Inning: 1 Chicago Larry Winfield pitching. Dennis Ratliff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Fingers strikes out. Kurt Bolton singles to left field. Mark Merriman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Lock pitching. Reggie Morse grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ben Beatty strikes out. Dale Carl singles to left field. Ronnie Belcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Bill Sundberg singles to right field. Ezra Clarke strikes out. Paul McWilliams flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Richardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Art Battey grounds out to the shortstop. Don Espinoza flies out to the center fielder. Tom Crouch singles to center field. Dick Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago John Lock strikes out. Dennis Ratliff grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Fingers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Larry Winfield strikes out. Reggie Morse grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Beatty hits a home run. Dale Carl lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Kurt Bolton strikes out. Mark Merriman lines out to the third baseman. Bill Sundberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ronnie Belcher walks. Art Battey grounds out to the shortstop. Ronnie Belcher advances to second on the play. Don Espinoza strikes out. Tom Crouch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Ezra Clarke singles to left field. Paul McWilliams singles to center field. Ezra Clarke is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jerry Richardt singles past the shortstop. John Lock lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dick Bennett flies out to the left fielder. Larry Winfield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reggie Morse pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Dennis Ratliff strikes out. Gary Fingers singles to right field. Kurt Bolton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Gary Fingers advances to second on the play. Mark Merriman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ben Beatty flies out to the right fielder. Dale Carl walks. Ronnie Belcher strikes out. Art Battey singles to center field. Dale Carl advances to third on the hit. Don Espinoza flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Bill Sundberg grounds out to the third baseman. Ezra Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Paul McWilliams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tom Crouch flies out to the right fielder. Dick Bennett walks. Larry Winfield lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Dick Bennett forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Reggie Morse doubles past the first baseman. Larry Winfield uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ben Beatty doubles to right field. Reggie Morse scores. Dale Carl grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Ramon Swisher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Espinoza at RF. Jerry Richardt walks. Frank Trammell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Castillo is pinch hitting for John Lock. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Castillo singles to left field. Jerry Richardt advances to third on the hit. Dennis Ratliff grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Richardt scores. Mike Castillo advances to second on the play. Gary Fingers doubles to center field. Mike Castillo scores. Kurt Bolton flies out to the left fielder. Mark Merriman walks. Bill Sundberg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Merriman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Miguel Mills pitching. Ronnie Belcher walks. Art Battey triples. Ronnie Belcher scores. Ramon Swisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Battey scores. Jeff Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Crouch lines out to the pitcher. Dick Bennett doubles to center field. Frank Trammell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Ezra Clarke strikes out. Mike Currie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul McWilliams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Richardt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Bill Sundberg is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Chaplin improves in velocity Chuck Branch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Siever improves in contact_vs_righty Alan Pena did not respond to coaching in arm Chuck Branch improves in arm Johnny Pollet did not respond to coaching in control Alan Pena improves in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeffrey Parker improves in velocity Junior Littlejohn did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeffrey Parker did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Wolter improves in range Elbie DeHaan did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Zmich improves in contact_vs_righty Bo Benson did not respond to coaching in C