Win: Carlos Soriano (6-4) Loss: Vic Gullickson (6-12)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rivington Hetling pitching. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the pitcher. Truck Perezchica pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Vic Gullickson pitching. Milt Mauldin singles to right field. Jeff Windhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Milt Mauldin advances to second on the play. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. John Mattis walks. Jose Ens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hedlund singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Vinnie Hammonds singles to left field. John Mercado pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Gus Chamberlain singles to center field. Ken Veryzer doubles past the third baseman. Gus Chamberlain is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Oreste Smith singles to left field. Ken Veryzer scores. Rivington Hetling lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Oreste Smith forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Milt Mauldin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Vic Gullickson singles to right field. Bob Pruett flies out to the left fielder. Akinobu Kono flies out to the center fielder. Truck Perezchica walks. Les Bryden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Truck Perezchica is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Jeff Windhorn lines out to the pitcher. Oscar Dotterer doubles to center field. John Mattis walks. Jose Ens flies out to the right fielder. Gus Chamberlain singles to right field. Oscar Dotterer scores. Ken Veryzer hits a home run. John Mattis scores. Gus Chamberlain scores. Oreste Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund hits a home run. Dwight Hackett grounds out to the third baseman. Vinnie Hammonds pops out to the first baseman. John Mercado walks. Vic Gullickson singles to right field. Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Rivington Hetling singles to left field. Milt Mauldin singles to right field. Jeff Windhorn lines out to the third baseman. Oscar Dotterer flies out to the center fielder. John Mattis grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Milt Mauldin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono flies out to the center fielder. Truck Perezchica pops out to the second baseman. Les Bryden singles to right field. Bill Hedlund singles to right field. Carlos Soriano 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. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Jose Ens flies out to the left fielder. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Veryzer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. John Mercado singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki is pinch hitting for Vic Gullickson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kenji Imazeki grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Luis Brown pitching. Oreste Smith walks. Oreste Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Carlos Soriano walks. Milt Mauldin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett walks. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Bob Pruett steals second. Truck Perezchica strikes out. Les Bryden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jeff Windhorn hits a home run. Oscar Dotterer flies out to the left fielder. John Mattis strikes out. Jose Ens hits a home run. Gus Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund grounds out to the pitcher. Dwight Hackett walks. Tom Breton is pinch hitting for Vinnie Hammonds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Breton lines out to the second baseman. John Mercado pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Howie Fitzmorris is pinch hitting for Ken Veryzer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Howie Fitzmorris singles to center field. Oreste Smith walks. Paddy Slaughter is pinch hitting for Carlos Soriano. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paddy Slaughter singles to right field. Howie Fitzmorris scores. Oreste Smith advances to third on the hit. Dave Smith is pinch hitting for Milt Mauldin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Smith flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Windhorn strikes out. Oscar Dotterer walks. John Mattis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Larry Stephenson pitching. Jerry Mitchell is pinch hitting for Luis Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Mitchell walks. Bob Pruett walks. Akinobu Kono flies out to the left fielder. Truck Perezchica singles to left field. Jerry Mitchell scores. Alan Kantlehner is pinch hitting for Les Bryden. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alan Kantlehner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Oscar Dotterer (21), Ken Veryzer (13).HR - Jeff Windhorn (3), Jose Ens (18), Ken Veryzer (9).GIDP - Milt Mauldin. Baserunning: CS - Oreste Smith (3).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pug Hollins improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Bergamo improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Goslin improves in range Bill Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cookie Schepner did not respond to coaching in control Joe Minutelli improves in arm Jackie Snell did not respond to coaching in control Reid McMullin improves in range Walter Haney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Elmer Pettibone improves in contact_vs_righty