Win: Ole Smith (18-10) Loss: Marcelino Richardson (11-7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Marcelino Richardson pitching. Andres Plank flies out to the center fielder. Ricky Hendricks flies out to the center fielder. Paul Conatser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Ole Smith pitching. Jack Klaus flies out to the right fielder. Bert Lintz lines out to the third baseman. Joey Beamon walks. Jack Mercedes singles to right field. Satoshi Ohmori strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tavo Cunningham grounds out to the second baseman. Nelson Simmons grounds out to the pitcher. Dana Spradlin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Tom Welch walks. Jerry Boyle strikes out. Daryl Riebe strikes out. Marcelino Richardson singles to center field. Tom Welch advances to third on the hit. Jack Klaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Roy Kelley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Johnson doubles to right field. Ole Smith is hit by a pitch. Andres Plank flies out to the right fielder. Ricky Hendricks singles to center field. Art Johnson scores. Paul Conatser doubles to left field. Ole Smith scores. Ricky Hendricks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tavo Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bert Lintz strikes out. Joey Beamon grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Mercedes walks. Jack Mercedes steals second. Satoshi Ohmori flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Nelson Simmons walks. Dana Spradlin singles to center field. Nelson Simmons advances to third on the hit. Dana Spradlin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Roy Kelley pops out to the second baseman. Art Johnson singles to left field. Nelson Simmons scores. Ed Behrman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Johnson steals second. Ole Smith singles to center field. Art Johnson scores. Andres Plank reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Welch. Ricky Hendricks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Tom Welch strikes out. Jerry Boyle walks. Daryl Riebe grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Boyle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Behrman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Paul Conatser flies out to the right fielder. Tavo Cunningham singles to right field. Nelson Simmons walks. Dana Spradlin grounds out to the shortstop. Tavo Cunningham advances to third on the play. Nelson Simmons advances to second on the play. Basil Rathbone 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. Roy Kelley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Jack Klaus pops out to the shortstop. Bert Lintz singles to center field. Joey Beamon strikes out. Jack Mercedes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Art Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Ole Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Plank flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Satoshi Ohmori strikes out. Tom Welch singles to left field. Jerry Boyle walks. Daryl Riebe strikes out. Jamie Gibbons is pinch hitting for Basil Rathbone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jamie Gibbons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dave Rhiel pitching. Ricky Hendricks pops out to the shortstop. Paul Conatser reached on a fielding error by Joey Beamon. Tavo Cunningham strikes out. Nelson Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Klaus grounds out to the pitcher. Bert Lintz strikes out. Joey Beamon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dana Spradlin walks. Roy Kelley doubles to left field. Dana Spradlin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Art Johnson flies out to the left fielder. John Calderon is pinch hitting for Ole Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Calderon pops out to the shortstop. Andres Plank singles to right field. Roy Kelley scores. Ricky Hendricks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Carmel pitching. Jack Mercedes flies out to the center fielder. Satoshi Ohmori reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ricky Hendricks. Tom Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Lyle McCurdy is pinch hitting for Jerry Boyle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lyle McCurdy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Paul Conatser strikes out. Tavo Cunningham strikes out. Nelson Simmons pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Daryl Riebe singles to right field. Del Reynolds is pinch hitting for Dave Rhiel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Del Reynolds grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jack Klaus grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Paul Conatser (23), Roy Kelley (7), Art Johnson (8).HBP - Ole Smith (1). Baserunning: SB - Art Johnson (8).CS - Dana Spradlin (6). Fielding: E - Ricky Hendricks.
Game Notes Jerry Boyle is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Schuble improves in contact_vs_righty Maury Royer improves in velocity Rafael Jones improves in power_vs_lefty Keith Cavanaugh did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rudy Felix improves in speed Henry Lomon did not respond to coaching in control Eiji Shimamura did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Mangan improves in range