Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Snyder pitching. Buck Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Cartwright grounds out to the shortstop. Jed Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jeff Liddle pitching. Tim Keltner strikes out. Pat Mason grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Allen singles to center field. Iori Yamasaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Robinson reached on a fielding error by Art Schell. Earl Casey flies out to the left fielder. Masao Hara strikes out. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Al Horsman grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Bradley strikes out. Art Schell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tim Moss grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Liddle grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Thomas singles to center field. Frank Cartwright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Al Dunlop grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Snyder grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Keltner singles to left field. Pat Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jed Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. John Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Casey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jimmy Allen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Iori Yamasaki flies out to the left fielder. Al Horsman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Masao Hara singles to center field. Chuck Dougherty grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tim Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jimmy Bradley strikes out. Art Schell flies out to the right fielder. Al Dunlop pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jeff Liddle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Thomas walks. Frank Cartwright hits a home run. Buck Thomas scores. Jed Simpson triples. John Robinson singles to right field. Jed Simpson scores. John Robinson steals second. Earl Casey hits a home run. John Robinson scores. Steve Ranew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masao Hara strikes out. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Ranew grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Keltner flies out to the center fielder. Pat Mason grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tim Moss strikes out. Jeff Liddle grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jimmy Allen flies out to the left fielder. Iori Yamasaki flies out to the right fielder. Al Horsman singles to left field. Jimmy Bradley grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al Horsman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright hits a home run. Jed Simpson hits an infield single to the first baseman. Scott Panther is pinch hitting for John Robinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Panther singles to center field. Earl Casey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jed Simpson advances to third on the play. Masao Hara singles to center field. Jed Simpson scores. Kazuyuki Ohgai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Art Schell walks. Tomoya Dodo is pinch hitting for Al Dunlop. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tomoya Dodo pops out to the third baseman. Ryuichi Shimamura is pinch hitting for Kazuyuki Ohgai. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryuichi Shimamura strikes out. Takumi Nishioka is pinch hitting for Tim Keltner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jerry Hancken pitching. Tim Moss walks. Bob Lines is pinch hitting for Jeff Liddle. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob Lines walks. Buck Thomas singles to right field. Tim Moss scores. Frank Cartwright walks. Jed Simpson strikes out. Scott Panther grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Lines scores. Buck Thomas advances to third on the play. Frank Cartwright advances to second on the play. Earl Casey singles to left field. Buck Thomas scores. Frank Cartwright scores. Doug Morales 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. Masao Hara lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Danny Sheely pitching. Pat Mason grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Iori Yamasaki lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Doug Morales is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Glenn Balboni improves in velocity Mike Churry did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Boggs did not respond to coaching in control Frank Horsman did not respond to coaching in arm Craig Naranjo improves in power_vs_righty Craig Naranjo improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Horsman did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Shirley improves in arm Babe Manning improves in speed Ricky Bowen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tim Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George James improves in speed Joe Creeden improves in power_vs_righty