Win: Osvaldo Caceres (14-13) Loss: Sparky Vann (12-10)
Save: Wild Bill Herndon (12)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Osvaldo Caceres pitching. Mike Durst strikes out. Charlie Escobar flies out to the center fielder. Julio Guerrero flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Sparky Vann pitching. Old McDonald singles to center field. Babe Hill strikes out. George Frisbee singles to left field. Dan Workman walks. Erik Pitts flies out to the center fielder. Frank Monzant strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Charlie Shifflett strikes out. Howie Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Heimueller singles to right field. Earth Wurm flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Osvaldo Caceres fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Osvaldo Caceres strikes out. Old McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Shinji Inoue walks. Kazutaka Tomimatsu strikes out. Sparky Vann fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Sparky Vann strikes out. Mike Durst singles to right field. Shinji Inoue aggressively advances to third on the hit. Charlie Escobar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Babe Hill grounds out to the second baseman. George Frisbee singles to left field. Dan Workman singles to center field. Erik Pitts singles to center field. George Frisbee scores. Dan Workman advances to third on the hit. Erik Pitts steals second. Frank Monzant flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Workman scores. Bob Heimueller singles to center field. Earth Wurm flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Julio Guerrero walks. Charlie Shifflett strikes out. Howie Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Kane singles to right field. Shinji Inoue strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Osvaldo Caceres strikes out. Old McDonald doubles to left field. Babe Hill flies out to the center fielder. George Frisbee singles to right field. Old McDonald scores. Dan Workman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kazutaka Tomimatsu strikes out. Sparky Vann flies out to the center fielder. Mike Durst grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Erik Pitts strikes out. Frank Monzant singles to left field. Bob Heimueller walks. Steve Deering comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earth Wurm singles to right field. Osvaldo Caceres strikes out. Old McDonald walks. Frank Monzant scores. Babe Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Escobar grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Guerrero strikes out. Charlie Shifflett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit George Frisbee grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Workman strikes out. Erik Pitts grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Old McDonald. Ernie Kane hits a home run. Howie Ramirez scores. Shinji Inoue pops out to the shortstop. Kazutaka Tomimatsu hits a home run. Izzy Minnick is pinch hitting for Steve Deering. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Izzy Minnick flies out to the left fielder. Mike Durst strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Gowell Locke pitching. Frank Monzant grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Heimueller flies out to the right fielder. Earth Wurm singles to center field. Manny Rand is pinch hitting for Osvaldo Caceres. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Manny Rand hits a home run. Earth Wurm scores. Ray Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Old McDonald reached on a fielding error by Charlie Escobar. Babe Hill singles to center field. George Frisbee pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Wild Bill Herndon pitching. Charlie Escobar singles to left field. Julio Guerrero strikes out. Charlie Shifflett singles to left field. Howie Ramirez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Charlie Shifflett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ernie Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Dan Workman strikes out. Erik Pitts reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shinji Inoue. Frank Monzant grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Heimueller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Shinji Inoue strikes out. Kazutaka Tomimatsu walks. Roy Meeks is pinch hitting for Ray Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Meeks walks. Mike Durst strikes out. Charlie Escobar grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 13
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Pierson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paul Holliday did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Jeffries improves in range Tom Rosario did not respond to coaching in control Walt Appier did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Pop-Boy Yaryan did not respond to coaching in velocity Mel Miller did not respond to coaching in arm Shawn Agbayani did not respond to coaching in velocity