Win: Al Monroe (6-2) Loss: Tim McCarver (0-4)
Save: Ron Acre (15)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Art Boone pitching. Bob Pruett strikes out. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the left fielder. Geronimo Conroy hits a home run. Marcelino Eason singles to right field. Joe Williams singles to center field. Marcelino Eason advances to third on the hit. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Toji Sudo pitching. Mike Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Ribant grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Bryden singles to center field. Les Bryden is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Toji Sudo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Heep flies out to the left fielder. Phil Drake flies out to the left fielder. Ken Veryzer singles to center field. Gus Chamberlain singles to left field. Oreste Smith singles to right field. Ken Veryzer scores. Art Boone pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett doubles to center field. Kenji Imazeki pops out to the third baseman. Bob Pruett steals third. Geronimo Conroy singles to center field. Bob Pruett scores. Marcelino Eason grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Geronimo Conroy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marcelino Eason steals second. Joe Williams singles to right field. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Brown flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Ribant singles to right field. Brian Davis pops out to the second baseman. Bill Heep grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Les Bryden flies out to the right fielder. John Mercado hits a home run. Toji Sudo flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Phil Drake flies out to the left fielder. Ken Veryzer strikes out. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Geronimo Conroy doubles to center field. Marcelino Eason flies out to the right fielder. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Oreste Smith pops out to the third baseman. Art Boone grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Quilvio Zitzmann flies out to the center fielder. Les Bryden singles to center field. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Toji Sudo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bobby Ribant strikes out. Brian Davis flies out to the right fielder. Bill Heep strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett pops out to the catcher. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman. Geronimo Conroy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Phil Drake flies out to the center fielder. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Chamberlain flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Al Monroe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcelino Eason walks. Joe Williams walks. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Marcelino Eason advances to third on the play. Les Bryden grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Oreste Smith singles past the third baseman. Fumio Kamai is pinch hitting for Al Monroe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fumio Kamai walks. Tim McCarver 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. Mike Brown walks. Bobby Ribant singles to left field. Oreste Smith scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Brian Davis strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Heep singles to right field. Fumio Kamai scores. Mike Brown scores. Bobby Ribant advances to third on the hit. Phil Drake strikes out. Ken Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ron Acre pitching. John Mercado strikes out. Matt Laga is pinch hitting for Tim McCarver. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Laga flies out to the left fielder. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vinnie Hammonds did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alexander Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Reese improves in power_vs_lefty Ray Kernek did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Ruffcorn did not respond to coaching in control Vinnie Hammonds improves in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alejandro Burnett did not respond to coaching in velocity Huck Kelb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Fox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Fox did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Windhorn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Will Delaney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty