Win: Glenn Balboni (5-0) Loss: Jerry Hancken (2-8)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kris Bowler pitching. John Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masao Hara singles to left field. Masao Hara steals second. Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Curt Melton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ike Cunningham pitching. Ed Bailey walks. Marv Young singles to right field. Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Babe Manning flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shirley hits a home run. Ed Bailey scores. Marv Young scores. Chief Escobar doubles to left field. Kid Shellenback lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Butcher hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Churry grounds out to the second baseman. John Butcher advances to second on the play. Howard Ruth walks. Al K Sullivan pops out to the second baseman. Ike Cunningham singles to center field. John Butcher scores. Howard Ruth advances to third on the hit. John Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Morimichi Yano singles to center field. Kris Bowler lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Bailey grounds out to the pitcher. Marv Young grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Masao Hara strikes out. Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Curt Melton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Takumi Nishioka walks. Babe Manning strikes out. Tom Shirley doubles to left field. Takumi Nishioka uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chief Escobar singles past the first baseman. Kid Shellenback grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay John Butcher strikes out. Mike Churry strikes out. Howard Ruth walks. Al K Sullivan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Morimichi Yano strikes out. Kris Bowler singles to right field. Ed Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Marv Young grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kris Bowler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ike Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman. John Robinson lines out to the third baseman. Masao Hara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Takumi Nishioka lines out to the first baseman. Babe Manning strikes out. Tom Shirley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty hits a home run. Curt Melton flies out to the right fielder. John Butcher singles to left field. Mike Churry flies out to the left fielder. Howard Ruth singles to left field. John Butcher advances to third on the hit. Al K Sullivan singles to left field. John Butcher scores. Howard Ruth advances to third on the hit. Ike Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Chief Escobar singles to center field. Kid Shellenback grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chief Escobar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kid Shellenback steals second. Morimichi Yano singles in front of the right fielder. Kid Shellenback uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rod K Holbrook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. 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. Ed Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay John Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Masao Hara lines out to the pitcher. Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Marv Young grounds out to the shortstop. Takumi Nishioka grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Babe Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Oscar Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Naranjo is pinch hitting for Curt Melton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Craig Naranjo singles to center field. John Butcher strikes out. Mike Churry hits a home run. Craig Naranjo scores. Jerry Hancken comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Lines is pinch hitting for Howard Ruth. Bob Lines pops out to the third baseman. Al K Sullivan singles to left field. Frank Horsman is pinch hitting for Rod K Holbrook. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Horsman walks. John Robinson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Glenn Balboni pitching. Chick Wagner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Lines at CF. Tom Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Chief Escobar lines out to the pitcher. Kid Shellenback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Masao Hara flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Craig Naranjo hits a home run. John Butcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Morimichi Yano pops out to the pitcher. Yonel Reyes is pinch hitting for Jerry Hancken. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yonel Reyes singles to right field. Yonel Reyes steals second. Ed Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Marv Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dmitri Blethen improves in velocity Ed Camnitz improves in range Ken Nicholson did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Hopp improves in range Dmitri Blethen did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Camnitz improves in arm Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Haney improves in power_vs_righty Goldie Schultz did not respond to coaching in speed Kiichiro Shimao did not respond to coaching in arm Larry Barrows did not respond to coaching in arm Rafael Torriente did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Manuel Saffell did not respond to coaching in endurance Goldie Schultz did not respond to coaching in CF