Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yoshihiro Tanaka pitching. John Sparks strikes out. Jed Simpson strikes out. Matt Guerra hits a home run. Tony Cousineau singles to center field. John Robinson singles to center field. Brett W Bovee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Ed Fowler pitching. Hidetsugu Kato flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Bordi strikes out. Charlie Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ted Nelson strikes out. Ernie Crowder grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Fowler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jimmy Bradley singles to left field. George Andrews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Bradley advances to second on the play. Tsugio Nagatoshi doubles to right field. Jimmy Bradley scores. Tim Keltner walks. Frank Stone strikes out. Yoshihiro Tanaka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Sparks strikes out. Jed Simpson singles to left field. Matt Guerra strikes out. Tony Cousineau singles to right field. Jed Simpson advances to third on the hit. John Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Hidetsugu Kato strikes out. Johnny Bordi grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Thompson triples. Jimmy Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Brett W Bovee flies out to the center fielder. Ted Nelson strikes out. Ernie Crowder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit George Andrews pops out to the first baseman. Tsugio Nagatoshi flies out to the left fielder. Tim Keltner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ed Fowler walks. John Sparks flies out to the center fielder. Jed Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Fowler advances to second on the play. Matt Guerra grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Stone walks. Yoshihiro Tanaka lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Frank Stone forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Hidetsugu Kato flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Bordi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tony Cousineau singles to center field. John Robinson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Brett W Bovee pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Charlie Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. George Andrews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ted Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Crowder doubles to center field. Len W Shofner 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. Ed Fowler grounds out to the shortstop. John Sparks hits a home run. Ernie Crowder scores. Bill Gload comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jed Simpson singles to left field. Matt Guerra flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Tsugio Nagatoshi strikes out. Tim Keltner flies out to the left fielder. Frank Stone singles to right field. Michio Noda is pinch hitting for Bill Gload. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Michio Noda grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Danny Tompkins pitching. Tony Cousineau hits a home run. Steve Ranew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Robinson strikes out. Brett W Bovee doubles to center field. Ted Nelson lines out to the second baseman. Ernie Crowder singles to left field. Ed Fowler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Hidetsugu Kato singles to center field. Johnny Bordi singles past the first baseman. Hidetsugu Kato advances to third on the hit. George Nordyke 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. Johnny Bordi steals second. Charlie Thompson singles to left field. Hidetsugu Kato scores. Johnny Bordi scores. Jimmy Bradley singles to left field. Charlie Thompson advances to third on the hit. George Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Thompson scores. Jimmy Bradley advances to second on the play. Tsugio Nagatoshi strikes out. Tim Keltner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Sparks hits a home run. Jed Simpson hits a home run. Matt Guerra strikes out. Tony Cousineau hits a home run. John Robinson strikes out. Brett W Bovee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Frank Stone flies out to the left fielder. Les Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Allen is pinch hitting for Steve Ranew. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Allen strikes out. Hidetsugu Kato strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Brett W Bovee (5), Ernie Crowder (14).HR - John Sparks 2 (15), Jed Simpson (17), Matt Guerra (12), Tony Cousineau 2 (6).GIDP - John Robinson.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Melton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Cartwright improves in range Buck Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Jones improves in endurance Bob Lines improves in power_vs_righty Stan Bogener did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Cartwright did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Diaz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Art Madden improves in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Krug did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Bailey did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Clendenon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Babe Manning did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Cedeno improves in RF