Win: Rod Eilers (3-3) Loss: Peter Noone (7-8)
Save: Rickey Cripe (17)
Inning: 1 Detroit Rod Eilers pitching. Justin Reagan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Houtz flies out to the right fielder. Steve Munger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Peter Noone pitching. Blas Sherry strikes out. Todd Hunt walks. Rusty Woodruff singles to left field. Todd Hunt advances to third on the hit. Ken Duncan singles to center field. Todd Hunt scores. Rusty Woodruff advances to third on the hit. Mark Braggs strikes out. Ralph Kocher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Harry Shipley strikes out. Dean Varney walks. Ray Dillard pops out to the second baseman. Marcus Prentiss singles to left field. Dean Varney advances to third on the hit. Frank Grady flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Brown grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Pierson walks. Rod Eilers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Blas Sherry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Peter Noone grounds out to the pitcher. Justin Reagan strikes out. Randy Houtz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Todd Hunt strikes out. Rusty Woodruff flies out to the left fielder. Ken Duncan walks. Mark Braggs walks. Ralph Kocher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Munger singles to center field. Steve Munger steals second. Harry Shipley singles past the first baseman. Steve Munger scores. Harry Shipley steals second. Dean Varney grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Dillard triples. Harry Shipley scores. Marcus Prentiss walks. Frank Grady grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Brown strikes out. Johnny Pierson singles past the first baseman. Johnny Pierson steals second. Rod Eilers walks. Blas Sherry strikes out. Johnny Pierson steals third. Steve Munger throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Johnny Pierson scores. Todd Hunt hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rusty Woodruff singles to center field. Rod Eilers scores. Todd Hunt advances to third on the hit. Rusty Woodruff steals second. Ken Duncan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Peter Noone singles past the third baseman. Justin Reagan grounds out to the second baseman. Peter Noone advances to second on the play. Randy Houtz grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Munger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mark Braggs strikes out. Ralph Kocher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Harry Shipley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dean Varney grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Dillard walks. Marcus Prentiss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Aude is pinch hitting for Johnny Pierson. Bob Aude flies out to the center fielder. Rod Eilers grounds out to the shortstop. Blas Sherry pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Frank Grady grounds out to the shortstop. Peter Noone strikes out. Justin Reagan doubles to left field. Randy Houtz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Todd Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Woodruff grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Duncan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Goeckel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Braggs at RF. Steve Munger grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Harry Shipley flies out to the right fielder. Dean Varney is hit by a pitch. Ray Dillard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Goeckel lines out to the shortstop. Ralph Kocher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Brown flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Rickey Cripe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Marcus Prentiss grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Grady flies out to the center fielder. John Blackburn is pinch hitting for Peter Noone. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Blackburn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Justin Reagan (24).3B - Ray Dillard (8).GIDP - Frank Grady.HBP - Dean Varney (1). Baserunning: SB - Steve Munger (5), Harry Shipley (9). Fielding: E - Steve Munger.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Cy Slagle improves in control Carlos Asbell did not respond to coaching in control Joe McNamara did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ernie Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Johnson improves in control Hunter Bradley improves in power_vs_righty Hunter Bradley did not respond to coaching in 2B