Win: Rusty Burrows (1-1) Loss: Art Sepkowski (1-1)
Save: George Gonzalez (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Larry Shearer pitching. Tim Moss singles to right field. Buck Thomas strikes out. John Robinson singles to right field. Tim Moss advances to third on the hit. John Robinson steals second. Frank Cartwright triples. Tim Moss scores. John Robinson scores. Curt Melton flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Cartwright scores. Mike Churry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit George Jones pitching. Babe Manning grounds out to the shortstop. Iori Yamasaki doubles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Marv Young strikes out. Morimichi Yano walks. Brian Lloyd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty singles to right field. Frank Horsman doubles to left field. Chuck Dougherty uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Jones lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Frank Horsman is thrown out at third. Tim Moss strikes out. Buck Thomas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ricky Bowen grounds out to the third baseman. Dainier Naranjo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Robinson singles to right field. Frank Cartwright walks. Curt Melton strikes out. Mike Churry flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Dougherty grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Cartwright is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Larry Shearer strikes out. Babe Manning flies out to the center fielder. Iori Yamasaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Horsman strikes out. George Jones walks. Tim Moss lines out to the second baseman. George Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Marv Young reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Horsman. Marv Young gets picked off second (1-4). Morimichi Yano grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Lloyd grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas strikes out. John Robinson singles to right field. John Robinson steals second. Frank Cartwright grounds out to the second baseman. John Robinson advances to third on the play. Curt Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ricky Bowen singles to right field. Dainier Naranjo flies out to the center fielder. Ricky Bowen steals second. Takumi Nishioka singles to left field. Ricky Bowen scores. Yonel Reyes is pinch hitting for Larry Shearer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Yonel Reyes singles to center field. Takumi Nishioka advances to third on the hit. Babe Manning singles past the third baseman. Takumi Nishioka scores. Iori Yamasaki grounds out to the third baseman. Yonel Reyes advances to third on the play. Babe Manning advances to second on the play. Marv Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Lefty Monaco pitching. Mike Churry pops out to the catcher. Chuck Dougherty pops out to the second baseman. Frank Horsman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Morimichi Yano strikes out. Brian Lloyd pops out to the first baseman. Ricky Bowen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay George Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dainier Naranjo strikes out. Takumi Nishioka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George James is pinch hitting for Lefty Monaco. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George James pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Oscar Hale pitching. John Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. 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 lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Rod K Holbrook 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. Babe Manning singles to left field. Iori Yamasaki hits a home run. Babe Manning scores. Charlie Herges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marv Young grounds out to the shortstop. Morimichi Yano grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Lloyd grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mike Churry grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the left fielder. Frank Horsman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ricky Bowen strikes out. Dainier Naranjo strikes out. Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay 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 flies out to the center fielder. Tim Moss grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Buck Thomas singles to left field. Buck Thomas steals second. John Robinson hits a home run. Buck Thomas scores. Chuck Girard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al K Sullivan singles to center field. Curt Melton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al K Sullivan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Glenn Balboni pitching. Kid Shellenback is pinch hitting for Chuck Girard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kid Shellenback strikes out. Babe Manning walks. Iori Yamasaki doubles to right field. Babe Manning uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marv Young pops out to the shortstop. Morimichi Yano walks. Brian Lloyd singles to left field. Iori Yamasaki scores. Rusty Burrows comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricky Bowen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Art Sepkowski pitching. Mike Churry singles to center field. Chuck Dougherty grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Churry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Horsman flies out to the left fielder. Tony Cousineau is pinch hitting for Rusty Burrows. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Cousineau singles to left field. Tim Moss singles past the first baseman. Chuck Dougherty scores. Tony Cousineau advances to third on the hit. Buck Thomas singles to left field. Tony Cousineau scores. John Robinson walks. Al K Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Detroit George Gonzalez pitching. Dainier Naranjo grounds out to the third baseman. Takumi Nishioka singles to center field. Chief Escobar is pinch hitting for Art Sepkowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chief Escobar flies out to the center fielder. Babe Manning grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Takumi Nishioka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Frank Horsman (4).3B - Frank Cartwright (2).HR - John Robinson (8).SF - Curt Melton. Baserunning: SB - Buck Thomas (5), John Robinson 2 (2).CS - George Jones (1). Fielding: E - Frank Horsman.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Balenti did not respond to coaching in velocity Dmitri Blethen improves in control Craig Naranjo did not respond to coaching in range Doug Fryman improves in range Pop Stelmaszek improves in range Nick Denny did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Craig Naranjo improves in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Goldie Schultz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pretzel Mejia did not respond to coaching in control Pretzel Mejia did not respond to coaching in control Manuel Saffell improves in velocity Steve Pyburn improves in arm Toshimi Sugi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Toshimi Sugi did not respond to coaching in CF