Win: Art Whiteside (2-2) Loss: Ken Nicholson (4-1)
Save: Chuck Girard (5)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ken Nicholson pitching. Tom Shirley strikes out. Babe Manning grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Art Whiteside pitching. Mike Churry grounds out to the second baseman. John Butcher strikes out. Chuck Dougherty doubles to right field. Bill Speake grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Steve Pyburn strikes out. Marv Young walks. Marv Young steals second. Chuck Dougherty throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Toshimi Sugi strikes out. Kiichiro Shimao grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Pop Stelmaszek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Fisk singles to right field. Al K Sullivan singles in front of the left fielder. Willie Fisk advances to third on the hit. Al K Sullivan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Sam Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Stan Lucas flies out to the center fielder. Art Whiteside grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ken Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Churry singles to left field. Mike Churry steals second. John Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Babe Manning grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lou Brown flies out to the left fielder. Steve Pyburn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Speake flies out to the right fielder. Pop Stelmaszek lines out to the third baseman. Willie Fisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Marv Young singles to right field. Toshimi Sugi grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kiichiro Shimao strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Al K Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Sam Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Nicholson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Stan Lucas walks. Art Whiteside lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Shirley singles to left field. Babe Manning pops out to the third baseman. Lou Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mike Churry singles to right field. John Butcher walks. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the left fielder. Bill Speake grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Steve Pyburn strikes out. Marv Young walks. Marv Young is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Toshimi Sugi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Pop Stelmaszek flies out to the left fielder. Willie Fisk grounds out to the pitcher. Al K Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Kiichiro Shimao reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Churry. Brian Moore 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. Stan Lucas hits a home run. Kiichiro Shimao scores. Art Whiteside strikes out. Tom Shirley singles to left field. Babe Manning grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Shirley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lou Brown singles to left field. Babe Manning is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp pops out to the shortstop. Nick Denny is pinch hitting for Brian Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nick Denny strikes out. Mike Churry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Glenn Balboni pitching. Steve Pyburn strikes out. Marv Young flies out to the center fielder. Toshimi Sugi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Chuck Girard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Yaxsiel Arruebarruena is pinch hitting for Chuck Dougherty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yaxsiel Arruebarruena singles to right field. Bill Speake grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yaxsiel Arruebarruena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pop Stelmaszek grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Speake is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Chuck Dougherty (4).GIDP - Bill Speake. Baserunning: SB - Mike Churry (6).CS - Al K Sullivan (1). Fielding: E - Mike Churry, Chuck Dougherty.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Lutz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Goldie Schultz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Matty Priest did not respond to coaching in velocity Kojiro Okamoto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Matty Priest did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Davison did not respond to coaching in endurance Mark Cremins improves in RF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Monte Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chris Parker improves in range Dmitri Blethen did not respond to coaching in control Malachi Matos did not respond to coaching in control Dick Herring improves in power_vs_righty Monte Thomas improves in arm Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in C