Inning: 1 Detroit Paul Anderson pitching. Dave Smith walks. Reid McMullin strikes out. Joe Minutelli walks. Walter Haney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Smith advances to third on the play. Joe Minutelli advances to second on the play. John Mattis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mark Evans pitching. Tom Breton strikes out. Alan Kantlehner lines out to the shortstop. Johnny Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Oreste Smith singles past the third baseman. Oscar Dotterer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Hudson grounds out to the third baseman. Blix Telgheder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mark Evans grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Smith walks. Reid McMullin reached on a fielding error by Alan Kantlehner. Joe Minutelli flies out to the center fielder. Walter Haney reached on a 2-base fielding error by Blix Telgheder. Dave Smith scores. John Mattis singles to center field. Reid McMullin scores. Walter Haney scores. Oreste Smith walks. Oscar Dotterer singles to center field. Howie Fitzmorris walks. John Mattis scores. Mark Evans reached on a fielding error by Geronimo Conroy. Oreste Smith scores. Dave Smith grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Oscar Dotterer is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Geronimo Conroy strikes out. Aaron Bigelow singles to center field. Paul Anderson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Reid McMullin singles to right field. Joe Minutelli singles to left field. Reid McMullin advances to third on the hit. Walter Haney singles to center field. Reid McMullin scores. John Mattis singles to center field. Joe Minutelli scores. Walter Haney advances to third on the hit. Oreste Smith hits an infield single to the shortstop. Walter Haney scores. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris reached on a 2-base fielding error by Blix Telgheder. John Mattis scores. Mark Evans grounds out to the third baseman. Oreste Smith scores. Howie Fitzmorris advances to third on the play. Dave Smith doubles to center field. Howie Fitzmorris scores. Reid McMullin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tom Breton grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Minutelli singles to center field. Walter Haney singles to center field. Joe Minutelli advances to third on the hit. John Mattis hits a home run. Joe Minutelli scores. Walter Haney scores. Oreste Smith doubles to right field. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the left fielder. Mark Evans flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Hudson strikes out. Blix Telgheder walks. Geronimo Conroy singles to right field. Aaron Bigelow doubles to right field. Blix Telgheder scores. Mickey Young is pinch hitting for Paul Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mickey Young triples. Geronimo Conroy scores. Aaron Bigelow scores. Tom Breton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Ruffcorn pitching. Dave Smith flies out to the left fielder. Reid McMullin flies out to the right fielder. Joe Minutelli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hafey singles to left field. Dave Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hudson singles to center field. Johnny Hafey is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Walter Haney flies out to the center fielder. John Mattis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Oreste Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Blix Telgheder strikes out. Bill Stoviak is pinch hitting for Geronimo Conroy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Stoviak flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Bigelow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ron Johnson is pinch hitting for Oscar Dotterer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Johnson walks. Jack Moore is pinch hitting for Howie Fitzmorris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Moore singles to right field. Ron Johnson advances to third on the hit. Mark Evans grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Moore advances to second on the play. Dave Smith walks. Alex Kahle is pinch hitting for Reid McMullin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alex Kahle flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ron Johnson scores. Joe Minutelli grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Don Moren is pinch hitting for Mike Ruffcorn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Moren singles to right field. Mark Milstead is pinch hitting for Tom Breton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Milstead grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Hisato Takeno pitching. Walter Haney strikes out. John Mattis strikes out. Oreste Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey strikes out. Dave Lopez singles to right field. Bill Hudson singles to center field. Blix Telgheder grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Lopez advances to third on the play. Bill Hudson advances to second on the play. Bill Stoviak hits a home run. Dave Lopez scores. Bill Hudson scores. Aaron Bigelow singles to right field. John Martin is pinch hitting for Hisato Takeno. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Martin singles to center field. Dick Schalk is pinch hitting for Mark Milstead. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Schalk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Aaron Bigelow (2).3B - Mickey Young (1).HR - Bill Stoviak (1).GIDP - Mark Milstead, Paul Anderson. Fielding: E - Alan Kantlehner, Blix Telgheder 2, Geronimo Conroy.
Game Notes Aaron Bigelow is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: David Joss did not respond to coaching in speed David Joss did not respond to coaching in range Rudy Crespo did not respond to coaching in range Jack Taylor did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Klumpp improves in arm Tim Asselstine did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hank Atkinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Daisuke Hayakawa did not respond to coaching in control Ken Schaal did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Goslin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Long did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Gagliano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty