Win: Scott Paquette (2-5) Loss: Don James (5-6)
Save: Jess Thomas (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jake Hampton pitching. Pop Riesgo grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Brito singles to center field. Daisuke Kashibuchi doubles past the third baseman. Ricardo Brito uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Serad strikes out. Hideo Furuta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Sean Guindon pitching. Gil Rufer pops out to the first baseman. Jack Bass grounds out to the second baseman. Gerry Shea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jeff Daly walks. Jeff Daly steals second. Tony Steinbrenner grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Warner flies out to the center fielder. Sean Guindon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Watson strikes out. Dick Page reached on a fielding error by Daisuke Kashibuchi. Harry Tennant singles to center field. Dick Page advances to third on the hit. Luke Schult flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo pops out to the third baseman. Ricardo Brito singles past the third baseman. Daisuke Kashibuchi strikes out. John Serad pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jake Hampton singles to left field. Gil Rufer flies out to the right fielder. Jack Bass doubles past the third baseman. Jake Hampton is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Gerry Shea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hideo Furuta walks. Jeff Daly strikes out. Tony Steinbrenner pops out to the first baseman. Rudy Warner singles to left field. Sean Guindon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Baker walks. Bud Watson hits a home run. Bill Baker scores. Dick Page pops out to the second baseman. Harry Tennant strikes out. Luke Schult flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo singles to center field. Ricardo Brito grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pop Riesgo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Daisuke Kashibuchi singles to right field. Ricardo Brito advances to third on the hit. John Serad walks. Hideo Furuta grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Jake Hampton strikes out. Gil Rufer grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Bass hits a home run. Gerry Shea grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jeff Daly grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Steinbrenner strikes out. Rudy Warner walks. Jack Steinecke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sean Guindon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rudy Warner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Baker doubles to left field. Bud Watson walks. Dick Page doubles to center field. Bill Baker scores. Bud Watson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Ziem comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Tennant walks. Luke Schult flies out to the center fielder. Jack Steinecke fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Steinecke singles to left field. Dick Page scores. Harry Tennant advances to third on the hit. Gil Rufer flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Tennant scores. Scott Paquette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Bass strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Pop Riesgo hits a home run. Ricardo Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Kashibuchi flies out to the center fielder. John Serad singles in front of the right fielder. Hideo Furuta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Gerry Shea lines out to the shortstop. Bill Baker flies out to the center fielder. Bud Watson walks. Dick Page walks. Harry Tennant flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rube Bovee enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Tennant at CF. Jeff Daly grounds out to the shortstop. Les Stinnett is pinch hitting for Tony Steinbrenner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Les Stinnett singles to center field. Don James 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. Rudy Warner singles to right field. Otto Rosso is pinch hitting for Scott Paquette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otto Rosso flies out to the right fielder. Yasunori Yokomizo is pinch hitting for Pop Riesgo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yasunori Yokomizo walks. Makoto Inao is pinch hitting for Ricardo Brito. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Makoto Inao reached on a fielding error by Luke Schult. Les Stinnett scores. Daisuke Kashibuchi singles to center field. Rudy Warner scores. John Serad hits a home run. Yasunori Yokomizo scores. Makoto Inao scores. Daisuke Kashibuchi scores. Hideo Furuta walks. Juan King comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Daly singles to center field. Alan Ripley is pinch hitting for Les Stinnett. Alan Ripley walks. Rudy Warner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Donovan pitching. Marty Morgan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alan Ripley at 2B. Luke Schult singles to right field. Phenomenal Hairston is pinch hitting for Juan King. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Phenomenal Hairston flies out to the center fielder. Gil Rufer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luke Schult is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gil Rufer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Juan Anderson pitching. Yukio Kawagishi is pinch hitting for Mike Donovan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yukio Kawagishi grounds out to the second baseman. Yasunori Yokomizo strikes out. Makoto Inao pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jess Thomas pitching. Jack Bass strikes out. Gerry Shea singles to center field. Bill Baker is hit by a pitch. Bud Watson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Baker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 12 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Jack Bass (18), Bill Baker (17), Dick Page (19).HR - Jack Bass (7), Bud Watson (11).SF - Gil Rufer.HBP - Bill Baker (1). Baserunning: CS - Gil Rufer (5). Fielding: E - Luke Schult.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jerry Bonin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Duke Corsi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leon Church did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ernesto Miguel_Navas did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Baldwin did not respond to coaching in arm Etsuro Yokota did not respond to coaching in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Estel Green improves in power_vs_lefty Curt Byrnes improves in contact_vs_lefty Milt Butler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Estel Green improves in arm Mike Burleson improves in velocity Bunny Jurak did not respond to coaching in velocity