Win: Nick Clear (2-2) Loss: John Kelso (1-3)
Save: Cal Schulz (7)
Inning: 1 Detroit Nick Clear pitching. Joe Scotland strikes out. Pete McQueen strikes out. Whitey Bligh walks. Jelly Taylor triples. Whitey Bligh scores. Herb Souell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Kelso pitching. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Poffenberger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Wally Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ruffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Phil Bailey pops out to the first baseman. Dion O Banion singles to left field. Cub Klee grounds out to the shortstop. Dion O Banion advances to second on the play. BIG AL Bielaski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit John Kelso singles to center field. Joe Scotland singles to right field. Pete McQueen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Kelso advances to third on the play. Whitey Bligh lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Stanage hits a home run. Nick Clear grounds out to the catcher. Bob Byrnes grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jelly Taylor singles to center field. Herb Souell grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Wally Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Carl Poffenberger grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Bailey singles to left field. Dion O Banion walks. Cub Klee strikes out. BIG AL Bielaski walks. Joe Stanage hits a home run. Phil Bailey scores. Dion O Banion scores. BIG AL Bielaski scores. Scott Donovan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nick Clear grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jerry Blackwell hits a home run. Bill Ruffin walks. Scott Donovan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Scotland singles to left field. Bill Ruffin scores. Pete McQueen strikes out. Whitey Bligh singles to left field. Joe Scotland advances to third on the hit. Jelly Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes doubles to center field. Charlie Bellhorn walks. Carl Poffenberger strikes out. Phil Bailey pops out to the shortstop. Dion O Banion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Herb Souell singles to center field. Wally Fitzgerald strikes out. Jerry Blackwell singles to left field. Herb Souell advances to third on the hit. Bill Ruffin strikes out. Scott Donovan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Cub Klee grounds out to the shortstop. BIG AL Bielaski hits a home run. Tyson VanRobays comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Joe Stanage strikes out. Nick Clear flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Scotland flies out to the left fielder. Pete McQueen walks. Pete McQueen steals second. Whitey Bligh strikes out. Jelly Taylor singles to center field. Pete McQueen scores. Dayan Calana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herb Souell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Bellhorn strikes out. Carl Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Wally Fitzgerald singles in front of the center fielder. Jerry Blackwell grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Bill Ruffin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Phil Bailey pops out to the second baseman. Dion O Banion grounds out to the second baseman. Cub Klee singles to center field. BIG AL Bielaski grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Cal Schulz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sergio Wertz is pinch hitting for Tyson VanRobays. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sergio Wertz walks. Joe Scotland strikes out. Pete McQueen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sergio Wertz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Whitey Bligh singles to center field. Jelly Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Codie Spearman improves in arm Rosey McCauley did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Clemens did not respond to coaching in control Jack Sadler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ulysses McAtee did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Wilfredo Harvey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sal Norton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Norman improves in arm Sal Norton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty