Win: Ross Purdy (4-1) Loss: Sam Miles (5-3)
Save: Gerald Travers (9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sam Miles pitching. Randy Park grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Walton walks. Billy Mills flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Bowman doubles to left field. John Walton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pat Sharperson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Ross Purdy pitching. Sid Huff grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Kennedy strikes out. Nerio Mashore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Al Suter hits a home run. Kenny Sievers singles to left field. Elmer Flick strikes out. Ross Purdy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Randy Park walks. John Walton walks. Billy Mills grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 New York Art Kimm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Bedrosian grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sam Bando grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jeff Bowman grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Sharperson doubles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Al Suter flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Pat Sharperson scores. Kenny Sievers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Paul Thomson strikes out. Bobby Majors grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Miles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Elmer Flick grounds out to the second baseman. Ross Purdy flies out to the center fielder. Randy Park grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Sid Huff pops out to the first baseman. Joe Kennedy strikes out. Nerio Mashore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Walton strikes out. Billy Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Art Kimm hits an infield single to the shortstop. Billy Bedrosian strikes out. Sam Bando walks. Paul Thomson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Pat Sharperson strikes out. Al Suter flies out to the center fielder. Kenny Sievers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bobby Majors grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Miles flies out to the left fielder. Sid Huff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Elmer Flick strikes out. Mike Coffman is pinch hitting for Ross Purdy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Coffman flies out to the right fielder. Randy Park grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Chuck Zimmerman pitching. Joe Kennedy doubles to center field. Nerio Mashore strikes out. Art Kimm grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Kennedy advances to third on the play. Billy Bedrosian flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Walton singles to right field. John Walton steals second. Billy Mills strikes out. Jeff Bowman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Walton advances to third on the play. Pat Sharperson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Sam Bando flies out to the center fielder. Paul Thomson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bobby Majors singles to right field. Paul Thomson advances to third on the hit. Dennis LaRose is pinch hitting for Sam Miles. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dennis LaRose pops out to the third baseman. Sid Huff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Craig Gaston pitching. Al Suter grounds out to the second baseman. Kenny Sievers singles to center field. Elmer Flick singles to right field. Kenny Sievers advances to third on the hit. Dwight McGilberry is pinch hitting for Chuck Zimmerman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Dwight McGilberry singles past the first baseman. Kenny Sievers scores. Elmer Flick is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Eddie Baez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Park grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Greg Goodwin pitching. Joe Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Nerio Mashore strikes out. Art Kimm singles to left field. Billy Bedrosian singles to center field. Art Kimm advances to third on the hit. Gerald Travers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sam Bando singles to center field. Art Kimm scores. Billy Bedrosian advances to third on the hit. Paul Thomson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Al Suter is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Martinez improves in range Don Cristall improves in power_vs_righty Joe Reitz improves in power_vs_lefty Don Cristall improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Martinez did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fausto Moses did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Monte Boyd did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim LaCorte did not respond to coaching in control Mudcat Pruitt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fausto Moses did not respond to coaching in 3B