Win: Pretzel Mejia (7-12) Loss: Dmitri Blethen (13-8)
Save: Ken Davison (16)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Pretzel Mejia pitching. Tim Moss singles to right field. Lou House flies out to the center fielder. John Butcher strikes out. Willie Fisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Dmitri Blethen pitching. Bill Coble singles to left field. Chick Karros lines out to the pitcher. Pat Yowell flies out to the left fielder. Jim Haney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Al K Sullivan singles to right field. Ed Camnitz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Sam Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Julio Tavarez flies out to the right fielder. Marv Young grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Lucas walks. George James flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Monte Thomas walks. Dmitri Blethen lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Monte Thomas forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tim Moss walks. Lou House singles to center field. John Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Willie Fisk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Pretzel Mejia lines out to the shortstop. Bill Coble grounds out to the second baseman. Chick Karros singles to left field. Pat Yowell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Al K Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Ed Camnitz flies out to the left fielder. Sam Hopp pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jim Haney singles to center field. Julio Tavarez triples. Jim Haney scores. Marv Young grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Tavarez scores. Stan Lucas strikes out. George James singles to left field. Pretzel Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Monte Thomas strikes out. Dmitri Blethen strikes out. Tim Moss walks. Tim Moss steals second. Lou House walks. John Butcher pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Coble grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chick Karros walks. Pat Yowell walks. Jim Haney pops out to the third baseman. Julio Tavarez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk pops out to the third baseman. Al K Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Marv Young strikes out. Stan Lucas flies out to the left fielder. George James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Monte Thomas walks. Mike Churry is pinch hitting for Dmitri Blethen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Churry strikes out. Dick Herring is pinch hitting for Tim Moss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Herring strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Brian Moore pitching. Pretzel Mejia grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Coble walks. Chick Karros singles to left field. Pat Yowell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chick Karros is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Haney doubles to right field. Bill Coble scores. Pat Yowell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wayne Zachary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Tavarez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Lou House singles to right field. John Butcher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Willie Fisk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Marv Young grounds out to the third baseman. Nobuyuki Hirayama is pinch hitting for Stan Lucas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nobuyuki Hirayama walks. George James grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay 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. Ed Camnitz singles past the second baseman. Sam Hopp strikes out. Monte Thomas walks. Ken Davison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Huskey is pinch hitting for Wayne Zachary. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Huskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Zick improves in control Keith Hughes improves in speed Keith Hughes improves in power_vs_lefty Hideharu Higashida did not respond to coaching in range Ronnie Belcher improves in power_vs_righty Kurt Lorenzen did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Walter Kleinow did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bernie Friberg improves in power_vs_righty Ed Kerfeld did not respond to coaching in speed Kojiro Okamoto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dixie Maddox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Ted Powers did not respond to coaching in 3B