Win: Dmitri Blethen (10-5) Loss: Pretzel Mejia (5-6)
Save: Brian Moore (15)
Inning: 1 Detroit Dmitri Blethen pitching. Jim Haney flies out to the right fielder. Bill Coble strikes out. George James grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Pretzel Mejia pitching. Tim Moss strikes out. Lou House grounds out to the second baseman. John Butcher walks. Jim Huskey singles to left field. Willie Fisk walks. Al K Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Steve Pyburn strikes out. Kid Shellenback grounds out to the second baseman. Marv Young singles past the third baseman. Chick Karros flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty singles to right field. Howard Ruth singles to left field. Dmitri Blethen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Moss doubles to center field. Chuck Dougherty scores. Howard Ruth scores. Lou House walks. John Butcher hits a home run. Tim Moss scores. Lou House scores. Art Sepkowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Huskey flies out to the right fielder. Willie Fisk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Julio Tavarez doubles to left field. Art Sepkowski lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Haney singles to center field. Julio Tavarez scores. Bill Coble doubles to center field. Jim Haney uses his aggressiveness and scores. George James singles to right field. Steve Pyburn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Al K Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. Howard Ruth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Kid Shellenback doubles to right field. Marv Young walks. Chick Karros grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kid Shellenback advances to third on the play. Marv Young advances to second on the play. Julio Tavarez strikes out. Art Sepkowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dmitri Blethen pops out to the first baseman. Tim Moss singles to left field. Tim Moss steals second. Lou House reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Pyburn. Tim Moss scores. John Butcher lines out to the first baseman. Jim Huskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim Haney walks. Bill Coble strikes out. George James grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Haney advances to second on the play. Steve Pyburn triples. Jim Haney scores. Kid Shellenback grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk strikes out. Al K Sullivan reached on a fielding error by Marv Young. Chuck Dougherty singles to center field. Al K Sullivan advances to third on the hit. Chuck Dougherty steals second. Howard Ruth grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Girard 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. Dmitri Blethen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Marv Young singles to center field. Chick Karros walks. Julio Tavarez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chick Karros is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Girard flies out to the center fielder. Jim Haney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tim Moss pops out to the catcher. Lou House singles to right field. Lou House steals second. John Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Jim Huskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit 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. Bill Coble flies out to the left fielder. George James flies out to the right fielder. Steve Pyburn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk flies out to the left fielder. Doug Fryman is pinch hitting for Al K Sullivan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Fryman flies out to the left fielder. Nick Denny is pinch hitting for Chuck Dougherty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nick Denny walks. Howard Ruth grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Kid Shellenback strikes out. Marv Young reached on a fielding error by Lou House. Chick Karros singles to center field. Marv Young advances to third on the hit. Julio Tavarez strikes out. Kiichiro Shimao is pinch hitting for Chuck Girard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kiichiro Shimao strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Clements pitching. Brian Moore lines out to the second baseman. Sam Hopp is pinch hitting for Tim Moss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Hopp singles to right field. Lou House doubles to left field. John Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Sam Hopp scores. Yasuhiko Mende comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Huskey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Haney grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Coble strikes out. Morimichi Yano is pinch hitting for George James. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Morimichi Yano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Bill Coble (12), Kid Shellenback (16), Julio Tavarez (12).3B - Steve Pyburn (3).GIDP - Steve Pyburn. Fielding: E - Steve Pyburn, Marv Young.
Batting:2B - Tim Moss (13), Lou House (27).HR - John Butcher (20).SF - John Butcher. Baserunning: SB - Tim Moss (11), Lou House (20), Chuck Dougherty (4). Fielding: E - Lou House.
Game Notes Chick Karros is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chuck Dixon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bing Joshua improves in range Manuel Saffell did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Cremins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken Davison did not respond to coaching in velocity Kojiro Okamoto did not respond to coaching in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bombo Dudra did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in speed Buck Brickell improves in power_vs_righty Monte Thomas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eric Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Al Fullmer did not respond to coaching in control Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in C