Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Andrus pitching. Wish Burrows pops out to the first baseman. Birdie Durham strikes out. Mike Durst singles to center field. Howie Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Buddy House pitching. Old McDonald pops out to the catcher. Babe Hill flies out to the right fielder. George Frisbee is hit by a pitch. George Frisbee steals second. Dan Workman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ernie Kane hits an infield single to the second baseman. Anthony Roque grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Kane advances to second on the play. Shinji Inoue strikes out. Charlie Shifflett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Erik Pitts walks. Bob Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Erik Pitts advances to second on the play. Bob Heimueller flies out to the center fielder. Earth Wurm singles to left field. Erik Pitts scores. Ed Andrus grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Buddy House singles to right field. Wish Burrows strikes out. Birdie Durham grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Buddy House is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Durst grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Birdie Durham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Old McDonald lines out to the second baseman. Babe Hill flies out to the center fielder. George Frisbee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez hits a home run. Ernie Kane strikes out. Anthony Roque hits a home run. Shinji Inoue grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Shifflett triples. Buddy House strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Dan Workman flies out to the right fielder. Erik Pitts grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Marshall walks. Bob Marshall is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Wish Burrows flies out to the right fielder. Birdie Durham flies out to the left fielder. Mike Durst singles to left field. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Heimueller flies out to the left fielder. Earth Wurm flies out to the right fielder. Ed Andrus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ernie Kane grounds out to the third baseman. Anthony Roque lines out to the shortstop. Shinji Inoue doubles to left field. Charlie Shifflett doubles to center field. Shinji Inoue scores. Buddy House flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Old McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Babe Hill singles to center field. George Frisbee walks. Dan Workman lines out to the third baseman. Erik Pitts strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Wish Burrows singles to left field. Birdie Durham flies out to the right fielder. Mike Durst singles to left field. Wish Burrows is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Marshall walks. Bob Heimueller grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Marshall advances to second on the play. Earth Wurm grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Stablein is pinch hitting for Ed Andrus. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Stablein singles to right field. Bob Marshall scores. Old McDonald grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Stablein is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Scott Fetzer pitching. Ernie Kane pops out to the catcher. Roy Meeks is pinch hitting for Anthony Roque. Roy Meeks flies out to the right fielder. Shinji Inoue grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Izzy Minnick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Meeks at 2B. Babe Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Frisbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Workman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Charlie Shifflett doubles to right field. Charlie Escobar is pinch hitting for Buddy House. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Escobar flies out to the center fielder. Wish Burrows flies out to the center fielder. Birdie Durham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Loy Hall pitching. Erik Pitts singles to left field. Erik Pitts steals second. Howie Ramirez throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Heimueller grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Pitts scores. Earth Wurm grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Mike Durst flies out to the center fielder. Howie Ramirez strikes out. Ernie Kane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Carl Cook is pinch hitting for Scott Fetzer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Carl Cook singles to right field. Old McDonald strikes out. Babe Hill grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Brett Jones pitching. Izzy Minnick singles to left field. Tim Santana is pinch running for Izzy Minnick on 1st base. Shinji Inoue grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Charlie Shifflett is hit by a pitch. Loy Hall grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Shifflett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Detroit George Frisbee strikes out. Dan Workman singles to center field. Mike Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Erik Pitts strikes out. Bob Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Wish Burrows grounds out to the shortstop. Birdie Durham flies out to the right fielder. Mike Durst singles to right field. Mike Durst steals second. Howie Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Detroit Bob Heimueller singles to center field. Earth Wurm lines out to the shortstop. Ed Florence is pinch hitting for Brett Jones. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ed Florence doubles to right field. Bob Heimueller uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Ed Florence is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Hank Cromer improves in speed Jim Twombly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Dotson improves in contact_vs_righty Wild Bill Herndon did not respond to coaching in control Jim Urbina improves in contact_vs_righty Wild Bill Herndon did not respond to coaching in control