Win: Sparky Fortune (4-0) Loss: Ryan Greenwood (3-6)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Ken Onion pitching. Frank Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Rodgers pops out to the second baseman. Brian Staggs singles to left field. Brian Staggs steals second. Greg Carroll throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jim Sankey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Howard Warneke pitching. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Wise grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Bales flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ralph Morrell singles to center field. Bob Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ralph Morrell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dean Brennan strikes out. Don Zahn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk flies out to the right fielder. Jody Grace flies out to the left fielder. Bud Platte singles to right field. Greg Carroll pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Howard Warneke strikes out. Frank Davis reached on a fielding error by Bud Platte. Johnny Rodgers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Don Meadows grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Onion strikes out. Dick Hayworth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Brian Staggs hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Sankey flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Morrell flies out to the right fielder. Bob Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brian Staggs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Steve Wise singles to right field. Bobby Bales walks. Alan Selkirk strikes out. Jody Grace walks. Bud Platte grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Wise scores. Bobby Bales advances to third on the play. Jody Grace advances to second on the play. Greg Carroll grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Dean Brennan pops out to the third baseman. Don Zahn flies out to the center fielder. Howard Warneke pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Don Meadows strikes out. Ken Onion pops out to the catcher. Dick Hayworth singles to right field. Steve Wise reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ralph Morrell. Bobby Bales flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Frank Davis flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Rodgers flies out to the left fielder. Brian Staggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk flies out to the center fielder. Jody Grace singles to center field. Jody Grace gets picked off first. Bud Platte walks. Greg Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Jim Sankey strikes out. Ralph Morrell walks. Bob Smith strikes out. Dean Brennan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ralph Morrell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Meadows strikes out. Ken Onion singles to left field. Ken Onion is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dick Hayworth flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Don Zahn pops out to the shortstop. Terry Gladden is pinch hitting for Howard Warneke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Terry Gladden strikes out. Frank Davis singles to center field. Johnny Rodgers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ryan Greenwood pitching. Steve Wise singles to center field. Bobby Bales pops out to the second baseman. Alan Selkirk singles to left field. Steve Wise advances to third on the hit. Alan Selkirk steals second. Jody Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Platte strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Brian Staggs singles to right field. Jim Sankey grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Staggs advances to second on the play. Sparky Fortune comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ralph Morrell triples. Brian Staggs scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ralph Morrell is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Greg Carroll singles to center field. Bob Roberts is pinch running for Greg Carroll on 1st base. Don Meadows singles past the shortstop. Bob Roberts advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Nelson is pinch hitting for Sparky Fortune. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Meadows steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Nelson singles to center field. Bob Roberts scores. Los Angeles total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Danny Cotter did not respond to coaching in control Bill Sanders did not respond to coaching in control Herb Bartley improves in speed Horacio Spencer did not respond to coaching in endurance
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Harkness improves in speed Tom Castillo did not respond to coaching in control Ubaldo Kelleher improves in arm Steve Gedman did not respond to coaching in range