Win: Bob Head (4-3) Loss: Carlos Soriano (6-7)
Save: Mike Ruffcorn (9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bryan Castellano pitching. Joe Williams strikes out. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Les Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Vic Gullickson pitching. Shinichi Tamamine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Fox flies out to the center fielder. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman. John Mercado grounds out to the second baseman. John Gajkowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Tidrow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paddy Slaughter pops out to the first baseman. Clem McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono strikes out. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Vic Gullickson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Oreste Smith flies out to the left fielder. Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the shortstop. Bryan Castellano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Mitchell walks. Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Imazeki doubles to right field. Jerry Mitchell scores. John Mercado singles to right field. John Gajkowski singles to right field. Kenji Imazeki scores. Akinobu Kono walks. Dwight Hackett singles to center field. John Mercado scores. Vic Gullickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Shinichi Tamamine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Joe Williams flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Mitchell pops out to the third baseman. Les Bryden grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Phil Tidrow singles to center field. Paddy Slaughter walks. Clem McCabe singles to left field. Phil Tidrow scores. Oreste Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Paddy Slaughter advances to third on the play. Clem McCabe advances to second on the play. Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the second baseman. Paddy Slaughter scores. Clem McCabe advances to third on the play. Bryan Castellano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki doubles to center field. John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop. John Gajkowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenji Imazeki advances to third on the play. Akinobu Kono pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Shinichi Tamamine doubles to right field. Mark Fox reached on a fielding error by Dwight Hackett. The defense is playing the corners in. Gus Chamberlain singles to right field. Shinichi Tamamine scores. Mark Fox advances to third on the hit. Phil Tidrow flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mark Fox scores. Paddy Slaughter singles to right field. Clem McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Oreste Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett lines out to the shortstop. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Vic Gullickson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Vinnie Hammonds hits a home run. Alejandro Burnett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Williams singles to left field. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Head pitching. Howie Fitzmorris singles to center field. Ken Veryzer is pinch hitting for Alejandro Burnett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Veryzer lines out to the pitcher. Shinichi Tamamine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howie Fitzmorris advances to second on the play. Mark Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Carlos Soriano pitching. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Mercado singles to left field. John Gajkowski strikes out. John Mercado steals second. Akinobu Kono singles to left field. John Mercado scores. Joe Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight Hackett hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Head doubles to left field. Akinobu Kono scores. Dwight Hackett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rivington Hetling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Williams singles to center field. Bob Head scores. Joe Williams steals second. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Tidrow walks. Jose Ens is pinch hitting for Paddy Slaughter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Ens strikes out. Clem McCabe grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Phil Tidrow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Les Bryden pops out to the first baseman. Kenji Imazeki doubles to right field. John Mercado pops out to the second baseman. John Gajkowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Oreste Smith singles to center field. Howie Fitzmorris walks. Mike Ruffcorn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mark Urrea is pinch hitting for Rivington Hetling. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Urrea flies out to the center fielder. Dave Smith is pinch hitting for Shinichi Tamamine. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Smith flies out to the center fielder. Mark Fox singles to left field. Oreste Smith scores. Howie Fitzmorris advances to third on the hit. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Kenji Imazeki 3 (13), Bob Head (1).HR - Vinnie Hammonds (7). Baserunning: SB - Joe Williams (18), John Mercado (5). Fielding: E - Dwight Hackett.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Breton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Atkinson improves in contact_vs_lefty Guy Crane did not respond to coaching in range Luis Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Reese improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Breton did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Huck Kelb improves in speed Reid McMullin improves in range Huck Kelb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Will Delaney did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Elmer Pettibone did not respond to coaching in 1B