Win: Bryan Vail Loss: Ed Andrus
Save: Dave Gordinier
Inning: 1 Detroit Bryan Vail pitching. Old McDonald strikes out. Babe Hill singles to left field. Ed Florence grounds out to the pitcher. Babe Hill advances to second on the play. Babe Hill steals third. Dan Workman singles to left field. Babe Hill scores. Erik Pitts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Andrus pitching. Walt Appier triples. Ernie Kane singles to right field. Walt Appier scores. Shinji Inoue grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ernie Kane is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Shifflett doubles past the left fielder. Birdie Durham flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Shinji Inoue is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Rusty Ontiveros strikes out. Bob Heimueller strikes out. Freddie Kantlehner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Julio Guerrero singles in front of the center fielder. Roy Meeks grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Julio Guerrero is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Howie Ramirez singles to right field. Bryan Vail lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Walt Appier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Ed Andrus grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Old McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Babe Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ernie Kane grounds out to the pitcher. Shinji Inoue singles to left field. Charlie Shifflett strikes out. Birdie Durham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Ed Florence grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Workman strikes out. Erik Pitts pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Julio Guerrero flies out to the center fielder. Roy Meeks reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rusty Ontiveros. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Bryan Vail grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Rusty Ontiveros strikes out. Bob Heimueller singles to left field. Freddie Kantlehner pops out to the third baseman. Ed Andrus grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Walt Appier hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ernie Kane walks. Shinji Inoue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Appier advances to third on the play. Ernie Kane advances to second on the play. Charlie Shifflett strikes out. Birdie Durham hits a home run. Walt Appier scores. Ernie Kane scores. Julio Guerrero singles to center field. Roy Meeks pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Old McDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Babe Hill doubles to left field. Ed Florence strikes out. Dan Workman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez strikes out. Bryan Vail flies out to the center fielder. Walt Appier grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Erik Pitts grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Ontiveros strikes out. Bob Heimueller walks. Freddie Kantlehner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ernie Kane singles to right field. Shinji Inoue grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Shifflett singles to center field. Birdie Durham singles to right field. George Hudson 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. Julio Guerrero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve Pelouze enters the game as a defensive replacement for Birdie Durham at 1B. Willie Getzien is pinch hitting for George Hudson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Willie Getzien strikes out. Old McDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Hill hits a home run. Ed Florence walks. Dan Workman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Chris Swander pitching. Roy Meeks flies out to the left fielder. Howie Ramirez walks. Mike Durst is pinch hitting for Bryan Vail. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Twombly is pinch running for Howie Ramirez on 1st base. Mike Durst flies out to the right fielder. Walt Appier pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Dave Gordinier pitching. Charlie Escobar enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Twombly at C. Erik Pitts singles to right field. Rusty Ontiveros singles to right field. Erik Pitts advances to third on the hit. Bob Heimueller strikes out. Freddie Kantlehner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9