Win: Steve Blair (6-6) Loss: Jason Higginbotham (4-8)
Inning: 1 New York Jason Higginbotham pitching. Bill Easley grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Grabowski singles to center field. Red Lara hits a home run. Matt Grabowski scores. Desmond Smith flies out to the right fielder. Ted Geygan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Steve Blair pitching. Wally DeVogt strikes out. Jack Shannon singles to right field. Hal McGee walks. Jim Visner singles to right field. Jack Shannon scores. Hal McGee advances to third on the hit. Jim Visner steals second. Masanori Kobayashi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Bob Ragan strikes out. Mike Fothergill singles to center field. Mike Fothergill steals second. Naoichi Omiya singles to left field. Steve Blair strikes out. Bill Easley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill singles to right field. Jackie Sheehan flies out to the left fielder. Jason Higginbotham lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wally DeVogt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Matt Grabowski grounds out to the second baseman. Red Lara flies out to the center fielder. Desmond Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jack Shannon walks. Hal McGee singles past the shortstop. Jack Shannon advances to third on the hit. Jim Visner flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Shannon scores. Masanori Kobayashi grounds out to the second baseman. Hal McGee advances to second on the play. Jim Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Ted Geygan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Ragan doubles to center field. Mike Fothergill flies out to the center fielder. Naoichi Omiya singles to left field. Bob Ragan scores. Steve Blair hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Easley singles to right field. Naoichi Omiya scores. Matt Grabowski lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill singles to center field. Jackie Sheehan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jason Higginbotham pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Red Lara strikes out. Desmond Smith triples. Ted Geygan doubles past the third baseman. Desmond Smith scores. Bart Tuero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Ragan flies out to the center fielder. Mike Fothergill pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Wally DeVogt grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Hal McGee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Naoichi Omiya walks. Naoichi Omiya steals second. Steve Blair fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Steve Blair strikes out. Bill Easley strikes out. Matt Grabowski singles to right field. Naoichi Omiya scores. Bill Nevel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Lara walks. Desmond Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jim Visner singles to center field. Masanori Kobayashi singles past the first baseman. Jim Visner aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jim Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Visner is thrown out at the plate. Roy Underhill pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Ted Geygan pops out to the pitcher. Bob Ragan lines out to the shortstop. Mike Fothergill singles past the second baseman. Naoichi Omiya strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Calvin Romo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jackie Sheehan is hit by a pitch. Johnny Cedeno is pinch hitting for Bill Nevel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Cedeno grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jackie Sheehan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wally DeVogt flies out to the left fielder. Jack Shannon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Red Kerr pitching. 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 flies out to the left fielder. Bill Easley grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Grabowski pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Rojas pitching. Hal McGee pops out to the second baseman. Jim Visner walks. Masanori Kobayashi flies out to the left fielder. Jim Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Red Lara strikes out. Desmond Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Geygan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the third baseman. Chick Daringer is pinch hitting for Red Kerr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chick Daringer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Calvin Romo is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Pettee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Yvars did not respond to coaching in speed Jorge Mundinger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Terry Look improves in power_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Serena improves in velocity Brian Fisher did not respond to coaching in control Clyde Eason improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Jarvis improves in power_vs_righty Jay Hayes did not respond to coaching in CF