Win: Milt Berkman (7-13) Loss: Ron "Duece" Valdez (9-7)
Save: Dick McNertney (29)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Milt Berkman pitching. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Bait Johnson singles to center field. Jim Rock Robinson pops out to the shortstop. Grover Carney grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ron Duece Valdez pitching. Les Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Angel Hackman grounds out to the third baseman. Chad Nerves Twitchell singles to left field. Irv Deal singles to right field. Doug Petagine singles to left field. Eddie Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Luis Kappel singles to right field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah walks. Bart Glove Distefano grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Luis Kappel advances to third on the play. Tommy Balls Eunick hits an infield single to the pitcher. Luis Kappel scores. Ron Duece Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Stone walks. Milt Berkman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Milt Berkman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sam Stone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Les Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid doubles past the center fielder. Mark Bait Johnson lines out to the pitcher. Jim Rock Robinson strikes out. Grover Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Angel Hackman grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Nerves Twitchell grounds out to the pitcher. Irv Deal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Luis Kappel flies out to the right fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah flies out to the right fielder. Bart Glove Distefano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Doug Petagine strikes out. Eddie Ward flies out to the left fielder. Mike Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tommy Balls Eunick strikes out. Ron Duece Valdez strikes out. Hot Heinie Haid lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Sam Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Berkman walks. Les Miller flies out to the left fielder. Angel Hackman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mark Bait Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Jim Rock Robinson strikes out. Rod Pazik is pinch hitting for Grover Carney. Rod Pazik grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Reutilio Ramirez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rod Pazik at 3B. Chad Nerves Twitchell lines out to the second baseman. Irv Deal walks. Doug Petagine walks. Eddie Ward hits a home run. Irv Deal scores. Doug Petagine scores. Mike Smith singles to center field. Sam Stone strikes out. Milt Berkman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Luis Kappel walks. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to left field. Bart Glove Distefano strikes out. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Les Miller flies out to the center fielder. Angel Hackman strikes out. Chad Nerves Twitchell walks. Irv Deal grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chad Nerves Twitchell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tony Cash Rupe is pinch hitting for Ron Duece Valdez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tony Cash Rupe singles to center field. Hot Heinie Haid singles past the third baseman. Tony Cash Rupe advances to third on the hit. Mark Bait Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tony Cash Rupe scores. Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Andy Stewart pitching. Doug Petagine singles to left field. Eddie Ward flies out to the right fielder. Mike Smith strikes out. Sam Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dick McNertney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Reutilio Ramirez singles to center field. Reutilio Ramirez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Luis Kappel flies out to the left fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Proly improves in power_vs_righty Cliff Dunbar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Proly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dewayne 'DD' Dorgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rick Quirk did not respond to coaching in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Terry Hughes improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Kekich improves in power_vs_righty Dave Goslin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rudy Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Ricardo Hargrave did not respond to coaching in C