Win: Alberto Pena (8-4) Loss: Cy Gerlach (2-7)
Save: Billy Purcell (14)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Harold Goldfarb pitching. Bob Decker strikes out. George Johnston strikes out. Jack Hadley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Steve Collins pitching. Al Butler hits a home run. Ad Killins grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Haselman flies out to the center fielder. Orie Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Overton Chalmers grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Davila walks. Jack Storie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Felipe Davila advances to second on the play. Robby Brock walks. Tyson Lancellotti singles to left field. Felipe Davila scores. Steve Collins reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wally Sanicki. Robby Brock scores. Bob Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Wally Sanicki strikes out. Al Hansen singles to center field. Richie Nitz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Hansen advances to second on the play. Red Williams walks. Harold Goldfarb strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Johnston singles to center field. Jack Hadley singles to right field. George Johnston is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Overton Chalmers singles to right field. Felipe Davila strikes out. Jack Storie lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Al Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Ad Killins grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Haselman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Robby Brock strikes out. Tyson Lancellotti grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Orie Hunter singles to left field. Wally Sanicki strikes out. Al Hansen strikes out. Richie Nitz grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Orie Hunter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Decker flies out to the left fielder. George Johnston singles to center field. Jack Hadley pops out to the shortstop. Overton Chalmers pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Red Williams hits an infield single to the shortstop. Harold Goldfarb lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Butler walks. Ad Killins strikes out. Stan Haselman singles to right field. Orie Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Felipe Davila walks. Jack Storie doubles to right field. Felipe Davila uses his aggressiveness and scores. Robby Brock strikes out. Tyson Lancellotti flies out to the right fielder. Steve Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Wally Sanicki singles to right field. Wally Sanicki steals second. Al Hansen singles to right field. Richie Nitz hits a home run. Wally Sanicki scores. Al Hansen scores. Alberto Pena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Williams lines out to the third baseman. Harold Goldfarb pops out to the second baseman. Al Butler lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Decker flies out to the left fielder. George Johnston walks. Jack Hadley flies out to the right fielder. Overton Chalmers reached on a fielding error by Red Williams. Felipe Davila strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Ken Wyrostek is pinch hitting for Ad Killins. Ken Wyrostek flies out to the left fielder. Stan Haselman walks. Orie Hunter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stan Haselman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wally Sanicki grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ryan Pena enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Wyrostek at SS. Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Hansen at C. Cy Gerlach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jack Storie singles to left field. Robby Brock strikes out. Tyson Lancellotti singles to center field. Dave Karp is pinch hitting for Alberto Pena. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Passed ball. Jack Storie advances to third. Tyson Lancellotti advances to second. Dave Karp singles to center field. Jack Storie scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Bob Decker pops out to the second baseman. Dave Karp steals second. George Johnston doubles to left field. Tyson Lancellotti scores. Dave Karp scores. Ed Zimmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Hadley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Lee Brusstar pitching. Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the third baseman. Richie Nitz grounds out to the second baseman. Red Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Overton Chalmers singles to right field. Felipe Davila grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jack Storie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Billy Purcell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Werth is pinch hitting for Ed Zimmer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Werth strikes out. Al Butler flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Javier Allen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Billy Smith did not respond to coaching in control Eric White improves in power_vs_lefty Ruben Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Finners Drumright improves in power_vs_lefty Jay Lange improves in control Javier Allen did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Trekell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty William K. Cuthrell did not respond to coaching in velocity Kurt Bentley did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Baldwin improves in power_vs_righty Fred Brandt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jay Brown improves in power_vs_righty