Win: Roger Maxwell (3-1) Loss: Buddy House (1-2)
Save: Scott Fetzer (3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roger Maxwell pitching. Shinji Inoue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Birdie Durham walks. Ernie Kane flies out to the right fielder. Kazutaka Tomimatsu grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Birdie Durham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Buddy House pitching. Bob Marshall singles to center field. Babe Hill grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Frisbee lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Charlie Shifflett pops out to the shortstop. Mike Durst grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Guerrero singles to left field. Julio Guerrero steals second. Howie Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Dan Workman hits a home run. Erik Pitts strikes out. Old McDonald singles to left field. Earth Wurm pops out to the second baseman. Freddie Kantlehner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Buddy House grounds out to the third baseman. Shinji Inoue walks. Birdie Durham strikes out. Ernie Kane flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Roger Maxwell grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kazutaka Tomimatsu strikes out. Charlie Shifflett pops out to the shortstop. Mike Durst flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit George Frisbee hits a home run. Dan Workman strikes out. Erik Pitts grounds out to the second baseman. Old McDonald triples. Earth Wurm doubles to right field. Old McDonald scores. Freddie Kantlehner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Julio Guerrero reached on a fielding error by Earth Wurm. Howie Ramirez singles to center field. Julio Guerrero advances to third on the hit. Buddy House flies out to the left fielder. Shinji Inoue flies out to the left fielder. Birdie Durham grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Roger Maxwell grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Marshall walks. Babe Hill strikes out. George Frisbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ernie Kane singles to center field. Kazutaka Tomimatsu flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Kane is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Charlie Shifflett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Dan Workman strikes out. Erik Pitts walks. Old McDonald walks. Earth Wurm singles to center field. Erik Pitts scores. Red Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Freddie Kantlehner flies out to the right fielder. Roger Maxwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mike Durst grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Guerrero singles to center field. Howie Ramirez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Julio Guerrero is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Meeks is pinch hitting for Red Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Meeks singles past the second baseman. Shinji Inoue singles to left field. Howie Ramirez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Birdie Durham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shinji Inoue is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Gowell Locke pitching. Bob Marshall strikes out. Babe Hill singles to left field. George Frisbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Hill advances to second on the play. Dan Workman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ernie Kane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazutaka Tomimatsu grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Shifflett walks. Charlie Shifflett steals second. Scott Fetzer 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 Durst grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Erik Pitts strikes out. Old McDonald hits a home run. Earth Wurm walks. Loy Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Freddie Kantlehner strikes out. Scott Fetzer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Julio Guerrero strikes out. Howie Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Escobar is pinch hitting for Loy Hall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Escobar doubles to right field. Shinji Inoue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Berran did not respond to coaching in velocity Yasushi Horimoto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Red Berran did not respond to coaching in control Izzy Minnick improves in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Dotson improves in arm Red Dotson improves in power_vs_lefty Rube Creeden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Davis improves in contact_vs_righty