Win: Benny Glaviano (18-4) Loss: Sparky Vann (12-12)
Inning: 1 Detroit Sparky Vann pitching. Bob Heimueller strikes out. Frank Monzant walks. George Frisbee strikes out. Dan Workman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Benny Glaviano pitching. Birdie Durham walks. Yasushi Horimoto strikes out. Kazuo Muranishi flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Roy Meeks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Erik Pitts grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Hill strikes out. Rube Creeden walks. Rube Creeden steals second. Earth Wurm singles to center field. Rube Creeden scores. Benny Glaviano grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Earth Wurm is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Howie Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Twombly grounds out to the second baseman. Kazutaka Tomimatsu singles to center field. Izzy Minnick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kazutaka Tomimatsu is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Heimueller walks. Frank Monzant strikes out. Bob Heimueller steals second. George Frisbee singles to center field. Bob Heimueller scores. Dan Workman walks. Erik Pitts strikes out. Babe Hill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Sparky Vann strikes out. Birdie Durham strikes out. Yasushi Horimoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Rube Creeden singles to right field. Rube Creeden steals second. Earth Wurm grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Glaviano walks. Bob Heimueller flies out to the right fielder. Frank Monzant singles to center field. Rube Creeden scores. Benny Glaviano is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kazuo Muranishi grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Meeks grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Rosario comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Frisbee flies out to the center fielder. Dan Workman singles to left field. Dan Workman gets picked off first. Erik Pitts pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Twombly walks. Kazutaka Tomimatsu flies out to the right fielder. Izzy Minnick strikes out. Tom Rosario pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Babe Hill walks. Rube Creeden singles to center field. Babe Hill advances to third on the hit. Earth Wurm strikes out. Benny Glaviano is hit by a pitch. Bob Heimueller singles to center field. Babe Hill scores. Rube Creeden scores. Rogers Graves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Monzant hits a home run. Benny Glaviano scores. Bob Heimueller scores. George Frisbee flies out to the center fielder. Dan Workman walks. Dan Workman steals second. Erik Pitts walks. Babe Hill walks. Rube Creeden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Birdie Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Yasushi Horimoto strikes out. Kazuo Muranishi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Earth Wurm walks. Benny Glaviano lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Cook is pinch hitting for Bob Heimueller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carl Cook flies out to the center fielder. Frank Monzant hits a home run. Earth Wurm scores. George Frisbee walks. George Frisbee is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Roy Meeks strikes out. Howie Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Twombly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dan Workman strikes out. Brooks Barkley is pinch hitting for Erik Pitts. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brooks Barkley strikes out. Mel Miller is pinch hitting for Babe Hill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mel Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kazutaka Tomimatsu strikes out. Izzy Minnick walks. Ernie Kane is pinch hitting for Rogers Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Kane hits a home run. Izzy Minnick scores. Birdie Durham grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yasushi Horimoto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ray Rodriguez pitching. Rube Creeden walks. Rube Creeden is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Earth Wurm pops out to the third baseman. Manny Rand is pinch hitting for Benny Glaviano. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Manny Rand pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Wild Bill Herndon pitching. Kazuo Muranishi grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Meeks grounds out to the shortstop. Howie Ramirez singles to right field. Jim Twombly pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Freddie Gionfriddo did not respond to coaching in arm Monte Thompson did not respond to coaching in control Terry DeBarr improves in contact_vs_lefty Pop-Boy Yaryan did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brad Henion did not respond to coaching in control Hideo Waddell did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad Henion did not respond to coaching in control John Blaylock did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Pevey did not respond to coaching in LF