Inning: 1 Detroit Logan Moreno pitching. Cal Kvasnak grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Eric Wysong strikes out. Jose Loucks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ryuji Uchida pitching. Pete Scott singles to left field. Pete Scott is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Fernandez pops out to the first baseman. Yukio Fukutomi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Koichi Ishida is hit by a pitch. Carlos Johnson strikes out. Koichi Ishida is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Driscoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rusty Rawlings flies out to the right fielder. Rube Heusser singles to right field. Rube Heusser is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chris Paula strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ken Duncan singles to right field. Tracy Bemis strikes out. Ryuji Uchida fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ryuji Uchida flies out to the center fielder. Cal Kvasnak singles to left field. Ken Duncan advances to third on the hit. Eric Wysong grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jimmy Gill hits an infield single to the third baseman. Lou Pujols strikes out. Jimmy Gill is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Logan Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jose Loucks flies out to the center fielder. Koichi Ishida flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Pete Scott strikes out. Bob Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Yukio Fukutomi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Driscoll flies out to the left fielder. Ken Duncan singles to center field. Tracy Bemis flies out to the left fielder. Ryuji Uchida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rusty Rawlings walks. Rube Heusser walks. Chris Paula strikes out. Jimmy Gill flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Lou Pujols flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Cal Kvasnak flies out to the right fielder. Eric Wysong lines out to the second baseman. Jose Loucks hits a home run. Koichi Ishida pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Logan Moreno strikes out. Pete Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Carlos Johnson strikes out. Joe Driscoll singles to center field. Ken Duncan walks. Tracy Bemis flies out to the center fielder. Ryuji Uchida flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Yukio Fukutomi doubles to left field. Rusty Rawlings strikes out. Rube Heusser walks. Larry Ahearne is pinch hitting for Chris Paula. Larry Ahearne grounds out to the third baseman. Yukio Fukutomi advances to third on the play. Rube Heusser advances to second on the play. Jimmy Gill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Jimmie Piazza enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Ahearne at 3B. Cal Kvasnak singles to left field. Cal Kvasnak steals second. Eric Wysong grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Kvasnak advances to third on the play. Jose Loucks lines out to the second baseman. Koichi Ishida walks. Hugh Chouinard 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. Carlos Johnson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Lou Pujols grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Baughman is pinch hitting for Hugh Chouinard. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hank Baughman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Scott walks. Bob Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Biff Linden pitching. Joe Driscoll hits a home run. Ken Duncan walks. Tracy Bemis singles to right field. Ken Duncan advances to third on the hit. Chris Wrona is pinch hitting for Ryuji Uchida. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chris Wrona strikes out. Cal Kvasnak flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ken Duncan scores. Ralph Gideon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Wysong grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tracy Bemis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gus Harrah pitching. Norm Herges enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Loucks at 3B. Yukio Fukutomi grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Rawlings lines out to the second baseman. Rube Heusser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Mussina did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Perez improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Smith improves in arm Joe Grissom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kevin Espy improves in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Greg Torrealba did not respond to coaching in range Bernie Currie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Scott Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bernie Currie did not respond to coaching in 1B