Win: Doug Steirer (1-1) Loss: Eddie Mientkiewicz (1-1)
Save: Pat Keefe (3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mal Balas pitching. Willie Fisher pops out to the catcher. Bill Overall strikes out. Mel Rafter walks. Tom Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Eddie Mientkiewicz pitching. Bowman D. Russ flies out to the center fielder. Al Henry strikes out. Joe Quinones doubles to center field. Tom Odom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Lerrin Mashore hits a home run. Armando Batts grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jerry Berry strikes out. Don Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Charlie DeRosa grounds out to the pitcher. Bernie Kellner flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Werner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Eddie Mientkiewicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Overall pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Buzz Burns reached on a fielding error by Mel Rafter. Mal Balas pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bowman D. Russ triples. Buzz Burns scores. Al Henry flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bowman D. Russ scores. Joe Quinones hits a home run. Tom Odom grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mel Rafter hits a home run. Tom Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Lerrin Mashore grounds out to the third baseman. Armando Batts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Charlie DeRosa grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bernie Kellner grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Werner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jerry Berry singles to left field. Don Perry strikes out. Eddie Mientkiewicz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Buzz Burns singles to center field. Mal Balas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bowman D. Russ flies out to the right fielder. Al Henry pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Overall walks. Mel Rafter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Overall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Passed ball. Mel Rafter advances to second. Tom Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Lerrin Mashore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Quinones strikes out. Tom Odom flies out to the right fielder. Charlie DeRosa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Armando Batts triples. The defense is playing the corners in. Doug Steirer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jerry Berry singles to center field. Armando Batts scores. Don Perry strikes out. Eddie Mientkiewicz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eddie Mientkiewicz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bernie Kellner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Heinie Werner walks. Heinie Werner steals second. Mike Petrocelli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Buzz Burns singles to left field. Heinie Werner scores. Doug Steirer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bowman D. Russ walks. Al Henry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Barry Schellhase enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Henry at 2B. Willie Fisher walks. Bill Overall strikes out. Mel Rafter grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Fisher advances to second on the play. Tom Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Quinones grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Odom flies out to the center fielder. Charlie DeRosa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pat Keefe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lerrin Mashore grounds out to the second baseman. Armando Batts flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Berry pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Joe Quinones (1).3B - Bowman D. Russ (2).HR - Joe Quinones (1).SF - Al Henry. Baserunning: SB - Heinie Werner (1). Fielding: PB - Joe Quinones.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dale Phelps improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dale Phelps did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rocky Berryhill improves in range Bob Palmisano did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Palmisano did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Hamm improves in power_vs_righty Steve Farmer did not respond to coaching in control Bill Raczka did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam Ebert did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Raczka did not respond to coaching in speed Gil Hemus did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gil Hemus did not respond to coaching in CF