Win: Ike Cunningham (11-9) Loss: Lance Brashear (8-11)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Lance Brashear pitching. Buck Thomas strikes out. John Robinson singles to center field. Masao Hara walks. Curt Melton singles to center field. John Robinson scores. Tim Moss lines out to the second baseman. Jed Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Ike Cunningham pitching. Jimmy Bradley reached on a fielding error by Tim Moss. Ryuichi Shimamura flies out to the right fielder. Tim Keltner strikes out. Pat Mason grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Stan Wilson pops out to the second baseman. John Sparks flies out to the left fielder. Ike Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Tsugio Nagatoshi strikes out. Mike Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Al Horsman walks. Al Dunlop flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas strikes out. John Robinson triples. Masao Hara reached on a fielding error by Al Horsman. John Robinson scores. Curt Melton strikes out. Tim Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Lance Brashear singles to right field. Jimmy Bradley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ryuichi Shimamura singles to left field. Tim Keltner walks. Pat Mason grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tim Keltner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jed Simpson walks. Stan Wilson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John Sparks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Tsugio Nagatoshi strikes out. Mike Cedeno strikes out. Al Horsman walks. Al Dunlop grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ike Cunningham singles to right field. Buck Thomas singles to right field. John Robinson bunts for a base hit. Masao Hara strikes out. Curt Melton triples. Ike Cunningham scores. Buck Thomas scores. John Robinson scores. Tim Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Curt Melton scores. Oscar Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jed Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Oscar Hale flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Bradley walks. Ryuichi Shimamura hits a home run. Jimmy Bradley scores. Tim Keltner lines out to the second baseman. Pat Mason singles to center field. Tsugio Nagatoshi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Stan Wilson flies out to the center fielder. John Sparks doubles to center field. Ike Cunningham strikes out. Buck Thomas singles to center field. John Sparks scores. Buck Thomas steals second. John Robinson walks. Masao Hara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Al Horsman singles to center field. Al Dunlop grounds out to the third baseman. Al Horsman advances to second on the play. Oscar Hale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Curt Melton hits a home run. Garret Mirabella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Moss flies out to the left fielder. Jed Simpson walks. Scott Panther is pinch hitting for Stan Wilson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Panther pops out to the shortstop. Earl Casey is pinch hitting for John Sparks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Earl Casey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jed Simpson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jimmy Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. Ryuichi Shimamura pops out to the first baseman. Bone Boone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tim Keltner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tony Cousineau is pinch hitting for Bone Boone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Cousineau flies out to the left fielder. Buck Thomas walks. John Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Masao Hara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Les Robinson pitching. Pat Mason strikes out. Iori Yamasaki is pinch hitting for Tsugio Nagatoshi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Iori Yamasaki singles to center field. Iori Yamasaki is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Cedeno singles to right field. Al Horsman walks. Al Dunlop strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Steve Ranew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Curt Melton flies out to the left fielder. Tim Moss strikes out. Jed Simpson singles past the first baseman. Scott Panther grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jed Simpson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jimmy Allen is pinch hitting for Steve Ranew. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Art Schell is pinch hitting for Jimmy Bradley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Art Schell lines out to the second baseman. Ryuichi Shimamura singles to center field. Tim Keltner lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - John Sparks (7).3B - John Robinson (11), Curt Melton (4).HR - Curt Melton (20).GIDP - Stan Wilson. Baserunning: SB - Buck Thomas (18). Fielding: E - Tim Moss.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rusty Burrows did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Briggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Churry did not respond to coaching in speed Al K Sullivan improves in power_vs_lefty Pete Briggs did not respond to coaching in endurance George Gonzalez improves in control Frank Horsman did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dainier Naranjo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Bailey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Lloyd did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Sinclair did not respond to coaching in velocity Marv Young did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Larry Barrows did not respond to coaching in speed