Win: Jake King (3-0) Loss: Jack Long (0-4)
Save: Jim Nagy (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jake King pitching. Roy Bailey flies out to the center fielder. George Jay singles to center field. Ray Mahaffey strikes out. Eric Moore singles to center field. George Jay advances to third on the hit. Kevin Douglas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Jack Long pitching. Mike Brown hits a home run. John Higbee doubles to left field. Al Crider is hit by a pitch. Ivan McFarland strikes out. Charlie Whiteman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Morales strikes out. Pat Baumgarten flies out to the left fielder. Joe Reese grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Jimmy Fernandez grounds out to the second baseman. John Clark reached on a fielding error by Pat Baumgarten. Jerry Hansen flies out to the right fielder. Jake King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jack Long strikes out. Roy Bailey flies out to the center fielder. George Jay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Mike Brown grounds out to the pitcher. John Higbee doubles to left field. Al Crider walks. Ivan McFarland singles to center field. John Higbee scores. Al Crider advances to third on the hit. Charlie Whiteman walks. Jimmy Fernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Crider scores. Ivan McFarland advances to third on the play. Charlie Whiteman advances to second on the play. John Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ray Mahaffey grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Douglas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Jerry Hansen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jake King lines out to the shortstop. Mike Brown grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Les Morales strikes out. Pat Baumgarten flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reese singles to left field. Jack Long singles to right field. Roy Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles John Higbee grounds out to the pitcher. Al Crider pops out to the third baseman. Ivan McFarland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay George Jay flies out to the right fielder. Ray Mahaffey strikes out. Eric Moore grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Charlie Whiteman pops out to the third baseman. Jimmy Fernandez flies out to the center fielder. John Clark triples. Fred Beers 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. Jerry Hansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kevin Douglas grounds out to the shortstop. Les Morales grounds out to the second baseman. Miguel Jeter is pinch hitting for Pat Baumgarten. Miguel Jeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Jake King hits a home run. Mike Brown grounds out to the second baseman. John Higbee grounds out to the third baseman. Al Crider reached on a fielding error by Miguel Jeter. Ivan McFarland lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Roxy Mantei is pinch hitting for Joe Reese. Roxy Mantei flies out to the left fielder. Fred Beers flies out to the left fielder. Roy Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Shunichi Murata enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roxy Mantei at C. Charlie Whiteman pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Fernandez hits a home run. John Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Joel Polanco is pinch hitting for Jerry Hansen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joel Polanco flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Higbee at 2B. Steve Guzman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Crider at 1B. George Jay singles past the shortstop. Ray Mahaffey walks. Eric Moore grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. George Jay advances to third on the play. Kevin Douglas doubles past the center fielder. George Jay scores. Les Morales singles to left field. Kevin Douglas scores. Jim Nagy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Miguel Jeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - John Higbee 2 (11).3B - John Clark (2).HR - Mike Brown (3), Jimmy Fernandez (5), Jake King (1).GIDP - Charlie Whiteman.HBP - Al Crider (1).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Agganis improves in range Don Galan did not respond to coaching in speed Rusty Phillips did not respond to coaching in control Scott Rheam did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Agganis did not respond to coaching in C
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sid Reams did not respond to coaching in control Tom Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Ellerbe improves in velocity Kite McClure did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty