Win: Lou Kerwin (1-1) Loss: Carl Charboneau (0-1)
Save: Joe Richter (3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Carl Charboneau pitching. Willie Fisher strikes out. Barney Wallace walks. Mel Rafter strikes out. Bobby Feinberg singles to center field. Barney Wallace advances to third on the hit. Lerrin Mashore pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Lou Kerwin pitching. Bowman D. Russ strikes out. Al Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Quinones pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Armando Batts flies out to the center fielder. Don Perry flies out to the right fielder. Keith Geiger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Tom Odom grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie DeRosa strikes out. Bill Sparma doubles to right field. Bernie Kellner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Lou Kerwin pops out to the catcher. Willie Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Heinie Werner pops out to the second baseman. Carl Charboneau pops out to the first baseman. Bowman D. Russ singles to left field. Bowman D. Russ steals second. Al Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mel Rafter singles to left field. Bobby Feinberg triples. Mel Rafter scores. Lerrin Mashore doubles to left field. Bobby Feinberg scores. Armando Batts walks. Passed ball. Lerrin Mashore advances to third. Armando Batts advances to second. Don Perry singles to left field. Lerrin Mashore scores. Armando Batts scores. Keith Geiger walks. Lou Kerwin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lou Kerwin grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Don Perry advances to third on the play. Willie Fisher lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Quinones singles to center field. Tom Odom grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Quinones advances to second on the play. Charlie DeRosa flies out to the right fielder. Bill Sparma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Barney Wallace strikes out. Mel Rafter singles to left field. Bobby Feinberg flies out to the right fielder. Lerrin Mashore singles to right field. Armando Batts triples. Mel Rafter scores. Lerrin Mashore scores. Don Perry lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bernie Kellner grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Werner flies out to the center fielder. Tony Cruz is pinch hitting for Carl Charboneau. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tony Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Damaso McMillan pitching. Keith Geiger strikes out. Lou Kerwin strikes out. Willie Fisher singles to center field. Barney Wallace singles to center field. Willie Fisher advances to third on the hit. Mel Rafter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Bowman D. Russ flies out to the left fielder. Al Henry grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Quinones reached on a fielding error by Barney Wallace. Tom Odom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bobby Feinberg grounds out to the pitcher. Lerrin Mashore lines out to the shortstop. Armando Batts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit John Morrison is pinch hitting for Charlie DeRosa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Bill Sparma strikes out. Bernie Kellner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Don Perry flies out to the center fielder. Keith Geiger bunts for a base hit. Lou Kerwin lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Keith Geiger forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Lou Kerwin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Heinie Werner singles to right field. Buzz Burns is pinch hitting for Damaso McMillan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Buzz Burns singles to center field. Bowman D. Russ walks. Al Henry flies out to the left fielder. Joe Quinones walks. Heinie Werner scores. Tom Odom pops out to the second baseman. John Morrison walks. Buzz Burns scores. Joe Richter 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. Bill Sparma flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Willie Brown pitching. Willie Fisher singles to right field. Barney Wallace walks. Mel Rafter strikes out. Bobby Feinberg pops out to the shortstop. Lerrin Mashore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Bernie Kellner grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Werner flies out to the right fielder. Art Hasenmayer is pinch hitting for Willie Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Art Hasenmayer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dale Phelps improves in contact_vs_righty Brook Stynes improves in speed Gene Waugh improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Landreth improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Walker improves in power_vs_righty Rocky Berryhill improves in arm Bob Palmisano did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Walker did not respond to coaching in arm Luis Grotewold did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Gibson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Phil Walker did not respond to coaching in speed Curtis Cunningham improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Raczka did not respond to coaching in arm Gil Hemus did not respond to coaching in CF