Win: Maxx LaPointe (1-0) Loss: Bernie Thomas (1-1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Liz Sipin pitching. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the second baseman. Hyoji Sato flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Anaheim Hideshi Kishikawa pitching. Dan Donlin flies out to the left fielder. Tom Frisk hits a home run. Charlie Sanchez singles to left field. Charlie Sanchez steals second. Ralph Davalillo grounds out to the shortstop. John Minarcin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson strikes out. Frankie Henry strikes out. Dainier Castro triples. Jimmy Coleman walks. Duke Espinoza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Anaheim Don Wilcox strikes out. Jay Perritt grounds out to the third baseman. John Currie singles to center field. Liz Sipin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hideshi Kishikawa flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Balboni walks. Vance Tarrant hits a home run. Fritz Balboni scores. Hyoji Sato walks. Rocko Patterson singles to left field. Frankie Henry singles to center field. Hyoji Sato scores. Dainier Castro walks. Jimmy Coleman walks. Rocko Patterson scores. Duke Espinoza strikes out. Hideshi Kishikawa pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Anaheim Dan Donlin singles to center field. Tom Frisk hits a home run. Dan Donlin scores. Charlie Sanchez singles to left field. Ralph Davalillo walks. John Minarcin walks. Don Wilcox flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Sanchez scores. Jay Perritt grounds out to the pitcher. Ralph Davalillo advances to third on the play. John Minarcin advances to second on the play. John Currie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni pops out to the third baseman. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the third baseman. Hyoji Sato is hit by a pitch. Hyoji Sato is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Anaheim Liz Sipin strikes out. Dan Donlin strikes out. Tom Frisk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson singles to center field. Frankie Henry singles to center field. Herman Sigman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dainier Castro hits a home run. Rocko Patterson scores. Frankie Henry scores. Jimmy Coleman strikes out. Duke Espinoza singles to left field. Hideshi Kishikawa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fritz Balboni walks. Vance Tarrant singles to center field. Duke Espinoza scores. Brandon Dodd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hyoji Sato grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Vance Tarrant is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Anaheim Charlie Sanchez grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Davalillo strikes out. John Minarcin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson strikes out. Frankie Henry hits a home run. Dainier Castro doubles to center field. Jimmy Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Ray Kirsch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Duke Espinoza grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Don Wilcox grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Perritt singles to right field. John Currie doubles to right field. Ray Kirsch strikes out. Dan Donlin walks. Tom Frisk walks. Jay Perritt scores. Felipe Clemens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Sanchez hits a home run. John Currie scores. Dan Donlin scores. Tom Frisk scores. Ralph Davalillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay ZyZoy Pink is pinch hitting for Felipe Clemens. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. ZyZoy Pink singles to center field. Fritz Balboni grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Anaheim Takuya Yamazaki pitching. John Minarcin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Wilcox doubles to right field. Jay Perritt flies out to the center fielder. John Currie is hit by a pitch. Jorge Larduet is pinch hitting for Ray Kirsch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jorge Larduet pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tom Brief pitching. Hyoji Sato grounds out to the second baseman. Rocko Patterson pops out to the second baseman. Frankie Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Anaheim Dan Donlin strikes out. Tom Frisk singles to center field. Tom Frisk is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Charlie Sanchez singles to right field. Ralph Davalillo walks. Wayne Eubanks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. John Minarcin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Espinoza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Anaheim Don Wilcox flies out to the left fielder. Jay Perritt walks. John Currie walks. Fred Sturdivant is pinch hitting for Tom Brief. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Sturdivant grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Currie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Donlin walks. Rip Mueller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tom Frisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Maxx LaPointe pitching. Torey Skaugstad is pinch hitting for Rip Mueller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Torey Skaugstad flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Balboni singles to center field. Vance Tarrant singles to right field. Fritz Balboni advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Hyoji Sato grounds out to the third baseman. Vance Tarrant advances to second on the play. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Anaheim Bernie Thomas pitching. Charlie Sanchez strikes out. Ralph Davalillo flies out to the left fielder. John Minarcin hits a home run. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Anaheim total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Don Wilcox (2), John Currie (5).HR - Tom Frisk 2 (5), Charlie Sanchez (3), John Minarcin (5).SF - Don Wilcox.HBP - John Currie (1). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Sanchez (1).CS - Tom Frisk (3).
Game Notes Tom Brief is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lee Arnold improves in velocity Bill Leek improves in speed Ruben Larkin did not respond to coaching in control Kurt Raleigh did not respond to coaching in velocity
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Danny Moss did not respond to coaching in control Wally Dimichele improves in arm Norm Martinez improves in power_vs_lefty Moe Garcia did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty