Win: Carlos Soriano (8-5) Loss: Mike Ruffcorn (5-4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike Coleman pitching. Jerry Mitchell singles to center field. Bill Hedlund lines out to the first baseman. Les Bryden walks. Ox Morlan flies out to the left fielder. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Andy Walsh pitching. Milt Mauldin flies out to the right fielder. Mark Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Tidrow walks. Howie Fitzmorris singles to right field. Phil Tidrow advances to third on the hit. Jose Ens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Charlie Kennedy strikes out. Tom Breton singles to right field. Vinnie Hammonds walks. Andy Walsh fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Andy Walsh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Gus Chamberlain walks. Clem McCabe strikes out. Oreste Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell lines out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund singles to right field. Les Bryden grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Hedlund advances to second on the play. Ox Morlan singles to right field. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Coleman strikes out. Milt Mauldin grounds out to the catcher. Mark Fox singles to center field. Phil Tidrow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Charlie Kennedy strikes out. Tom Breton strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the left fielder. Jose Ens walks. Gus Chamberlain strikes out. Clem McCabe singles to center field. Jose Ens advances to third on the hit. Oreste Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Andy Walsh walks. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Walsh advances to second on the play. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Milt Mauldin strikes out. Mark Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ox Morlan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Charlie Kennedy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Phil Tidrow grounds out to the second baseman. Howie Fitzmorris strikes out. Jose Ens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Tom Breton. Akinobu Kono walks. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Akinobu Kono steals second. 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. Andy Walsh strikes out. Jerry Mitchell walks. Bill Hedlund walks. Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Gus Chamberlain singles to right field. Clem McCabe walks. Oreste Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Chamberlain advances to third on the play. Clem McCabe advances to second on the play. Paddy Slaughter is pinch hitting for Larry Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paddy Slaughter flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Gus Chamberlain scores. Milt Mauldin reached on a 2-base fielding error by Akinobu Kono. Clem McCabe scores. Mark Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Alejandro Burnett pitching. Ox Morlan grounds out to the second baseman. Kenji Imazeki singles to left field. Charlie Kennedy hits a home run. Kenji Imazeki scores. Mel Oyler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Phil Tidrow strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the left fielder. Jose Ens singles past the second baseman. Gus Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Andy Walsh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dwight Hackett singles to center field. Dwight Hackett is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jerry Mitchell walks. Bill Hedlund singles to right field. Jerry Mitchell advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Les Bryden walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Ox Morlan strikes out. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Ruffcorn pitching. Clem McCabe walks. Clem McCabe steals second. Oreste Smith strikes out. Jeff Windhorn is pinch hitting for Mel Oyler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jeff Windhorn walks. Milt Mauldin flies out to the left fielder. Mark Fox lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Carlos Soriano pitching. Charlie Kennedy walks. Akinobu Kono grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Kennedy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vinnie Hammonds walks. Mike Ruffcorn lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Vinnie Hammonds advances to second on the play. Vinnie Hammonds advances to second on the play. Jerry Mitchell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Ruffcorn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Detroit Phil Tidrow strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Ens singles to right field. Gus Chamberlain hits an infield single to the pitcher. Clem McCabe walks. Oreste Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund strikes out. Les Bryden pops out to the shortstop. Ox Morlan triples. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Detroit Ron Davis is pinch hitting for Carlos Soriano. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ron Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Mauldin doubles to right field. Herb Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Fox grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Tidrow singles to left field. Milt Mauldin scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 15 Detroit total runners left on base: 12
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Toji Sudo did not respond to coaching in control Joe Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pug Hollins did not respond to coaching in arm Ken Schaal did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gordon Blankenship did not respond to coaching in range Harry Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Ron Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Walter Haney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Evans did not respond to coaching in control Joe Minutelli improves in power_vs_lefty