Inning: 1 Detroit Jose Pike pitching. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Dave Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Walter Haney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ron Acre pitching. Tom Breton pops out to the catcher. Alan Kantlehner singles to center field. Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Johnny Hafey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Minutelli singles to center field. Howie Fitzmorris doubles to right field. Joe Minutelli uses his aggressiveness and scores. Reid McMullin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howie Fitzmorris advances to third on the play. Jack Moore singles to right field. Howie Fitzmorris scores. John Mattis strikes out. Ron Acre pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight Hackett pops out to the second baseman. Bill Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Dave Smith singles to left field. Walter Haney hits a home run. Dave Smith scores. Joe Minutelli grounds out to the second baseman. Howie Fitzmorris pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jerry Kruger singles past the shortstop. Jose Pike lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jerry Kruger forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Breton hits an infield single to the first baseman. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Johnny Hafey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Reid McMullin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Lopez. Jack Moore flies out to the right fielder. John Mattis grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Acre singles to center field. Reid McMullin scores. Oscar Dotterer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Dwight Hackett hits a home run. Bill Hudson grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Kruger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Smith walks. Walter Haney flies out to the center fielder. Joe Minutelli doubles to left field. Dave Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Howie Fitzmorris singles to center field. Joe Minutelli is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Reid McMullin walks. Jack Moore walks. John Mattis grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Howie Fitzmorris is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jose Pike grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Breton flies out to the center fielder. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ron Acre walks. Oscar Dotterer flies out to the left fielder. Dave Smith doubles to right field. Walter Haney flies out to the center fielder. Joe Minutelli walks. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Johnny Hafey doubles to center field. Dave Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Hafey advances to third on the play. Dwight Hackett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Paul Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Reid McMullin strikes out. Jack Moore hits a home run. John Mattis strikes out. Ron Acre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Moren is pinch hitting for Bill Hudson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Moren strikes out. Jerry Kruger flies out to the center fielder. Paul Anderson walks. Tom Breton walks. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Ron Johnson is pinch hitting for Oscar Dotterer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Smith doubles to right field. Ducky Odom is pinch hitting for Walter Haney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ducky Odom grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Minutelli grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Johnny Hafey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vinnie Hammonds advances to second on the play. Mickey Young is pinch hitting for Dave Lopez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Young singles to right field. Geronimo Conroy is pinch hitting for Dwight Hackett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Young steals second. Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the third baseman. Vinnie Hammonds scores. Mickey Young advances to third on the play. Cookie Schepner 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. Don Moren hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mickey Young scores. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Howie Fitzmorris pops out to the first baseman. Reid McMullin grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Blix Telgheder is pinch hitting for Paul Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Blix Telgheder pops out to the catcher. Tom Breton grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Kantlehner doubles to center field. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Alan Kantlehner (24), Johnny Hafey (19).HR - Dwight Hackett (3).GIDP - Johnny Hafey. Baserunning: SB - Mickey Young (7). Fielding: E - Dave Lopez.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Lutenberg improves in power_vs_lefty Wilbert Fregosi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rudy Crespo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Rico improves in power_vs_righty David Joss did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carlos Soriano did not respond to coaching in endurance
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Gagliano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Patsy Vail improves in contact_vs_lefty Takahiro Akamatsu improves in contact_vs_lefty Ryusuke Okawa did not respond to coaching in velocity Daisuke Nakayama did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Kennedy improves in arm