Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Vic Bancroft pitching. Charlie Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Silva doubles to center field. Howard Norman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Soichiro Nakane pitching. Luis Leiter grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Scheffler singles past the third baseman. Johnny Giallombardo grounds out to the shortstop. Zeke Scheffler advances to second on the play. Rube Bovee walks. Guy Haley singles to left field. Zeke Scheffler scores. Rube Bovee advances to third on the hit. Gerry Shea grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Red Harrison grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Blair flies out to the right fielder. Jack Lowry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Phenomenal Hairston lines out to the second baseman. Bud Watson singles to center field. Vic Bancroft lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luis Leiter walks. Zeke Scheffler singles to left field. Johnny Giallombardo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Curt Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Soichiro Nakane grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Garcia singles to center field. Frank Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Rube Bovee flies out to the center fielder. Guy Haley singles to right field. Gerry Shea grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Guy Haley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gerry Shea steals second. Phenomenal Hairston grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Duke Silva pops out to the third baseman. Howard Norman strikes out. Red Harrison walks. Roy Blair grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Red Harrison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bud Watson strikes out. Vic Bancroft singles to right field. Luis Leiter walks. Zeke Scheffler strikes out. Johnny Giallombardo singles to left field. Rube Bovee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jack Lowry strikes out. Curt Thompson singles to left field. Soichiro Nakane lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Guy Haley hits a home run. Gerry Shea strikes out. Phenomenal Hairston singles to left field. Bud Watson singles to left field. Phenomenal Hairston aggressively advances to third on the hit. Randy Bautista comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Bancroft grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Davis singles to center field. Frank Davis steals second. Duke Silva pops out to the shortstop. Howard Norman walks. Red Harrison singles to center field. Frank Davis scores. Roy Blair doubles to center field. Howard Norman scores. Jack Lowry walks. Curt Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Red Harrison scores. Roy Blair advances to third on the play. Jack Lowry advances to second on the play. Randy Bautista strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Luis Leiter lines out to the shortstop. Zeke Scheffler walks. Zeke Scheffler steals second. Johnny Giallombardo walks. Rube Bovee is hit by a pitch. The defense is playing the corners in. Guy Haley doubles to center field. Zeke Scheffler scores. Johnny Giallombardo scores. Rube Bovee uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Tamargo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gerry Shea strikes out. Phenomenal Hairston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Garcia singles to right field. Frank Davis strikes out. Duke Silva flies out to the center fielder. Howard Norman doubles to left field. Charlie Garcia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red Harrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bud Watson strikes out. Lou Keeton is pinch hitting for Vic Bancroft. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lou Keeton grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Leiter singles to center field. Scott Paquette 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. Zeke Scheffler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Tobin pitching. Roy Blair singles to center field. Paul Mmahat is pinch hitting for Jack Lowry. Paul Mmahat grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Curt Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Pop Riesgo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Mmahat at C. Johnny Giallombardo walks. Johnny Giallombardo steals second. Rube Bovee strikes out. Guy Haley grounds out to the pitcher. Gerry Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bunny Jurak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pete Palmer is pinch hitting for Scott Paquette. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Frank Davis singles to left field. Duke Silva grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 13
Game Notes Bunny Jurak is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Tejera did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Daly improves in contact_vs_righty John Serad improves in range Alan Ripley improves in speed Yasunori Yokomizo improves in arm Queenie Ramsey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Otto Rosso did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Gwosdz improves in arm Jack Bass improves in power_vs_lefty Dan McDaniel improves in power_vs_lefty Danny Davis improves in power_vs_righty Bill Baker improves in arm Bill Baker improves in range