Inning: 1 Detroit Logan Moreno pitching. Tyson Uhler grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Pujols doubles to center field. Chris Wrona grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Pujols advances to third on the play. Darrel Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Paul Grant pitching. Randy Warner walks. Daijiro Hamasaki singles to left field. Randy Warner is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Joe Driscoll singles to center field. Daijiro Hamasaki advances to third on the hit. Gilberto Tragesser singles to center field. Daijiro Hamasaki scores. Joe Driscoll advances to third on the hit. Charlie Battle lines out to the shortstop. Ron Rucker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jeremy Brewster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Stottlemyre flies out to the center fielder. Larry Moore walks. Ken Duncan singles to center field. Larry Moore advances to third on the hit. Paul Grant grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Smith doubles to center field. Chris Paula grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Smith advances to third on the play. Logan Moreno reached on a fielding error by Jeremy Brewster. Bill Smith scores. Randy Warner singles to right field. Daijiro Hamasaki singles to center field. Logan Moreno scores. Joe Driscoll singles to center field. Randy Warner scores. Gilberto Tragesser grounds out to the second baseman. Daijiro Hamasaki advances to third on the play. Joe Driscoll advances to second on the play. Charlie Battle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Tyson Uhler hits a home run. Lou Pujols flies out to the right fielder. Chris Wrona hits a home run. Darrel Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jeremy Brewster grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ron Rucker strikes out. Bill Smith singles past the second baseman. Chris Paula strikes out. Logan Moreno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Stottlemyre flies out to the right fielder. Larry Moore strikes out. Ken Duncan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Randy Warner strikes out. Daijiro Hamasaki doubles to right field. Joe Driscoll singles to center field. Daijiro Hamasaki scores. Gilberto Tragesser grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Driscoll is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gilberto Tragesser is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Paul Grant singles past the third baseman. Tyson Uhler hits a home run. Paul Grant scores. Lou Pujols walks. Chris Wrona grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Pujols advances to second on the play. Darrel Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Pujols advances to third on the play. Jeremy Brewster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Charlie Battle walks. Charlie Battle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Rucker walks. Willie Larmore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Smith doubles to right field. Chris Paula strikes out. Logan Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Stottlemyre strikes out. Larry Moore pops out to the shortstop. Ken Duncan walks. Willie Larmore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Randy Warner grounds out to the shortstop. Daijiro Hamasaki singles to center field. Joe Driscoll reached on a fielding error by Jeremy Brewster. Spencer Palica 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. Gilberto Tragesser strikes out. Charlie Battle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Tyson Uhler singles to center field. Tyson Uhler steals second. Lou Pujols walks. Tyson Uhler steals third. Chris Wrona strikes out. Darrel Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jeremy Brewster walks. Joe Stottlemyre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ron Rucker singles past the second baseman. Bill Smith hits a home run. Ron Rucker scores. Dennis Arntzen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Baughman is pinch hitting for Chris Paula. Hank Baughman pops out to the third baseman. Pete Scott is pinch hitting for Logan Moreno. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pete Scott doubles past the third baseman. Randy Warner doubles to right field. Pete Scott scores. Daijiro Hamasaki strikes out. Joe Driscoll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred Reilley pitching. Merv Hagen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hank Baughman at 3B. Larry Moore flies out to the left fielder. Ken Duncan grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Chatham is pinch hitting for Dennis Arntzen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Chatham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Johnny Felderman pitching. Gilberto Tragesser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Battle pops out to the first baseman. Ron Rucker grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Tyson Uhler flies out to the center fielder. Lou Pujols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Wrona singles to left field. Darrel Smith hits a home run. Chris Wrona scores. Jeremy Brewster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Randy Warner (31), Daijiro Hamasaki (20), Bill Smith 2 (13), Pete Scott (6).HR - Bill Smith (6). Baserunning: CS - Gilberto Tragesser (2), Charlie Battle (6).
Game Notes Gilberto Tragesser is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Borom improves in range Ed Nabholz did not respond to coaching in control Pete Borom did not respond to coaching in range Pete Borom improves in range Eddie Yankowski improves in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carl Ragan improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Goolsby did not respond to coaching in range Cal Kvasnak did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rube Heusser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Larry Ahearne improves in RF