Win: John Mussina (2-2) Loss: Takeo Horiuchi (8-13)
Save: Samuel Huntington (31)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Don Ramsey pitching. Yukio Fukutomi reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Callahan. Rusty Rawlings flies out to the center fielder. Ken Minnick grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Fernandez hits an infield single to the shortstop. Larry Ahearne grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Takeo Horiuchi pitching. Fergie Wright singles to left field. Tracy Bemis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fergie Wright advances to second on the play. Takeshi Tajiri grounds out to the second baseman. Fergie Wright advances to third on the play. Yonetoshi Kikuchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rube Heusser grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Morgan strikes out. Bernie Currie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Kevin Espy hits a home run. Cal Kvasnak grounds out to the pitcher. John Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Jackson walks. Don Ramsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Takeo Horiuchi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Yukio Fukutomi lines out to the first baseman. Rusty Rawlings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Fergie Wright flies out to the left fielder. Tracy Bemis strikes out. Takeshi Tajiri grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ken Minnick grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Fernandez strikes out. Larry Ahearne walks. Rube Heusser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Yonetoshi Kikuchi strikes out. Kevin Espy walks. Cal Kvasnak strikes out. John Callahan singles to left field. Tom Jackson walks. Don Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Morgan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bernie Currie reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kevin Espy. Takeo Horiuchi strikes out. Yukio Fukutomi singles to right field. Bernie Currie scores. Rusty Rawlings strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Fergie Wright flies out to the left fielder. Tracy Bemis walks. Takeshi Tajiri flies out to the left fielder. Tracy Bemis steals second. Yonetoshi Kikuchi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ken Minnick grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Fernandez flies out to the left fielder. Larry Ahearne singles to right field. Rube Heusser walks. Mike Morgan singles to center field. Larry Ahearne scores. Rube Heusser advances to third on the hit. Bernie Currie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Kevin Espy strikes out. Cal Kvasnak singles to center field. John Callahan singles to right field. Cal Kvasnak advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Tom Jackson singles to left field. Cal Kvasnak scores. John Callahan advances to third on the hit. Don Ramsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Jackson advances to second on the play. Fergie Wright lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Takeo Horiuchi grounds out to the pitcher. Yukio Fukutomi grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Rawlings singles to right field. Rusty Rawlings steals second. John Mussina 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. Ken Minnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Tracy Bemis grounds out to the pitcher. Takeshi Tajiri singles to right field. Yonetoshi Kikuchi grounds out to the third baseman. Takeshi Tajiri advances to second on the play. Kevin Espy walks. Cal Kvasnak doubles to center field. Takeshi Tajiri scores. John Callahan singles to right field. Kevin Espy scores. Cal Kvasnak scores. Tom Jackson singles past the first baseman. John Callahan advances to third on the hit. Carlos Johnson is pinch hitting for John Mussina. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dennis Arntzen pitching. Carl Ragan enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Callahan at 3B. Bob Fernandez strikes out. Larry Ahearne flies out to the center fielder. Rube Heusser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Neal Robles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fergie Wright singles to center field. Tracy Bemis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Takeshi Tajiri flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Samuel Huntington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Morgan strikes out. Bernie Currie grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Champion is pinch hitting for Neal Robles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Champion strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 10
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Mathews did not respond to coaching in velocity Rivington Sanchez improves in speed Ramon Redmon improves in arm Marty Perry did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Martz did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay Jeter improves in control Don Ballenger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hal Benjamin did not respond to coaching in endurance Al Mathews improves in range Jack Bagby did not respond to coaching in 1B