Win: Larry Stephenson (3-0) Loss: John Shilling (2-2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Junior Sheffield pitching. Mike Brown walks. Angelo Scharein flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Herbert strikes out. Jose Ens singles to left field. Al Beecher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Leon Ortiz pitching. Kip Yerkes grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund pops out to the catcher. Matt Laga flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Drake doubles to left field. John Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Fumio Kamai grounds out to the third baseman. Leon Ortiz singles to right field. Phil Drake scores. Mike Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Gary Piechota flies out to the right fielder. Jose Hohnhorst hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jeff Samuel strikes out. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Angelo Scharein walks. Hugh Herbert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jose Ens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Junior Sheffield strikes out. Kip Yerkes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Al Beecher strikes out. Phil Drake grounds out to the pitcher. John Arnold flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund strikes out. Matt Laga strikes out. Gary Piechota grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Fumio Kamai lines out to the third baseman. Leon Ortiz strikes out. Mike Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Samuel flies out to the center fielder. John Mercado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Angelo Scharein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Herbert lines out to the shortstop. Jose Ens reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Piechota. Al Beecher singles to center field. Jose Ens scores. Phil Drake grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Al Beecher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Alan Martin is pinch hitting for Junior Sheffield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Alan Martin grounds out to the shortstop. Kip Yerkes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Gary Gonzalez pitching. John Arnold grounds out to the pitcher. Fumio Kamai doubles to center field. Leon Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund singles to center field. Matt Laga grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gary Piechota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Angelo Scharein grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Herbert grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Ens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst singles to right field. Jeff Samuel triples. Jose Hohnhorst scores. John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Samuel scores. Bob Pruett flies out to the left fielder. Marcelino Eason is pinch hitting for Gary Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Marcelino Eason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Monte Schulte pitching. Al Beecher grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Drake walks. John Arnold pops out to the shortstop. Fumio Kamai pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Kip Yerkes walks. Bill Hedlund walks. 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. Matt Laga grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kip Yerkes advances to third on the play. Gary Piechota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit 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 singles to center field. Mike Brown flies out to the right fielder. Angelo Scharein pops out to the shortstop. Hugh Herbert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Dave Biancalana pitching. Jose Hohnhorst strikes out. Kenji Imazeki is pinch hitting for Jeff Samuel. Kenji Imazeki hits an infield single to the second baseman. John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Bob Pruett grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kenji Imazeki is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Detroit Monty Lindeman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kenji Imazeki at 1B. Jose Ens walks. Al Beecher strikes out. Phil Drake walks. Rene Pasquella 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. John Arnold strikes out. Fumio Kamai walks. Neal Bullock is pinch hitting for Dave Biancalana. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Neal Bullock grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Joe Ruebel pitching. Rene Pasquella flies out to the center fielder. Kip Yerkes doubles to right field. Bill Hedlund walks. Matt Laga grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Detroit Mike Brown strikes out. Angelo Scharein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Herbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Gary Piechota walks. Jose Hohnhorst flies out to the center fielder. Monty Lindeman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gary Piechota is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Detroit Jose Ens grounds out to the third baseman. Al Beecher pops out to the third baseman. Phil Drake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Williams is pinch hitting for Rene Pasquella. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Williams flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Kip Yerkes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Detroit John Shilling pitching. John Arnold hits an infield single to the third baseman. Fumio Kamai singles to left field. Jimmy Auker is pinch hitting for Joe Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Auker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Arnold advances to third on the play. Mike Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Tampa Bay Rivington Hetling pitching. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Laga grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gary Piechota pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Detroit Angelo Scharein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Herbert strikes out. Jose Ens singles to center field. Al Beecher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst singles to right field. Monty Lindeman singles to left field. John Mercado strikes out. Bob Pruett strikes out. John Shilling grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 16 Detroit Phil Drake strikes out. John Arnold flies out to the center fielder. Fumio Kamai singles past the third baseman. Bobby Ribant is pinch hitting for Rivington Hetling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bobby Ribant reached on a fielding error by Gary Piechota. Mike Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 16 Tampa Bay Larry Stephenson pitching. Kip Yerkes grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Laga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 17 Detroit Angelo Scharein singles to center field. Hugh Herbert grounds out to the shortstop. Angelo Scharein advances to second on the play. Jose Ens singles to center field. Angelo Scharein scores. Herb Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Beecher grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Ens advances to second on the play. Phil Drake grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 17 Tampa Bay Gary Piechota pops out to the shortstop. Jose Hohnhorst strikes out. Monty Lindeman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 15 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Fox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Huck Kelb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Phil Tidrow did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron Acre did not respond to coaching in velocity Huck Kelb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Windhorn did not respond to coaching in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Akinobu Kono did not respond to coaching in arm Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Quilvio Zitzmann improves in power_vs_righty Tom Butler did not respond to coaching in control Quilvio Zitzmann did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Rogers did not respond to coaching in range Quilvio Zitzmann did not respond to coaching in SS