Win: John Greene (1-0) Loss: Pete Lafata (1-3)
Save: John Murphy (11)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Pete Lafata pitching. Frank Babb strikes out. Tommy McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Abadie singles to left field. Terry Abadie is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Byron Young pitching. Al Rowan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harry Cunningham walks. Harry Cunningham steals second. Dick Cosgrove strikes out. Queenie Grich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mike Geronimo pops out to the pitcher. Jim Stephenson strikes out. John Howley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jeff Hodge doubles to right field. Vince Ogea strikes out. Mike Hargreaves walks. Whitey Lowery flies out to the left fielder. Pete Lafata flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Johnny Smith strikes out. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Byron Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Al Rowan strikes out. Harry Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Cosgrove grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Babb flies out to the right fielder. Tommy McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Abadie singles to right field. Mike Geronimo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Queenie Grich grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Hodge hits a home run. Vince Ogea grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Hargreaves singles past the shortstop. Whitey Lowery walks. Pete Lafata strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. John Howley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Al Rowan flies out to the center fielder. Harry Cunningham walks. Dick Cosgrove flies out to the left fielder. Harry Cunningham steals second. Queenie Grich flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Wilhelm walks. George Petkovsek is pinch hitting for Byron Young. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Petkovsek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Wilhelm advances to second on the play. Frank Babb singles past the first baseman. Frank Wilhelm scores. Frank Babb steals second. Tommy McCarthy strikes out. Terry Abadie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Cy Barger pitching. Jeff Hodge doubles past the right fielder. Vince Ogea flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hargreaves grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Lowery pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mike Geronimo grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Stephenson strikes out. John Howley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Pete Lafata grounds out to the catcher. Al Rowan flies out to the right fielder. Harry Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Johnny Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Brick Houser is pinch hitting for Cy Barger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brick Houser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York John Greene pitching. Dick Cosgrove strikes out. Queenie Grich singles to center field. Jeff Hodge grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Frank Babb walks. Tommy McCarthy strikes out. Terry Abadie doubles to left field. Frank Babb uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Geronimo walks. Jim Stephenson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York John Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Vince Ogea pops out to the second baseman. Mike Hargreaves singles to left field. Whitey Lowery singles to right field. Mike Hargreaves advances to third on the hit. Brian Smith is pinch hitting for Pete Lafata. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Brian Smith strikes out. Whitey Lowery is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 3 New York total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ezra Rocker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron Malone improves in power_vs_lefty Oscar Lomon improves in power_vs_righty Jim Fennelly improves in arm
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnnie Hernandez did not respond to coaching in endurance Jacke Hutson improves in range Johnnie Hernandez improves in velocity Hal Bratcher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chuck Garagozzo did not respond to coaching in 2B