Win: Ellis Jackson (23-5) Loss: Van Genovese (2-12)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ellis Jackson pitching. Sam Barry singles to center field. Harvey Borton hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jody Mashore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sam Barry advances to third on the play. Pepper Byers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Van Genovese pitching. Willie Bradley singles to left field. Sparky Lutenberg grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Willie Bradley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sparky Lutenberg steals second. Don Brinkman hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ted Konnick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Derek Nyman pops out to the third baseman. Sam Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Lefebvre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ken Foster singles to right field. Chuck Mullen hits a home run. Ken Foster scores. Johnny Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Bono strikes out. Ellis Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Dennis Ordenana grounds out to the shortstop. Van Genovese grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Barry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Willie Bradley strikes out. Sparky Lutenberg hits a home run. Don Brinkman strikes out. Ted Konnick doubles to center field. Ken Foster singles to center field. Ted Konnick scores. Chuck Mullen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Harvey Borton flies out to the center fielder. Jody Mashore walks. Pepper Byers flies out to the left fielder. Derek Nyman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Johnny Bradford flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Kevin Bono singles to center field. Mike Szotkiewicz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ellis Jackson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie Bradley doubles to center field. Kevin Bono scores. Sparky Lutenberg pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Sam Smith strikes out. Larry Lefebvre lines out to the shortstop. Dennis Ordenana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Don Brinkman flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ted Konnick flies out to the left fielder. Ken Foster doubles to center field. Chuck Mullen singles past the shortstop. Ken Foster scores. Chuck Mullen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Szotkiewicz strikes out. Sam Barry singles to right field. Harvey Borton strikes out. Jody Mashore grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Barry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Bradford singles to left field. Kevin Bono flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Jackson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Pepper Byers singles to center field. Derek Nyman strikes out. Sam Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Sparky Lutenberg walks. Goro Nabeshima comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Brinkman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sparky Lutenberg advances to second on the play. Ted Konnick strikes out. Ken Foster singles to center field. Sparky Lutenberg scores. Ken Foster is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Larry Lefebvre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Ordenana strikes out. Steve K Holdsworth is pinch hitting for Goro Nabeshima. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve K Holdsworth lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gordon Fanzone pitching. Chuck Mullen strikes out. Johnny Bradford grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Bono singles to right field. Ellis Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Sam Barry singles to left field. Takao Sato is pinch hitting for Harvey Borton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Takao Sato singles to center field. Sam Barry advances to third on the hit. Curt Gossage is pinch hitting for Jody Mashore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Curt Gossage strikes out. Pepper Byers hits a home run. Sam Barry scores. Takao Sato scores. Spud Lazzeri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Strincevich is pinch hitting for Derek Nyman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Strincevich flies out to the center fielder. Sam Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yulexis Sanchez did not respond to coaching in control Ben Ruble did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lyman Donohue did not respond to coaching in range Lyman Donohue did not respond to coaching in arm Jason Inks improves in arm Lyman Donohue did not respond to coaching in arm Alan Shea improves in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Byron Stuffel did not respond to coaching in control Ray Horton did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Frill did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Crowder improves in range Otis Messenger did not respond to coaching in arm Vern Buskey improves in arm Reggie Moncewicz did not respond to coaching in 2B