Win: Dave Biancalana (4-4) Loss: Tim McCarver (4-2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Marty Mulholland pitching. Kip Yerkes singles to left field. Bill Hedlund doubles to left field. Kip Yerkes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Matt Laga walks. Gary Piechota strikes out. Jose Hohnhorst strikes out. Jeff Samuel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Tony Bigelow pitching. Mike Brown walks. Angelo Scharein singles to left field. Mike Brown advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Hugh Herbert flies out to the left fielder. The defense is playing the corners in. Jose Ens grounds out to the pitcher. Angelo Scharein advances to second on the play. Al Beecher singles to right field. Mike Brown scores. Angelo Scharein scores. Phil Drake singles to right field. Al Beecher advances to third on the hit. John Arnold strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Bigelow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Fumio Kamai strikes out. Marty Mulholland grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Brown doubles to left field. Angelo Scharein singles to left field. Mike Brown scores. Hugh Herbert pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kip Yerkes singles to right field. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Matt Laga grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Kip Yerkes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Laga gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jose Ens singles to center field. Al Beecher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Phil Drake hits a home run. John Arnold flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gary Piechota doubles to left field. Jose Hohnhorst pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Samuel grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Piechota advances to third on the play. John Mercado walks. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Gary Piechota scores. John Mercado advances to third on the hit. Tony Bigelow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Fumio Kamai strikes out. Marty Mulholland grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kip Yerkes grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Hedlund grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Laga singles to left field. Gary Piechota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Angelo Scharein grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Herbert reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Piechota. Jose Ens flies out to the right fielder. Al Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Samuel grounds out to the shortstop. John Mercado walks. Bob Pruett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Phil Drake grounds out to the third baseman. John Arnold walks. John Arnold steals second. Fumio Kamai flies out to the right fielder. Marty Mulholland grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tony Bigelow flies out to the left fielder. Kip Yerkes strikes out. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Brown flies out to the left fielder. Angelo Scharein grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Herbert walks. Jose Ens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Matt Laga walks. Gary Piechota strikes out. Jose Hohnhorst doubles to center field. Al Monroe 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. Jeff Samuel singles to center field. Matt Laga scores. Jose Hohnhorst scores. John Mercado pops out to the third baseman. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Al Beecher flies out to the center fielder. Phil Drake singles to center field. John Arnold grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Drake advances to second on the play. Fumio Kamai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Alan Martin is pinch hitting for Tony Bigelow. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Alan Martin pops out to the first baseman. Kip Yerkes singles past the shortstop. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Matt Laga strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Tim McCarver pitching. Ken Veryzer is pinch hitting for Al Monroe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Veryzer pops out to the first baseman. Mike Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Angelo Scharein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Dave Biancalana pitching. Gary Piechota strikes out. Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the third baseman. Marcelino Eason is pinch hitting for Jeff Samuel. Marcelino Eason grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Monty Lindeman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marcelino Eason at 1B. Hugh Herbert singles to right field. Jose Ens hits a home run. Hugh Herbert scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Vinnie Hammonds improves in range Guy Crane improves in contact_vs_righty Jose Pike did not respond to coaching in velocity Akinobu Kono did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Les Bryden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dwight Hackett did not respond to coaching in range Dwight Hackett did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Boone did not respond to coaching in control Art Boone did not respond to coaching in control Howie Fitzmorris improves in power_vs_lefty Howie Fitzmorris improves in power_vs_righty Oscar Dotterer improves in power_vs_lefty Howie Fitzmorris improves in power_vs_lefty