Inning: 1 Detroit Jose Pike pitching. John Mattis singles to center field. Paddy Slaughter walks. Mark Fox singles to right field. John Mattis is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Paddy Slaughter advances to third on the play. Oreste Smith strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris singles to right field. Paddy Slaughter scores. Mark Fox advances to third on the hit. Howie Fitzmorris steals second. Jose Ens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Carlos Soriano pitching. Joe Williams hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jerry Mitchell grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Gus Chamberlain flies out to the left fielder. Clem McCabe grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Soriano singles to left field. John Mattis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Soriano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund singles past the third baseman. Les Bryden walks. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. John Mercado singles to left field. Bill Hudson walks. Bill Hedlund scores. Jose Pike flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Les Bryden scores. Joe Williams singles to center field. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Paddy Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Fox strikes out. Oreste Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett strikes out. Bill Hedlund walks. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Ens strikes out. Gus Chamberlain pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay John Mercado strikes out. Bill Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Jose Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Clem McCabe walks. Carlos Soriano fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Carlos Soriano strikes out. John Mattis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Joe Williams walks. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Williams advances to second on the play. Bob Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Williams advances to third on the play. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Paddy Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Mark Fox singles to left field. Oreste Smith flies out to the center fielder. Howie Fitzmorris singles to center field. Jose Ens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Les Bryden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Gus Chamberlain strikes out. Clem McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Ken Veryzer is pinch hitting for Carlos Soriano. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ken Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Stephenson pitching. Bill Hudson singles to center field. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Jose Pike. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Akinobu Kono hits a home run. Bill Hudson scores. Rivington Hetling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Williams singles to center field. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Bob Pruett strikes out. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Rene Pasquella pitching. John Mattis doubles to right field. Paddy Slaughter strikes out. Mark Fox flies out to the center fielder. Oreste Smith singles past the third baseman. Howie Fitzmorris singles past the third baseman. John Mattis scores. Oreste Smith advances to third on the hit. Jose Ens singles to left field. Oreste Smith scores. Bob Head comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Chamberlain singles to left field. Howie Fitzmorris scores. Jose Ens advances to third on the hit. Clem McCabe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Les Bryden walks. Kenji Imazeki walks. John Mercado singles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Hudson singles to center field. Les Bryden scores. Joe Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Head singles to left field. Kenji Imazeki scores. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Mercado scores. Jerry Mitchell singles to left field. Bill Hudson scores. Bob Pruett singles to right field. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Les Bryden. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Alan Kantlehner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vinnie Hammonds at 1B. Phil Tidrow is pinch hitting for Joe Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Phil Tidrow singles to center field. John Mattis strikes out. Paddy Slaughter strikes out. Dave Smith is pinch hitting for Mark Fox. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jackie Snell did not respond to coaching in control Mark Evans did not respond to coaching in control Cookie Schepner improves in velocity Huck Kelb did not respond to coaching in speed Cookie Schepner did not respond to coaching in control Elmer Pettibone improves in power_vs_lefty 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: Ken Schaal improves in arm Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in arm Hack Karlon improves in power_vs_righty Joe Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Brooks Teufel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Long did not respond to coaching in CF