Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kirk Ouellette pitching. Pete Scott strikes out. Al Moser grounds out to the shortstop. Daijiro Hamasaki is hit by a pitch. Ken Minnick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Norm Herges. Hank Baughman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Vance Shannabrook pitching. Roy Roser strikes out. Joe Driscoll doubles to right field. Carlos Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Koichi Ishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bernie Currie flies out to the center fielder. Mike Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Rawlings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Watlington lines out to the second baseman. Lou Pujols pops out to the first baseman. Ken Duncan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Vance Shannabrook pops out to the first baseman. Pete Scott strikes out. Al Moser grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Norm Herges grounds out to the second baseman. Kirk Ouellette singles to center field. Roy Roser grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Daijiro Hamasaki flies out to the left fielder. Ken Minnick strikes out. Hank Baughman walks. Bernie Currie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Driscoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Johnson hits a home run. Koichi Ishida strikes out. Mike Watlington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Rawlings grounds out to the catcher. Vance Shannabrook flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Lou Pujols walks. Ken Duncan walks. Norm Herges singles to center field. Lou Pujols is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ken Duncan advances to third on the play. Kirk Ouellette strikes out. Roy Roser walks. Joe Driscoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Pete Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Al Moser strikes out. Daijiro Hamasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Carlos Johnson singles past the third baseman. Koichi Ishida strikes out. Mike Watlington walks. Lou Pujols pops out to the shortstop. Ken Duncan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Watlington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ken Minnick singles to right field. Hank Baughman doubles to center field. Ken Minnick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bernie Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Morgan walks. Rusty Rawlings flies out to the center fielder. Sal Watkins 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. Toshimitsu Kawagishi is pinch hitting for Vance Shannabrook. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Toshimitsu Kawagishi singles to left field. Hank Baughman scores. Mike Morgan advances to third on the hit. Pete Scott pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Dana Castiglia pitching. Norm Herges pops out to the first baseman. Chris Wrona is pinch hitting for Sal Watkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Wrona pops out to the second baseman. Roy Roser doubles to right field. Joe Driscoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gus Harrah pitching. Al Moser strikes out. Daijiro Hamasaki walks. Ken Minnick grounds out to the third baseman. Daijiro Hamasaki advances to second on the play. Hank Baughman walks. Bernie Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Carlos Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Koichi Ishida strikes out. Mike Watlington singles to left field. Lou Pujols grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Watlington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mike Morgan bunts for a base hit. Rusty Rawlings flies out to the center fielder. Rube Heusser is pinch hitting for Dana Castiglia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Rube Heusser walks. Pete Scott flies out to the right fielder. Al Moser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Biff Linden pitching. Ken Duncan flies out to the left fielder. Norm Herges strikes out. Jose Loucks is pinch hitting for Gus Harrah. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Loucks walks. Roy Roser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Mike Morgan is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Mathews did not respond to coaching in endurance Doc Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Fergie Wright improves in range Bob Goolsby improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Goolsby did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Comer did not respond to coaching in velocity John Mussina did not respond to coaching in control Joe Norris improves in velocity Joe Norris did not respond to coaching in control Clarence Dalena did not respond to coaching in 2B