Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jeff Whitney pitching. Diego Freese singles to right field. Porter Crews strikes out. Jose Dustal strikes out. Scott Tedrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jax Adams pitching. Leon Kotke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim White singles to right field. Larry Alten pops out to the second baseman. Billy Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Romello Warren flies out to the left fielder. Yovanny McNally flies out to the center fielder. George Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Frank Bennett singles to center field. Frank Bennett steals second. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Bennett advances to third on the play. Buck Lumley hits a home run. Frank Bennett scores. George Gregg singles to right field. Jeff Whitney lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, George Gregg forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Leon Kotke singles to center field. Jeff Whitney advances to third on the hit. Jim White grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jeff Miller strikes out. Jax Adams flies out to the right fielder. Diego Freese walks. Diego Freese steals second. Porter Crews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Larry Alten strikes out. Billy Wallace singles to center field. Frank Bennett strikes out. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jose Dustal flies out to the right fielder. Scott Tedrow strikes out. Romello Warren strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Buck Lumley strikes out. George Gregg singles to right field. Jeff Whitney lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leon Kotke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Yovanny McNally strikes out. George Davis walks. Jeff Miller flies out to the center fielder. Jax Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim White singles to right field. Larry Alten singles to right field. Jim White advances to third on the hit. Billy Wallace strikes out. Larry Alten steals second. Frank Bennett strikes out. Bob Smith walks. Buck Lumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Diego Freese grounds out to the pitcher. Porter Crews grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Dustal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit George Gregg walks. Jeff Whitney fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Whitney strikes out. Leon Kotke flies out to the left fielder. Jim White doubles to center field. George Gregg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Alten reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jose Dustal. Jim White scores. Billy Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Scott Tedrow strikes out. Romello Warren singles to left field. Yovanny McNally pops out to the shortstop. George Davis doubles to right field. Romello Warren uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit John Miranda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Frank Bennett hits a home run. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Buck Lumley walks. George Gregg strikes out. Jeff Whitney doubles past the third baseman. Buck Lumley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gary Clay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leon Kotke hits a home run. Jeff Whitney scores. Jim White walks. Larry Alten strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Calvin Smith is pinch hitting for Gary Clay. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Calvin Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Stahl is pinch hitting for Diego Freese. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Babe Stahl strikes out. Porter Crews reached on a 2-base throwing error by Leon Kotke. Jose Dustal hits a home run. Porter Crews scores. Scott Tedrow flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Johnny Myers pitching. Billy Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Bill Butler is pinch hitting for Frank Bennett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Butler singles to left field. Bob Smith singles in front of the left fielder. Bill Butler advances to third on the hit. Buck Lumley flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Butler scores. George Gregg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Romello Warren singles to left field. Yovanny McNally strikes out. Red Schmidt is pinch hitting for George Davis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Schmidt grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Jim White (13), Jeff Whitney (1).HR - Leon Kotke (14), Frank Bennett (22), Buck Lumley (5).SF - Buck Lumley. Baserunning: SB - Larry Alten (22), Frank Bennett (6). Fielding: E - Leon Kotke.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Merv Ledesma did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Stoneham improves in range Merv Ledesma did not respond to coaching in control Merv Ledesma did not respond to coaching in control Rich Vargas did not respond to coaching in 1B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Marrero improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Marrero did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Ross improves in control John Hassey-HOU improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Brown did not respond to coaching in 1B