Win: Tom Butler (1-2) Loss: Larry Stephenson (5-5)
Save: Rene Pasquella (9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rivington Hetling pitching. Akinobu Kono singles to center field. Tom Breton strikes out. Alan Kantlehner singles to left field. Vinnie Hammonds pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Hafey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Akinobu Kono is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Jerald Shaute pitching. John Mattis walks. Ron Davis pops out to the second baseman. Mark Fox walks. Jose Ens strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris triples. John Mattis scores. Mark Fox scores. Jeff Windhorn singles to center field. Howie Fitzmorris scores. Paddy Slaughter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Mercado strikes out. Dave Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Dwight Hackett walks. Jerald Shaute strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Rivington Hetling strikes out. John Mattis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono pops out to the shortstop. Tom Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ron Davis singles to left field. Mark Fox singles to right field. Jose Ens singles to left field. Ron Davis scores. Mark Fox advances to third on the hit. Jose Ens steals second. Howie Fitzmorris pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Windhorn pops out to the shortstop. Paddy Slaughter walks. Oscar Dotterer grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Mark Fox is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds hits a home run. Johnny Hafey pops out to the shortstop. John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Dave Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Rivington Hetling grounds out to the shortstop. John Mattis walks. Ron Davis grounds out to the third baseman. John Mattis advances to second on the play. Mark Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett singles to center field. Jerald Shaute lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Akinobu Kono singles to right field. Dwight Hackett scores. Tom Breton strikes out. Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jose Ens singles to right field. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Windhorn flies out to the center fielder. Paddy Slaughter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds walks. Vinnie Hammonds steals second. Johnny Hafey grounds out to the third baseman. 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. John Mercado singles to right field. Vinnie Hammonds is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Dave Lopez doubles to left field. John Mercado uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Stephenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight Hackett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Oscar Dotterer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Hafey. Tom Butler 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. Larry Stephenson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Mattis grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Dotterer scores. Ron Davis singles to center field. Mark Fox grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ron Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tom Butler singles to center field. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Butler advances to second on the play. Tom Breton singles to center field. Alan Kantlehner hits a home run. Tom Butler scores. Tom Breton scores. Alejandro Burnett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vinnie Hammonds singles past the shortstop. Johnny Hafey hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bill Hudson is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Bill Hudson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vinnie Hammonds advances to third on the play. Johnny Hafey advances to second on the play. Dave Lopez hits a home run. Vinnie Hammonds scores. Johnny Hafey scores. Jackie Snell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jerry Kruger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Hudson at C. Jose Ens singles to right field. Howie Fitzmorris walks. Jeff Windhorn flies out to the center fielder. Paddy Slaughter singles to right field. Jose Ens scores. Howie Fitzmorris advances to third on the hit. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Dave Smith is pinch hitting for Jackie Snell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Smith doubles to right field. Howie Fitzmorris scores. Paddy Slaughter scores. Mark Bradley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Mattis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Ruebel pitching. Mark Bradley strikes out. Akinobu Kono singles to right field. Tom Breton flies out to the left fielder. Alan Kantlehner doubles to center field. Akinobu Kono uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Johnny Hafey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Ron Davis singles to right field. Mark Fox flies out to the center fielder. Jose Ens grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Davis advances to second on the play. Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jerry Kruger singles to left field. Dave Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Dwight Hackett doubles to left field. Geronimo Conroy is pinch hitting for Mark Bradley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Geronimo Conroy strikes out. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Rene Pasquella pitching. Jeff Windhorn walks. Paddy Slaughter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Windhorn advances to second on the play. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Ken Veryzer is pinch hitting for Joe Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Reese improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Salas improves in power_vs_lefty Danny Embrey did not respond to coaching in velocity Ox Morlan did not respond to coaching in arm Freddie Castro improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Gagliano improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walter Haney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Elmer Pettibone improves in arm Jim Dillon improves in velocity Dave Rico improves in range Elmer Pettibone did not respond to coaching in speed