Win: Fred Hemphill (13-10) Loss: Daryl Borom (5-19)
Save: Mark Packard (40)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Daryl Borom pitching. Neil Holmes grounds out to the third baseman. Elijah Austin strikes out. Paul Scholes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Fred Hemphill pitching. Billy Marshall strikes out. Rogelio Alonso flies out to the center fielder. Slats Meixell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Carl Poffenberger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rex Ging singles to center field. Gil Bonham hits a home run. Rex Ging scores. Lew Leslie doubles past the center fielder. Wayne Staton flies out to the center fielder. Fred Hemphill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Adkins strikes out. Jelly Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Chiles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Neil Holmes grounds out to the shortstop. Elijah Austin flies out to the right fielder. Paul Scholes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit John Spencer grounds out to the pitcher. Herb Souell singles to center field. Daryl Borom lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Billy Marshall singles to right field. Herb Souell scores. Rogelio Alonso flies out to the center fielder. Slats Meixell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Marshall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Carl Poffenberger strikes out. Rex Ging grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gil Bonham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Eddie Adkins pops out to the second baseman. Jelly Taylor reached on a fielding error by Neil Holmes. Willie Chiles pops out to the second baseman. John Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Lew Leslie flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Staton grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Hemphill pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Herb Souell strikes out. Daryl Borom singles to center field. Billy Marshall pops out to the third baseman. Rogelio Alonso doubles to center field. Slats Meixell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Neil Holmes singles to right field. Elijah Austin strikes out. Paul Scholes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Neil Holmes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Scholes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Eddie Adkins strikes out. Jelly Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Chiles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Carl Poffenberger doubles to left field. Rex Ging pops out to the first baseman. Gil Bonham singles to center field. Carl Poffenberger scores. Lew Leslie singles to center field. Gil Bonham advances to third on the hit. Wayne Staton pops out to the third baseman. Fred Hemphill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit John Spencer singles to center field. Herb Souell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Daryl Borom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Neil Holmes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Elijah Austin strikes out. Paul Scholes hits a home run. Tyson VanRobays comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Carl Poffenberger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Billy Marshall strikes out. Rogelio Alonso singles to center field. Tom Klimkowski 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 1st. Slats Meixell strikes out. Rogelio Alonso steals second. Wayne Staton throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Eddie Adkins pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rex Ging singles to center field. Gil Bonham grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lew Leslie pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Mark Packard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jelly Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Aubrey Smith is pinch hitting for Willie Chiles. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Aubrey Smith strikes out. John Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Carl Poffenberger (2), Lew Leslie (18).HR - Paul Scholes (4), Gil Bonham (14).GIDP - Gil Bonham. Baserunning: CS - Paul Scholes (1). Fielding: E - Neil Holmes, Wayne Staton.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie Bellhorn improves in arm Ollie Gorin improves in range Wally Rosenthal did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff DePhillips improves in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Vargas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Scott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack McLaurin improves in range Bill Ruffin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Michio Miyazawa did not respond to coaching in SS