Win: George Jones (1-1) Loss: Pretzel Mejia (1-1)
Save: Buck Minnick (3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Pretzel Mejia pitching. Howard Ruth grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Moss grounds out to the third baseman. Lou House flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit George Jones pitching. Morimichi Yano grounds out to the shortstop. George James flies out to the center fielder. Steve Pyburn singles to center field. Kiichiro Shimao lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Butcher flies out to the center fielder. Al K Sullivan strikes out. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Stan Lucas grounds out to the third baseman. Marv Young grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Karros walks. Toshimi Sugi doubles to center field. Chick Karros uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pretzel Mejia walks. Morimichi Yano grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pretzel Mejia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp hits a home run. Pop Stelmaszek grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! George Jones strikes out. Howard Ruth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit George James grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Pyburn strikes out. Kiichiro Shimao flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tim Moss singles to center field. Lou House grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tim Moss is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Lou House advances to second on the play. Al K Sullivan singles to center field. Lou House scores. Chuck Dougherty pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Stan Lucas flies out to the center fielder. Marv Young walks. Marv Young steals second. Chick Karros singles to right field. Marv Young scores. Toshimi Sugi strikes out. Pretzel Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pop Stelmaszek flies out to the right fielder. George Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Morimichi Yano flies out to the center fielder. George James flies out to the right fielder. Steve Pyburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Howard Ruth flies out to the center fielder. Tim Moss singles to center field. Tim Moss steals second. Lou House grounds out to the shortstop. John Butcher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Kiichiro Shimao pops out to the first baseman. Stan Lucas doubles to center field. Marv Young strikes out. Chick Karros lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Al K Sullivan doubles past the left fielder. Chuck Dougherty singles to right field. Al K Sullivan scores. Sam Hopp singles to left field. Chuck Dougherty advances to third on the hit. Pop Stelmaszek flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chuck Dougherty scores. Art Sepkowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Jones lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Howard Ruth doubles to center field. Sam Hopp scores. Ed Camnitz is pinch hitting for Tim Moss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Toshimi Sugi singles to center field. Pat Yowell is pinch hitting for Art Sepkowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Toshimi Sugi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pat Yowell hits a home run. Morimichi Yano strikes out. Buck Minnick 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. George James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay George Patterson pitching. Lou House grounds out to the third baseman. John Butcher strikes out. Doug Fryman is pinch hitting for Al K Sullivan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Fryman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve Pyburn flies out to the right fielder. Kiichiro Shimao grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Lucas doubles to right field. Marv Young reached on a fielding error by Buck Minnick. Chick Karros flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Nick Denny is pinch hitting for Chuck Dougherty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nick Denny strikes out. Sam Hopp singles to center field. Pop Stelmaszek singles to center field. Sam Hopp advances to third on the hit. Buck Minnick grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Hopp scores. Pop Stelmaszek advances to second on the play. Howard Ruth flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Toshimi Sugi walks. Bill Coble is pinch hitting for George Patterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Coble strikes out. Morimichi Yano strikes out. George James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eric Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Clarence Lint did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chris Parker did not respond to coaching in speed Jayson Fegeley did not respond to coaching in velocity Reggie Shaw did not respond to coaching in arm Reggie Shaw improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Herring did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Davison did not respond to coaching in velocity George Lutz did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roger Compton did not respond to coaching in arm Art Mitchell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gary Klinger improves in control Kojiro Okamoto did not respond to coaching in CF