Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bryan Castellano pitching. Joe Williams singles to left field. Kenji Imazeki singles to center field. Joe Williams advances to third on the hit. Bob Pruett singles to right field. Joe Williams scores. Kenji Imazeki advances to third on the hit. Marcelino Eason singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki scores. Bob Pruett aggressively advances to third on the hit. Les Bryden singles past the first baseman. Bob Pruett scores. Jerry Mitchell singles to right field. Marcelino Eason scores. Les Bryden aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Hedlund pops out to the shortstop. Lou Gick flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Les Bryden is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Vic Gullickson pitching. Jeff Windhorn walks. Jeff Windhorn steals second. Hugh Herbert strikes out. Brian Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Tidrow grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vic Gullickson strikes out. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Paddy Slaughter flies out to the left fielder. Mark Urrea grounds out to the pitcher. Gus Chamberlain singles to left field. Oreste Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Marcelino Eason flies out to the right fielder. Les Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bryan Castellano strikes out. Jeff Windhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Herbert grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lou Gick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Urrea. Vic Gullickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Brian Davis singles to left field. Phil Tidrow flies out to the left fielder. Paddy Slaughter grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brian Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mark Urrea grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paddy Slaughter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Joe Williams singles to left field. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Williams advances to second on the play. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Marcelino Eason singles to center field. Joe Williams scores. Joe Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Bryden walks. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Gus Chamberlain walks. Oreste Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gus Chamberlain is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Ruebel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Windhorn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund is hit by a pitch. Lou Gick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vic Gullickson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Vic Gullickson strikes out. Joe Williams doubles to left field. Kenji Imazeki walks. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Hugh Herbert flies out to the center fielder. Brian Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Tidrow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Marcelino Eason. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Akinobu Kono walks. Akinobu Kono steals second. Les Bryden strikes out. Truck Perezchica is pinch hitting for Jerry Mitchell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Truck Perezchica grounds out to the third baseman. Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Bill Hedlund. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Paddy Slaughter singles to center field. Mark Urrea grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gus Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Mercado is pinch hitting for Lou Gick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Mercado flies out to the right fielder. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Vic Gullickson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the right fielder. Joe Williams walks. Alejandro Burnett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Gary Gonzalez pitching. Oreste Smith strikes out. Clem McCabe is pinch hitting for Alejandro Burnett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clem McCabe singles past the shortstop. Jose Ens is pinch hitting for Jeff Windhorn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Ens grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Al Monroe pitching. Bob Pruett strikes out. Akinobu Kono hits a home run. Ron Acre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Bryden strikes out. Truck Perezchica flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ken Veryzer is pinch hitting for Hugh Herbert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Veryzer flies out to the left fielder. Brian Davis hits a home run. Mark Fox is pinch hitting for Phil Tidrow. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Fox walks. Paddy Slaughter walks. Ron Davis is pinch hitting for Mark Urrea. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Davis reached on a fielding error by Dwight Hackett. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mark Fox scores. Paddy Slaughter advances to third on the play. Ron Davis advances to second on the play. Oreste Smith singles to right field. Paddy Slaughter scores. Ron Davis scores. John Arnold is pinch hitting for Ron Acre. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Arnold grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Oreste Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Gus Chamberlain is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Guy Crane did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Rogers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Guy Crane did not respond to coaching in arm Alexander Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Bergamo improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Hudson did not respond to coaching in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Oscar Dotterer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Oscar Dotterer improves in power_vs_righty Mark Evans improves in velocity Oscar Dotterer improves in range Leon Ortiz did not respond to coaching in velocity