Win: Rivington Hetling (2-4) Loss: Tony Bigelow (2-6)
Save: Joe Ruebel (15)
Inning: 1 Detroit Tony Bigelow pitching. Milt Mauldin walks. Mark Fox strikes out. Oscar Dotterer singles to center field. Milt Mauldin advances to third on the hit. John Mattis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Mauldin scores. Oscar Dotterer advances to second on the play. Jose Ens doubles to left field. Oscar Dotterer scores. Gus Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rivington Hetling pitching. Akinobu Kono hits a home run. Truck Perezchica lines out to the first baseman. Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hedlund walks. Dwight Hackett lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ken Veryzer walks. Ken Veryzer steals second. Howie Fitzmorris walks. Rivington Hetling lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Milt Mauldin flies out to the left fielder. Mark Fox singles to center field. Ken Veryzer scores. Howie Fitzmorris scores. Oscar Dotterer singles to right field. Mark Fox is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit John Mattis strikes out. Jose Ens flies out to the left fielder. Gus Chamberlain singles past the third baseman. Ken Veryzer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tony Bigelow grounds out to the third baseman. Akinobu Kono hits an infield single to the second baseman. Truck Perezchica flies out to the center fielder. Les Bryden walks. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the right fielder. Rivington Hetling pops out to the second baseman. Milt Mauldin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett walks. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the third baseman. Dwight Hackett advances to second on the play. Jerry Kruger walks. Joe Williams grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dwight Hackett is out at third base. Tony Bigelow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Mark Fox singles to left field. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. John Mattis strikes out. Jose Ens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono walks. Truck Perezchica pops out to the second baseman. Les Bryden strikes out. Bill Hedlund grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Gus Chamberlain walks. Ken Veryzer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Rivington Hetling lines out to the third baseman. Milt Mauldin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mark Fox hits a home run. Oscar Dotterer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joe Williams singles to center field. Jerry Mitchell is pinch hitting for Tony Bigelow. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Williams advances to second on the play. Larry Stephenson 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. Truck Perezchica walks. Les Bryden doubles past the right fielder. Joe Williams scores. Truck Perezchica uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alejandro Burnett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Hedlund walks. Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Ruffcorn pitching. John Mattis pops out to the third baseman. Jose Ens doubles to center field. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Ens steals third. Ken Veryzer singles to center field. Jose Ens scores. Howie Fitzmorris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Veryzer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jeff Windhorn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Fox at LF. Oreste Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Veryzer at 3B. Ron Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Howie Fitzmorris at SS. Vinnie Hammonds hits a home run. Joe Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Ruffcorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Ruebel grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Mauldin flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Windhorn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono strikes out. Truck Perezchica strikes out. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Elmer Pettibone did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Randy Davis improves in power_vs_lefty Will Delaney improves in speed Randy Davis improves in power_vs_righty Jack Bolton did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Long improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Goslin improves in arm Hack Karlon did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Lopez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Schaal did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Long did not respond to coaching in CF