosta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Chevy Nova singles to center field. Scott Barnes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Bones Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chevy Nova is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jordan Crusher walks. Ryne Reynolds strikes out. Rudy Mata grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jordan Crusher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Gene Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Burgess Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Debeers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Joel Jumbo Elliott strikes out. Mickey Wilkins strikes out. J. J. McKay grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Derek Jones reached on a fielding error by Chevy Nova. A. B. Seedy is pinch hitting for Jim Ojeda. A. B. Seedy doubles to left field. Derek Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Del Rice strikes out. Chris Hiller doubles to right field. A. B. Seedy scores. Swede Hanson is pinch hitting for Scott Barnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Swede Hanson singles to center field. Chris Hiller scores. Mike Munoz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Merito Acosta grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Nick Altrock pitching. Justin Turner is pinch hitting for Mike Munoz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Justin Turner singles to center field. Justin Turner steals second. Chevy Nova grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Bones Jones walks. Jordan Crusher flies out to the right fielder. Ryne Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Gorman Jorgensen pitching. Gene Mills strikes out. Burgess Anderson singles to left field. Bob Debeers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Burgess Anderson advances to second on the play. Derek Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rudy Mata grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joel Jumbo Elliott pops out to the shortstop. Anthony Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mickey Wilkins hits a home run. Ryan Lohr is pinch hitting for J. J. McKay. Ryan Lohr doubles to center field. Niorquis Alberro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Stone is pinch hitting for Gorman Jorgensen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Shane Hennessey pitching. Gus Wallach enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ryan Lohr at 3B. A. B. Seedy flies out to the center fielder. Del Rice grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Hiller singles to left field. Hank Womack is pinch hitting for Niorquis Alberro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hank Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dickie Blackwell pitching. Chevy Nova doubles to center field. Johnny Bones Jones walks. Ali Burnett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jordan Crusher pops out to the second baseman. Ryne Reynolds is hit by a pitch. Rudy Mata strikes out. Joel Jumbo Elliott grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Chevy Nova is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 New York Merito Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Gene Mills hits a home run. Burgess Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Debeers singles to left field. Derek Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Mickey Wilkins strikes out. Gus Wallach grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Julio Cesar Chavez is pinch hitting for Shane Hennessey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Julio Cesar Chavez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Chevy Nova (36), Ryan Lohr (12).HR - Johnny Bones Jones (23), Joel Jumbo Elliott (28), Mickey Wilkins (20).HBP - Ryne Reynolds (5), J. J. McKay (1). Baserunning: SB - Justin Turner (6). Fielding: E - Chevy Nova.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: A.J. Burnett did not respond to coaching in endurance Ralph Stairs did not respond to coaching in control Jay Clarkson improves in range Steve Cheeves did not respond to coaching in arm Sherman Obama did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Emil Sweasy improves in control Nelson Potter improves in range Tim Wicker improves in contact_vs_lefty Duke Rockford did not respond to coaching in arm Nelson Potter did not respond to coaching in 3B