Win: Bill Rojas (7-5) Loss: Jim Bennett (1-2)
Save: Creighton Frey (54)
Inning: 1 New York George Givens pitching. Bill Easley grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Grabowski flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Valdes singles past the shortstop. Desmond Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Carl Fishburn pitching. Chick Daringer strikes out. Jack Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Dave Lowe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Ted Geygan singles to center field. Ted Geygan steals second. Bob Ragan grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Geygan advances to third on the play. Mike Fothergill strikes out. Naoichi Omiya hits a home run. Ted Geygan scores. Carl Fishburn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Carlos Santana strikes out. Hal McGee hits a home run. Jackie Sheehan singles to center field. Johnny Cedeno grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Bill Easley singles to right field. Matt Grabowski strikes out. Charlie Valdes is hit by a pitch. Desmond Smith lines out to the shortstop. Ted Geygan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Charlie Valdes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Wally DeVogt grounds out to the shortstop. George Givens pops out to the first baseman. Chick Daringer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bob Ragan flies out to the left fielder. Mike Fothergill pops out to the second baseman. Naoichi Omiya strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jack Shannon singles to right field. Dave Lowe singles to left field. Jack Shannon advances to third on the hit. Carlos Santana doubles to right field. Jack Shannon scores. Hal McGee grounds out to the third baseman. Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Lowe scores. Carlos Santana advances to third on the play. Johnny Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Carl Fishburn grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Easley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Matt Grabowski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Wally DeVogt singles past the shortstop. George Givens lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Chick Daringer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Wally DeVogt is out at third base. Jack Shannon strikes out. Dave Lowe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Charlie Valdes flies out to the right fielder. Desmond Smith hits a home run. Ted Geygan flies out to the center fielder. Bob Ragan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Carlos Santana singles to center field. Hal McGee singles to center field. Jackie Sheehan walks. Calvin Romo 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 2nd. Johnny Cedeno hits an infield single to the pitcher. Carlos Santana scores. Wally DeVogt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Hal McGee scores. Jackie Sheehan advances to third on the play. George Givens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Mike Fothergill singles to center field. Naoichi Omiya flies out to the left fielder. Al Jones is pinch hitting for Calvin Romo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Jones walks. Bill Easley flies out to the left fielder. Matt Grabowski walks. Charlie Valdes singles to right field. Mike Fothergill scores. Al Jones is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Rojas pitching. Chick Daringer grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Shannon singles to right field. Dave Lowe grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Ray Dowd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Desmond Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Geygan singles to left field. Bob Ragan pops out to the catcher. Mike Fothergill doubles to center field. Ted Geygan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Naoichi Omiya grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Carlos Santana grounds out to the shortstop. Hal McGee singles to left field. Jackie Sheehan strikes out. Johnny Cedeno grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hal McGee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Jim Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ned Cronin is pinch hitting for Bill Rojas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ned Cronin singles past the shortstop. Bill Easley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ned Cronin advances to second on the play. Matt Grabowski singles to left field. Ned Cronin scores. Charlie Valdes grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Grabowski advances to second on the play. Desmond Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Creighton Frey pitching. Wally DeVogt flies out to the right fielder. Fred Drescher is pinch hitting for Jim Bennett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fred Drescher flies out to the right fielder. Chick Daringer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dick Gregg did not respond to coaching in range Bill Siwy did not respond to coaching in range Bill Siwy improves in arm Ziggy Mattimore did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Nevel did not respond to coaching in control Duffy Garriott did not respond to coaching in control Bill Nevel did not respond to coaching in control Duffy Garriott did not respond to coaching in control