Win: Windy Easterly (7-14) Loss: Doc Smith (6-10)
Save: John Simpson (18)
Inning: 1 Detroit Doc Smith pitching. Justin Reagan singles to left field. Randy Houtz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chris Lerian lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Windy Easterly pitching. Blas Sherry flies out to the left fielder. Todd Hunt strikes out. Rusty Woodruff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Harry Shipley singles past the first baseman. Dean Varney strikes out. Ray Dillard flies out to the center fielder. Harry Shipley steals second. Marcus Prentiss singles to left field. Harry Shipley scores. Rich Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ken Duncan strikes out. Mark Braggs flies out to the right fielder. Fay Zuber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Windy Easterly strikes out. Justin Reagan doubles to center field. Randy Houtz pops out to the first baseman. Chris Lerian grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Riedling walks. Johnny Pierson strikes out. Doc Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Doc Smith strikes out. Blas Sherry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Riedling is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Harry Shipley strikes out. Dean Varney strikes out. Ray Dillard pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Todd Hunt singles to left field. Rusty Woodruff grounds out to the third baseman. Todd Hunt advances to second on the play. Ken Duncan grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Hunt advances to third on the play. Mark Braggs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Marcus Prentiss flies out to the left fielder. Rich Gilbert grounds out to the second baseman. Windy Easterly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Fay Zuber grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Riedling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Pierson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Justin Reagan triples. Randy Houtz strikes out. Chris Lerian walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Justin Reagan scores. Harry Shipley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fay Zuber. Chris Lerian scores. Dean Varney doubles to center field. Harry Shipley scores. Ray Dillard strikes out. Marcus Prentiss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Doc Smith strikes out. Blas Sherry grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Hunt walks. Rusty Woodruff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Rich Gilbert hits a home run. Windy Easterly grounds out to the third baseman. Justin Reagan singles to right field. Randy Houtz strikes out. Chris Lerian walks. Harry Shipley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Steve St.Claire enters the game as a defensive replacement for Justin Reagan at CF. Ken Duncan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Braggs flies out to the center fielder. Fay Zuber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dean Varney grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Dillard singles to left field. Jeff Koback comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Marcus Prentiss strikes out. Rich Gilbert is hit by a pitch. Windy Easterly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Riedling doubles to center field. Johnny Pierson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Brown is pinch hitting for Jeff Koback. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bill Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Riedling scores. Blas Sherry hits a home run. Johnny Pierson scores. Todd Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Woodruff singles to left field. Ken Duncan singles to center field. Mark Braggs grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Rickey Cripe pitching. Steve St.Claire hits a home run. Randy Houtz walks. Randy Houtz steals second. Randy Houtz steals third. Chris Lerian strikes out. Harry Shipley walks. Dean Varney strikes out. Ray Dillard walks. Lee Denehy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcus Prentiss singles to left field. Randy Houtz scores. Harry Shipley scores. Ray Dillard advances to third on the hit. Rich Gilbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Roger Wolter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fay Zuber triples. Joe Riedling singles to right field. Fay Zuber scores. Johnny Pierson strikes out. Mike Goeckel is pinch hitting for Lee Denehy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Goeckel lines out to the pitcher. Blas Sherry doubles to right field. John Simpson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Todd Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fred Mayer improves in arm Dave Langford improves in speed Bill Brown improves in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tony Jester did not respond to coaching in control Frank Johnson improves in arm Mike Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Hunter Bradley did not respond to coaching in 2B