Win: Billy Putman (8-2) Loss: Lefty Koestner (5-8)
Save: Jose Olivera (34)
Inning: 1 Detroit Lefty Koestner pitching. Butch Zientara walks. Yunier Caceres strikes out. Edgar Henderson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Butch Zientara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hisao Okano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Billy Putman pitching. Lou Kinkade flies out to the right fielder. Eiji Ushiyama flies out to the left fielder. Ted Crowe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Daley lines out to the third baseman. Marty Scarbery strikes out. Yuichi Hiroshima strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson strikes out. Dixie Kennedy strikes out. Jim Guy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Daiki Hirosawa grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Billy Putman strikes out. Butch Zientara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Les Osborn reached on a 2-base fielding error by Marty Scarbery. Archie Urban flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Koestner grounds out to the shortstop. Les Osborn is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Yunier Caceres hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yunier Caceres gets picked off first. Edgar Henderson strikes out. Hisao Okano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Lou Kinkade pops out to the shortstop. Eiji Ushiyama flies out to the center fielder. Ted Crowe singles past the first baseman. Jim Stephenson walks. Dixie Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Daley flies out to the center fielder. Marty Scarbery walks. Yuichi Hiroshima flies out to the center fielder. Daiki Hirosawa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Marty Scarbery is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Guy walks. Les Osborn strikes out. Archie Urban walks. Lefty Koestner lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jim Guy is thrown out at third. Archie Urban advances to second on the play. Archie Urban advances to second on the play. Lou Kinkade strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Billy Putman grounds out to the pitcher. Butch Zientara lines out to the shortstop. Yunier Caceres singles to center field. Edgar Henderson walks. Hisao Okano singles to left field. Yunier Caceres scores. Edgar Henderson advances to third on the hit. Bill Daley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Eiji Ushiyama grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Crowe flies out to the center fielder. Jim Stephenson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Marty Scarbery singles to right field. Yuichi Hiroshima grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Scarbery advances to second on the play. Daiki Hirosawa grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Putman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dixie Kennedy pops out to the second baseman. Jim Guy flies out to the center fielder. Les Osborn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Butch Zientara flies out to the right fielder. Yunier Caceres doubles to left field. Edgar Henderson flies out to the center fielder. Hisao Okano hits a home run. Yunier Caceres scores. Charlie Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Daley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jeff Lonborg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Butch Zientara at 3B. Archie Urban walks. Jim McNeely is pinch hitting for Charlie Martin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Archie Urban steals second. Bill Congalton 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. Jim McNeely flies out to the center fielder. Lou Kinkade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Archie Urban advances to third on the play. Eiji Ushiyama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Daniel Selma pitching. Marty Scarbery strikes out. Yuichi Hiroshima grounds out to the second baseman. Daiki Hirosawa doubles to right field. Rufe Person is pinch hitting for Bill Congalton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rufe Person strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jose Olivera pitching. Ted Crowe walks. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Dixie Kennedy singles to right field. Jim Guy strikes out. Les Osborn singles to left field. Ted Crowe scores. Archie Urban grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Leon did not respond to coaching in control Steve Micelotta did not respond to coaching in control Al Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Duke Nagel did not respond to coaching in control Brad Breckinridge did not respond to coaching in speed Dean Shovlin did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buck Gaffke did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Shultz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Smykal did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Tyrone did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ollie Stokes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Grover Bradford improves in speed Lou Stanley did not respond to coaching in CF