Win: Charlie Herges (8-5) Loss: Jerry Hancken (4-12)
Save: Ed Fowler (7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kris Bowler pitching. Buck Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Frank Cartwright flies out to the left fielder. Curt Melton singles to right field. Curt Melton steals second. Mike Churry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ike Cunningham pitching. Ryuichi Shimamura grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Bailey doubles to right field. Tomoya Dodo strikes out. Marv Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Panther grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Cousineau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Babe Manning grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! George James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Frank Horsman strikes out. Ike Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Thomas walks. Frank Cartwright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Morimichi Yano singles to center field. Kris Bowler lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Morimichi Yano forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ryuichi Shimamura walks. Ed Bailey grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ryuichi Shimamura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tomoya Dodo lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Curt Melton grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Churry grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Dougherty singles to right field. Scott Panther grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Marv Young grounds out to the second baseman. Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Babe Manning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tony Cousineau strikes out. Frank Horsman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ike Cunningham lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit George James flies out to the right fielder. Morimichi Yano walks. Kris Bowler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ryuichi Shimamura grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Frank Cartwright grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Melton doubles to right field. Mike Churry walks. Chuck Dougherty singles to center field. Scott Panther strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Ed Bailey pops out to the first baseman. Tomoya Dodo strikes out. Marv Young flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tony Cousineau singles to right field. Frank Horsman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Cousineau advances to second on the play. Ike Cunningham strikes out. Buck Thomas singles to left field. Tony Cousineau scores. Frank Cartwright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Takumi Nishioka pops out to the shortstop. Babe Manning strikes out. George James grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Curt Melton strikes out. Mike Churry flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Chuck Dougherty singles to center field. Scott Panther strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Morimichi Yano singles to left field. Dainier Naranjo is pinch hitting for Kris Bowler. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dainier Naranjo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Morimichi Yano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Herges 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. Ryuichi Shimamura flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bailey doubles to center field. Dainier Naranjo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tomoya Dodo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jerry Hancken pitching. Tony Cousineau singles to center field. Frank Horsman walks. Bob Lines is pinch hitting for Charlie Herges. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Lines hits an infield single to the second baseman. Buck Thomas singles to center field. Tony Cousineau scores. Frank Horsman scores. Lefty Monaco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al K Sullivan is pinch hitting for Frank Cartwright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al K Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Curt Melton singles to center field. Bob Lines scores. Buck Thomas aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Churry walks. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. Scott Panther strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Ed Fowler pitching. Marv Young singles to center field. Takumi Nishioka flies out to the right fielder. Babe Manning flies out to the right fielder. George James flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pop Stelmaszek improves in arm Willie Fisk improves in contact_vs_lefty Rod K Holbrook did not respond to coaching in velocity Pop Stelmaszek improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Boggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Wayne Zachary did not respond to coaching in control Craig Naranjo did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Coble did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Shirley did not respond to coaching in speed Manuel Saffell did not respond to coaching in velocity Kiichiro Shimao did not respond to coaching in speed Toshimi Sugi did not respond to coaching in range Manuel Saffell did not respond to coaching in control Toshimi Sugi did not respond to coaching in CF