Win: John Witherup (7-9) Loss: Manny Kerwin (20-8)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Witherup pitching. Magglio Maldonado walks. Magglio Maldonado steals second. Sparky Lutenberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Magglio Maldonado advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mark Ayrault flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Magglio Maldonado scores. George Fick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Manny Kerwin pitching. Dan Nelson pops out to the third baseman. Willie Holdsworth walks. Harry Chozen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Willie Holdsworth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ben Ruble strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ernie Crowder grounds out to the shortstop. Bryan Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Mark Linton singles to left field. Corey Doe singles to center field. Mark Linton advances to third on the hit. John Adams flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mark Linton scores. Billy Rigney flies out to the center fielder. John Witherup reached on a fielding error by Ernie Crowder. Dan Nelson doubles to right field. Corey Doe scores. John Witherup is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Don K Dobson doubles to left field. Manny Kerwin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Magglio Maldonado singles to center field. Don K Dobson scores. Sparky Lutenberg strikes out. Magglio Maldonado is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Willie Holdsworth strikes out. Harry Chozen singles to right field. Ben Ruble walks. Mark Linton singles to center field. Harry Chozen scores. Ben Ruble advances to third on the hit. Corey Doe singles to left field. Ben Ruble scores. John Adams strikes out. Billy Rigney singles to right field. Mark Linton scores. Corey Doe advances to third on the hit. John Witherup grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mark Ayrault strikes out. George Fick pops out to the pitcher. Ernie Crowder singles to center field. Bryan Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Dan Nelson walks. Willie Holdsworth flies out to the left fielder. Harry Chozen bunts for a base hit. Ben Ruble grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ted Nelson singles to left field. Don K Dobson flies out to the center fielder. Manny Kerwin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Manny Kerwin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ted Nelson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Magglio Maldonado lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mark Linton flies out to the center fielder. Corey Doe singles to right field. Bill Goodwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Adams strikes out. Billy Rigney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Sparky Lutenberg strikes out. Mark Ayrault grounds out to the third baseman. George Fick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit John Witherup strikes out. Dan Nelson pops out to the shortstop. Willie Holdsworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ernie Crowder walks. Bryan Williams walks. Ted Nelson grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Crowder advances to third on the play. Bryan Williams advances to second on the play. Don K Dobson grounds out to the third baseman. Don Brinkman is pinch hitting for Bill Goodwin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Brinkman lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Dick Hoag pitching. Harry Chozen bunts for a base hit. Ben Ruble singles to center field. Harry Chozen advances to third on the hit. Mark Linton pops out to the first baseman. Corey Doe strikes out. John Adams hits a home run. Harry Chozen scores. Ben Ruble scores. Russ Auker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Rigney singles to left field. John Witherup grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Magglio Maldonado strikes out. Sparky Lutenberg singles to left field. Mark Ayrault grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sparky Lutenberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Fick walks. Ernie Crowder singles to left field. Mark Ayrault scores. George Fick advances to third on the hit. Milo Hoffer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bryan Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Dan Nelson singles to left field. Willie Holdsworth grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Nelson advances to second on the play. Harry Chozen hits a home run. Dan Nelson scores. Jim Vaughn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Ruble singles to left field. Mark Linton hits a home run. Ben Ruble scores. Corey Doe grounds out to the shortstop. Satoru Fujita is pinch hitting for John Adams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Satoru Fujita walks. Billy Rigney lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ted Nelson strikes out. Don K Dobson grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Vaughn singles to right field. Magglio Maldonado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Matt Guerra improves in power_vs_lefty Otto Ogden did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Gabler did not respond to coaching in speed Tracy Cockrell did not respond to coaching in range Bernardo Malmberg improves in arm Rex Feller did not respond to coaching in control John Sparks did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Yank McFarland did not respond to coaching in control Frank Blum did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alan Shea did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Canavan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Peacock did not respond to coaching in control Tom Felder did not respond to coaching in control