Inning: 1 Detroit Andy Walsh pitching. Shinichi Tamamine flies out to the center fielder. Jose Ens strikes out. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Marty Mulholland pitching. Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Akinobu Kono flies out to the left fielder. Truck Perezchica walks. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit John Mattis lines out to the second baseman. Paddy Slaughter walks. Gus Chamberlain doubles past the right fielder. Paddy Slaughter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Oreste Smith walks. Howie Fitzmorris grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund walks. Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Vinnie Hammonds singles to right field. Jerry Kruger flies out to the right fielder. Andy Walsh singles to right field. Bob Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Marty Mulholland reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Hedlund. Shinichi Tamamine singles to left field. Marty Mulholland scores. Jose Ens flies out to the center fielder. Shinichi Tamamine is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Oscar Dotterer walks. John Mattis singles to right field. Oscar Dotterer advances to third on the hit. John Mattis steals second. Paddy Slaughter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono hits a home run. Truck Perezchica grounds out to the shortstop. Les Bryden doubles to center field. Bill Hedlund walks. Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Oreste Smith doubles to right field. Howie Fitzmorris singles to left field. Oreste Smith scores. Marty Mulholland fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Marty Mulholland grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Howie Fitzmorris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shinichi Tamamine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jerry Kruger strikes out. Andy Walsh strikes out. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jose Ens strikes out. Oscar Dotterer grounds out to the third baseman. John Mattis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono hits an infield single to the first baseman. Truck Perezchica flies out to the right fielder. Les Bryden singles to right field. Akinobu Kono advances to third on the hit. Bill Hedlund walks. Dwight Hackett grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Paddy Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Gus Chamberlain strikes out. Oreste Smith singles to center field. Howie Fitzmorris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Kruger singles to center field. Andy Walsh lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jerry Kruger forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Pruett reached on a fielding error by Howie Fitzmorris. Rivington Hetling 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. Akinobu Kono pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Ken Veryzer is pinch hitting for Rivington Hetling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Veryzer flies out to the left fielder. Shinichi Tamamine flies out to the left fielder. Jose Ens pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Stephenson pitching. Truck Perezchica strikes out. Les Bryden doubles to center field. Bill Hedlund pops out to the second baseman. Dwight Hackett hits a home run. Les Bryden scores. Alejandro Burnett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Oscar Dotterer grounds out to the third baseman. John Mattis is hit by a pitch. Paddy Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Gus Chamberlain walks. Mike Ruffcorn 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. Oreste Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gus Chamberlain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson is pinch hitting for Jerry Kruger. Bill Hudson singles to right field. Mike Ruffcorn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Pruett pops out to the first baseman. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit John Mercado enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Hudson at C. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the center fielder. Ron Davis is pinch hitting for Alejandro Burnett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Shinichi Tamamine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ron Acre pitching. Truck Perezchica flies out to the right fielder. Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hedlund reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shinichi Tamamine. Dwight Hackett hits a home run. Bill Hedlund scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Evans did not respond to coaching in velocity Jackie Snell did not respond to coaching in control Reid McMullin improves in contact_vs_lefty Randy Davis improves in arm Walter Haney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Elmer Pettibone did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Danny Embrey did not respond to coaching in control Dave Lopez improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Davis improves in arm Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in velocity Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in control Alexander Gomez did not respond to coaching in CF