Win: Nemanja Vidic (7-1) Loss: Felipe Erstad (1-1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Nemanja Vidic pitching. Charlie Bellhorn strikes out. Jerry Norman singles to right field. Jerry Norman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Wilfredo Harvey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Chubby Roy pitching. Salvatore Puccio strikes out. Bill Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Giggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Phil Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Russ Hamrick pops out to the shortstop. Frank Pleis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Eric Cantona grounds out to the third baseman. Patrice Evra singles to right field. Magnus Sheffield is hit by a pitch. Yenier Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Andy Cole strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Swede Serafini singles to center field. Bob Byrnes lines out to the third baseman. Chubby Roy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Nemanja Vidic flies out to the right fielder. Salvatore Puccio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Henry singles past the shortstop. Ryan Giggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jerry Norman singles to left field. Wilfredo Harvey bunts for a base hit. Phil Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Russ Hamrick hits a home run. Jerry Norman scores. Wilfredo Harvey scores. Frank Pleis flies out to the center fielder. Swede Serafini singles to center field. Swede Serafini steals second. Bob Byrnes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Eric Cantona singles to left field. Patrice Evra bunts for a base hit. Magnus Sheffield strikes out. Yenier Reyes flies out to the right fielder. Andy Cole grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Chubby Roy strikes out. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Norman singles to left field. Wilfredo Harvey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Nemanja Vidic grounds out to the pitcher. Salvatore Puccio strikes out. Bill Henry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Phil Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Hamrick strikes out. Frank Pleis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Ryan Giggs flies out to the center fielder. Eric Cantona strikes out. Patrice Evra flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Swede Serafini pops out to the pitcher. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Chubby Roy singles to right field. Charlie Bellhorn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Magnus Sheffield walks. Felipe Erstad 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 1st. Yenier Reyes singles to left field. Magnus Sheffield aggressively advances to third on the hit. Andy Cole doubles to right field. Magnus Sheffield scores. Yenier Reyes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Filippo Ganna is pinch hitting for Nemanja Vidic. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Filippo Ganna singles to left field. Andy Cole scores. Ed Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Salvatore Puccio walks. Bill Henry triples. Filippo Ganna scores. Salvatore Puccio scores. Ryan Giggs doubles to right field. Bill Henry scores. Willie Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Cantona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Giggs advances to third on the play. Patrice Evra triples. Ryan Giggs scores. Magnus Sheffield lines out to the second baseman. Yenier Reyes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Trent Horn pitching. Jerry Norman grounds out to the third baseman. Wilfredo Harvey flies out to the left fielder. Phil Bailey doubles past the third baseman. Russ Hamrick walks. Frank Pleis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Seattle Andy Cole walks. Fabien Barthez is pinch hitting for Trent Horn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fabien Barthez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Byrnes. John Maguire is pinch hitting for Salvatore Puccio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Maguire grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Cole scores. Fabien Barthez advances to third on the play. Dayan Calana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Giggs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Akio Wako pitching. Swede Serafini flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bob Byrnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cub Klee is pinch hitting for Dayan Calana. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cub Klee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Seattle total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Fabien Barthez is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lloyd Wilson improves in velocity Buddy Donohue improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Munoz did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Shannon improves in arm
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Homer Moynahan did not respond to coaching in control Geraint Thomas improves in contact_vs_lefty Geraint Thomas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Josh Tarling did not respond to coaching in range Del Mitchell did not respond to coaching in 2B