Win: Steve Boggs (16-6) Loss: Matty Priest (8-9)
Save: Brian Moore (27)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Matty Priest pitching. Pop Stelmaszek strikes out. Lou House grounds out to the shortstop. John Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Steve Boggs pitching. Bill Coble grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Pyburn strikes out. Lou Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Huskey doubles past the center fielder. Al K Sullivan strikes out. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Huskey advances to third on the play. Ed Camnitz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Julio Tavarez flies out to the right fielder. Kid Shellenback walks. George James flies out to the center fielder. Pat Yowell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Boggs grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Stelmaszek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Rudy Tomer grounds out to the pitcher. Matty Priest grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Coble walks. Steve Pyburn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Lou House walks. John Butcher singles to left field. Jim Huskey doubles to center field. Lou House scores. John Butcher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al K Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Dougherty singles to center field. Jim Huskey scores. Ed Camnitz hits a home run. Chuck Dougherty scores. Pedro W Peploski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Hopp grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Boggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Lou Brown lines out to the second baseman. Julio Tavarez strikes out. Kid Shellenback triples. George James triples. Kid Shellenback scores. Pat Yowell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Pop Stelmaszek grounds out to the pitcher. Lou House singles to center field. John Butcher grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lou House advances to second on the play. Jim Huskey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Rudy Tomer strikes out. Pedro W Peploski grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Coble strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Al K Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Dougherty doubles to left field. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Sam Hopp pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Pyburn grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Tavarez walks. Kid Shellenback strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Steve Boggs grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Stelmaszek flies out to the center fielder. Lou House pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit George James pops out to the catcher. Pat Yowell walks. Rudy Tomer flies out to the left fielder. Toshimi Sugi is pinch hitting for Pedro W Peploski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Toshimi Sugi doubles to right field. Bill Coble triples. Pat Yowell scores. Toshimi Sugi scores. Steve Pyburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Chuck Girard pitching. Hideharu Higashida is pinch hitting for John Butcher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hideharu Higashida flies out to the right fielder. Tim Moss is pinch hitting for Jim Huskey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tim Moss grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Fryman is pinch hitting for Al K Sullivan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Fryman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Lou Brown hits a home run. Brian Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Tavarez flies out to the right fielder. Kid Shellenback flies out to the right fielder. George James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty walks. Ed Camnitz singles to center field. Chuck Dougherty advances to third on the hit. Sam Hopp pops out to the first baseman. Brian Moore singles to right field. Chuck Dougherty scores. Ed Camnitz advances to third on the hit. Pop Stelmaszek reached on a fielding error by Chuck Girard. Ed Camnitz scores. Art Sepkowski 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. Lou House hits a home run. Brian Moore scores. Pop Stelmaszek scores. George Patterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hideharu Higashida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Pat Yowell strikes out. Rudy Tomer strikes out. Morimichi Yano is pinch hitting for George Patterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Morimichi Yano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Sam Hopp is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Fullmer did not respond to coaching in control Chris Parker did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Eric Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Ed Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Al Fullmer did not respond to coaching in control Dick Herring did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roger Compton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Manuel Saffell did not respond to coaching in control Kojiro Okamoto did not respond to coaching in range Gary Klinger did not respond to coaching in control Ted Powers improves in power_vs_righty Ted Powers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dixie Maddox improves in LF