Win: George Jones (12-9) Loss: Jim Clements (4-6)
Save: Glenn Balboni (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit George Jones pitching. Ed Bailey singles to center field. Babe Manning singles to center field. Marv Young singles to center field. Morimichi Yano strikes out. Brian Lloyd strikes out. Ricky Bowen singles to left field. Ed Bailey scores. Babe Manning scores. George James grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Art Whiteside pitching. Tim Moss flies out to the center fielder. John Robinson doubles to center field. Bill Speake grounds out to the second baseman. John Robinson advances to third on the play. Frank Cartwright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Dainier Naranjo strikes out. Art Whiteside grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty doubles to center field. John Butcher walks. Mike Churry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chuck Dougherty advances to third on the play. Lou House grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Babe Manning flies out to the left fielder. Marv Young flies out to the left fielder. Morimichi Yano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Moss singles to right field. John Robinson walks. Bill Speake grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Robinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Cartwright walks. Chuck Dougherty singles to center field. Tim Moss scores. Bill Speake scores. Frank Cartwright advances to third on the hit. John Butcher walks. Mike Churry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Brian Lloyd triples. Ricky Bowen grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Lloyd scores. George James strikes out. Dainier Naranjo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Lou House flies out to the center fielder. George Jones walks. Tim Moss singles to center field. George Jones advances to third on the hit. John Robinson singles to right field. George Jones scores. Tim Moss advances to third on the hit. Art Sepkowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Speake pops out to the first baseman. Frank Cartwright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Art Sepkowski strikes out. Ed Bailey strikes out. Babe Manning singles in front of the center fielder. Marv Young lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. John Butcher strikes out. Mike Churry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Morimichi Yano walks. Brian Lloyd grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Morimichi Yano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ricky Bowen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brian Lloyd is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George James grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Lou House flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! George Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Moss pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dainier Naranjo grounds out to the shortstop. Yonel Reyes is pinch hitting for Art Sepkowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yonel Reyes grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Bailey singles to center field. Babe Manning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Clements pitching. John Robinson singles to center field. Bill Speake walks. Frank Cartwright singles to left field. John Robinson scores. Chuck Girard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. Bill Speake steals third. Frank Cartwright steals second. John Butcher singles to right field. Bill Speake scores. Frank Cartwright scores. Mike Churry singles to right field. Lou House grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Churry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Lines is pinch hitting for George Jones. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob Lines grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Glenn Balboni pitching. Al K Sullivan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lou House at 2B. Marv Young triples. Morimichi Yano lines out to the first baseman. Brian Lloyd grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Bowen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk is pinch hitting for Tim Moss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Willie Fisk singles past the shortstop. John Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Bill Speake walks. Larry Shearer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Howard Ruth is pinch hitting for Frank Cartwright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Howard Ruth singles to left field. Willie Fisk scores. Bill Speake aggressively advances to third on the hit. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Speake scores. Howard Ruth advances to second on the play. John Butcher singles to right field. Howard Ruth scores. Art Larmore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Churry hits an infield single to the shortstop. Al K Sullivan singles to left field. John Butcher scores. Mike Churry advances to third on the hit. Glenn Balboni flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit George James strikes out. Tom Shirley is pinch hitting for Dainier Naranjo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Shirley pops out to the shortstop. Kid Shellenback is pinch hitting for Art Larmore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kid Shellenback grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes George Jones is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Kiichiro Shimao did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chris Jefferson improves in speed Reinier Despaigne improves in contact_vs_righty Chris Jefferson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Haney improves in contact_vs_lefty Manuel Saffell did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doug Fryman improves in power_vs_righty Ed Camnitz improves in contact_vs_lefty Monte Thomas improves in power_vs_lefty Slim Whitmer improves in velocity Wayne Zachary did not respond to coaching in velocity Buck Minnick did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in C