Win: Art Boone (5-9) Loss: Jose Pike (5-14)
Save: Joe Ruebel (22)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Art Boone pitching. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jose Pike pitching. Bobby Ribant flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Windhorn walks. Mark Fox grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Windhorn advances to second on the play. Oreste Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund grounds out to the shortstop. Les Bryden grounds out to the pitcher. Kenji Imazeki singles past the second baseman. John Mercado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Howie Fitzmorris singles to right field. Jose Ens flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Dotterer singles past the third baseman. Clem McCabe strikes out. Art Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Gajkowski strikes out. Jose Pike strikes out. Joe Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bobby Ribant strikes out. Jeff Windhorn singles to left field. Mark Fox grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell singles to left field. Bob Pruett strikes out. Bill Hedlund walks. Les Bryden strikes out. Kenji Imazeki singles to center field. Jerry Mitchell is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Oreste Smith strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Ens singles to center field. Oscar Dotterer doubles past the third baseman. Jose Ens uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clem McCabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop. John Gajkowski walks. Jose Pike pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Joe Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Art Boone flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Ribant grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Windhorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Pruett pops out to the catcher. Bill Hedlund flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Mark Fox strikes out. Oreste Smith singles to left field. Howie Fitzmorris strikes out. Jose Ens grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Oreste Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Les Bryden singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the center fielder. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Akinobu Kono strikes out. John Gajkowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jerry Kruger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Akinobu Kono at C. Oscar Dotterer doubles to left field. Clem McCabe flies out to the left fielder. Art Boone flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Ribant flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Jose Pike. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Williams walks. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Williams advances to second on the play. Carlos Soriano 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. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Ruffcorn pitching. Jeff Windhorn walks. Mark Fox strikes out. Oreste Smith flies out to the left fielder. Howie Fitzmorris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Windhorn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joe Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Hedlund walks. Les Bryden singles to right field. Bill Hedlund gets picked off second (1-6). Kenji Imazeki grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Les Bryden is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Kruger singles to right field. John Gajkowski walks. Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Mike Ruffcorn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dwight Hackett grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Kenji Imazeki is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Guy Crane did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hack Karlon improves in range Ox Morlan did not respond to coaching in arm George Long improves in speed Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Breton did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Will Delaney improves in power_vs_lefty Elmer Pettibone did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Walter Haney did not respond to coaching in speed George Allen improves in contact_vs_lefty Huck Kelb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Elmer Pettibone did not respond to coaching in 1B