Win: Nobuhiro Matsukubo (2-8) Loss: Dave Millar (1-3)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Dave Millar pitching. Billy Listach strikes out. Al LaCoss walks. Randy Thurman singles to left field. Al LaCoss advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Elder Stanton reached on a fielding error by Gene Ha-Ha Hannah. Al LaCoss scores. Denny Gannon singles to right field. Randy Thurman scores. Elder Stanton is out trying to steal third. Frank Brenzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Nobuhiro Matsukubo pitching. Danny Tipple grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Coble flies out to the center fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Birdie Kennedy strikes out. Euel Maple pops out to the first baseman. Nobuhiro Matsukubo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Grover Carney pops out to the catcher. Charlie Lockwood triples. Dewayne DD Dorgan strikes out. Jeff Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Billy Listach hits a home run. Al LaCoss grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Thurman doubles to left field. Elder Stanton singles to center field. Randy Thurman scores. Denny Gannon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tommy Balls Eunick singles to left field. Dave Millar lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny Tipple singles to center field. Tommy Balls Eunick scores. Pat Coble singles to center field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah walks. Grover Carney flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Danny Tipple is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Frank Brenzel strikes out. Birdie Kennedy strikes out. Euel Maple grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Charlie Lockwood grounds out to the third baseman. Dewayne DD Dorgan doubles to left field. Jeff Gonzalez singles to left field. Dewayne DD Dorgan scores. Tommy Balls Eunick singles to center field. Dave Millar lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny Tipple walks. Pat Coble pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Baltimore Nobuhiro Matsukubo grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Listach grounds out to the third baseman. Al LaCoss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah walks. Grover Carney strikes out. Charlie Lockwood singles to center field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah advances to third on the hit. Dewayne DD Dorgan walks. Jeff Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gene Ha-Ha Hannah scores. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Randy Thurman walks. Elder Stanton strikes out. Randy Thurman steals second. Denny Gannon doubles to right field. Randy Thurman scores. Len Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Brenzel hits a home run. Denny Gannon scores. Jeff Harry Harrison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Birdie Kennedy singles to right field. Euel Maple flies out to the center fielder. Nobuhiro Matsukubo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid is pinch hitting for Jeff Harry Harrison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Tipple walks. Gus Chadbourne 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. Pat Coble singles to center field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah flies out to the left fielder. Grover Carney pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Jack Lovelace pitching. Billy Listach is hit by a pitch. Al LaCoss grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Randy Thurman walks. Elder Stanton hits a home run. Randy Thurman scores. Denny Gannon singles past the shortstop. Frank Brenzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Lockwood strikes out. Dewayne DD Dorgan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jeff Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Paul Limmer is pinch hitting for Birdie Kennedy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Paul Limmer flies out to the right fielder. Euel Maple grounds out to the shortstop. Irv McNertney is pinch hitting for Gus Chadbourne. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Irv McNertney doubles to right field. Billy Listach pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Elmer Taylor pitching. Cliff Dunbar is pinch hitting for Tommy Balls Eunick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cliff Dunbar doubles to center field. Jack Lovelace fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Lovelace strikes out. Danny Tipple strikes out. Pat Coble strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Al LaCoss strikes out. Randy Thurman singles past the shortstop. Elder Stanton lines out to the second baseman. Denny Gannon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah flies out to the center fielder. Del Walsh is pinch hitting for Grover Carney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Del Walsh singles to center field. Charlie Lockwood singles to left field. Del Walsh advances to third on the hit. Dewayne DD Dorgan singles to center field. Del Walsh scores. Jeff Gonzalez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 12
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Dahlke improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Duncan improves in control Tony Baker improves in speed Binky Blair improves in power_vs_righty Larry Dahlke improves in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Lang did not respond to coaching in range Billy Haas did not respond to coaching in range Herman Dunne improves in speed Osvaldo Alvarez did not respond to coaching in arm George Lang improves in RF