Win: Fred Beamon (5-13) Loss: Ed Zimmer (2-6)
Save: Ted Downing (6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Fred Beamon pitching. Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Haselman walks. Ryan Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Stan Haselman advances to second on the play. Jamie Pitlock walks. Richie Nitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Zimmer pitching. Bob Gagne singles to left field. Joel Briley grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Marv Almanza singles to right field. Tom Wood reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jamie Pitlock. Gregg Roseman singles to left field. Marv Almanza scores. Tom Wood scores. Walt Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Wally Sanicki singles to right field. Bill Quillen strikes out. Ad Killins singles to left field. Wally Sanicki aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ed Zimmer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Wally Sanicki scores. Ken Wyrostek grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ad Killins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ray Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Tyson Lancellotti flies out to the left fielder. Fred Beamon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Stan Haselman walks. Ryan Pena strikes out. Jamie Pitlock is hit by a pitch. Richie Nitz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne doubles to left field. Joel Briley walks. Marv Almanza pops out to the second baseman. Tom Wood flies out to the center fielder. Gregg Roseman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Wally Sanicki walks. Bill Quillen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wally Sanicki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ad Killins strikes out. Ed Zimmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Walt Bailey walks. Ray Freeman singles to right field. Walt Bailey advances to third on the hit. Tyson Lancellotti walks. Fred Beamon singles to right field. Walt Bailey scores. Ray Freeman scores. Bob Gagne strikes out. Joel Briley triples. Tyson Lancellotti scores. Fred Beamon scores. Marv Almanza strikes out. Tom Wood singles to left field. Joel Briley scores. Joe Naragon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gregg Roseman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Wood is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ken Wyrostek walks. Stan Haselman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Wyrostek is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ryan Pena grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stan Haselman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jamie Pitlock grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Walt Bailey doubles to center field. Ray Freeman strikes out. Tyson Lancellotti flies out to the left fielder. Fred Beamon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Richie Nitz flies out to the left fielder. Wally Sanicki flies out to the right fielder. Bill Quillen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne flies out to the left fielder. Joel Briley flies out to the left fielder. Marv Almanza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ad Killins grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Barnes is pinch hitting for Joe Naragon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Barnes pops out to the second baseman. Ken Wyrostek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Leo Litt pitching. Tom Wood hits an infield single to the second baseman. Orlando Lombardozzi is pinch hitting for Gregg Roseman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Orlando Lombardozzi flies out to the center fielder. Walt Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Ray Freeman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Wood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Stan Haselman singles to right field. Stan Haselman steals second. Ryan Pena singles to right field. Stan Haselman scores. Ryan Pena steals second. Jamie Pitlock strikes out. Richie Nitz singles to left field. Ryan Pena scores. Wally Sanicki singles to center field. Ted Downing comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bill Quillen strikes out. Ad Killins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tyson Lancellotti walks. Ted Downing lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Gagne strikes out. Joel Briley doubles to center field. Tyson Lancellotti scores. Waite Hendrickson is pinch hitting for Marv Almanza. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Waite Hendrickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Al Butler is pinch hitting for Leo Litt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Butler strikes out. Ken Wyrostek flies out to the right fielder. Stan Haselman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Ed Zimmer is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brian House did not respond to coaching in endurance Troy Roberts improves in arm Jorge Foster did not respond to coaching in range Roger Cecil did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Homer Ussat improves in contact_vs_lefty Jorge Foster improves in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Felipe Davila improves in range Jack Hadley did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Hadley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chad Heim did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Mejia improves in contact_vs_righty John Scoffic improves in contact_vs_righty