Win: Skip Lockwood (5-6) Loss: Dennis Acosta (7-10)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Miguel Fuentes pitching. Rugger Foss strikes out. Andy Listach grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Kirk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Brian Malloy pitching. John Donaldson walks. Jose Vidal grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rick Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dave Uhler hits a home run. Joe McGraw strikes out. Rip Hungling strikes out. Tony Putnam strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Freddie Velazquez strikes out. Gus Gil singles to center field. Russ Snyder strikes out. Gus Gil steals second. Rich Rollins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Juan Littlejohn flies out to the left fielder. Brian Malloy flies out to the left fielder. Rugger Foss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Tito Francona doubles to left field. Miguel Fuentes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Donaldson strikes out. Jose Vidal grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Andy Listach lines out to the shortstop. Bob Kirk walks. Dave Uhler strikes out. Joe McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Rick Gomez strikes out. Freddie Velazquez grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Gil grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rip Hungling grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Putnam singles to left field. Tony Putnam is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Juan Littlejohn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Russ Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Rich Rollins strikes out. Tito Francona strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Brian Malloy strikes out. Rugger Foss doubles to right field. Andy Listach strikes out. Bob Kirk singles to center field. Rugger Foss scores. Dave Uhler doubles to right field. Bob Kirk uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Danny Walton is pinch hitting for Miguel Fuentes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Danny Walton singles to right field. John Donaldson walks. Jose Vidal doubles to right field. Danny Walton scores. John Donaldson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Gomez walks. Freddie Velazquez strikes out. Gus Gil singles past the third baseman. Russ Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Vidal is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Bouton pitching. Rip Hungling flies out to the left fielder. Tony Putnam strikes out. Luke Taylor is pinch hitting for Juan Littlejohn. Luke Taylor singles to right field. Brian Malloy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Luke Taylor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Hughie Ferson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luke Taylor at 1B. Jerry McNertney is pinch hitting for Rich Rollins. Jerry McNertney grounds out to the pitcher. Tito Francona flies out to the center fielder. Steve Hovley is pinch hitting for Jim Bouton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Hovley singles to left field. Steve Hovley steals second. John Donaldson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Skip Lockwood pitching. Wayne Comer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jerry McNertney at CF. Rugger Foss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Andy Listach strikes out. Bob Kirk singles to right field. Dave Uhler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jose Vidal reached on a fielding error by Andy Listach. Rick Gomez singles to center field. Jose Vidal aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dennis Acosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Freddie Velazquez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jose Vidal scores. Gus Gil pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joe McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rip Hungling pops out to the shortstop. Tony Putnam lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Russ Snyder singles past the first baseman. Wayne Comer strikes out. Tito Francona flies out to the center fielder. Mike Ferraro is pinch hitting for Skip Lockwood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Ferraro singles to center field. John Donaldson singles to center field. Jose Vidal singles to left field. Russ Snyder scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Ennis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny King did not respond to coaching in speed Prentiss Smith improves in arm Bill Dinges did not respond to coaching in endurance Prentiss Smith did not respond to coaching in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Hand improves in contact_vs_righty Karim Goodfellow did not respond to coaching in speed Jocko Ford improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Simpson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty