Win: Ricky "Arby" Blazier (16-6) Loss: Charlie Clarkson (8-13)
Save: Andy Stewart (7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Charlie Clarkson pitching. Tommy Balls Eunick flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Claude West walks. Luis Kappel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ricky Arby Blazier pitching. Matt Leshnock singles to left field. Mike Smith flies out to the right fielder. Steve Congalton singles to right field. Matt Leshnock advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bob Kekich reached on a fielding error by Jim Rock Robinson. Matt Leshnock scores. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Brown walks. Vicente Aragon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah pops out to the first baseman. Rod Pazik grounds out to the shortstop. Bart Glove Distefano walks. Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Clarkson lines out to the second baseman. Matt Leshnock grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ricky Arby Blazier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Balls Eunick walks. Hot Heinie Haid flies out to the center fielder. Claude West reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Schmidt. Luis Kappel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Smith flies out to the left fielder. Steve Congalton singles to right field. Steve Congalton steals second. Bob Kekich flies out to the right fielder. Ricardo Hargrave pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Pazik singles to center field. Bart Glove Distefano singles past the third baseman. Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Pazik advances to third on the play. Bart Glove Distefano advances to second on the play. Ricky Arby Blazier reached on a 2-base fielding error by Matt Leshnock. Rod Pazik scores. Bart Glove Distefano scores. Tommy Balls Eunick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Rudy Brown flies out to the right fielder. Vicente Aragon is hit by a pitch. Bob Schmidt strikes out. Charlie Clarkson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vicente Aragon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid flies out to the right fielder. Claude West singles to center field. Luis Kappel grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Matt Leshnock grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Smith strikes out. Steve Congalton singles to right field. Bob Kekich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Pazik grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Tipple is pinch hitting for Bart Glove Distefano. Danny Tipple grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Del Walsh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Danny Tipple at SS. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Rudy Brown singles to right field. Rudy Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Vicente Aragon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson walks. Ricky Arby Blazier lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tommy Balls Eunick strikes out. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Schmidt singles to left field. Pat Dunn is pinch hitting for Charlie Clarkson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Schmidt steals second. Pat Dunn pops out to the catcher. Matt Leshnock grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Smith singles to right field. Steve Congalton walks. Bob Kekich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Russ Ley pitching. Claude West doubles to center field. Luis Kappel flies out to the center fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to center field. Claude West scores. Rod Pazik strikes out. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Vicente Aragon is hit by a pitch. Bob Schmidt singles to left field. Tom Demery is pinch hitting for Russ Ley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Demery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Buddy Lee pitching. Cliff Dunbar is pinch hitting for Del Walsh. Cliff Dunbar flies out to the left fielder. Jim Rock Robinson triples. Mark Emski Roznovsky is pinch hitting for Ricky Arby Blazier. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mark Emski Roznovsky strikes out. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jeff Harry Harrison pitching. Grover Carney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cliff Dunbar at SS. Matt Leshnock strikes out. Mike Smith walks. Mike Smith steals second. Steve Congalton flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kekich singles past the shortstop. Mike Smith scores. Andy Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricardo Hargrave singles to center field. Bob Kekich advances to third on the hit. Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 13
Batting:HBP - Vicente Aragon 2 (4). Baserunning: SB - Mike Smith (19), Steve Congalton (21), Bob Schmidt (9).CS - Rudy Brown (12). Fielding: E - Matt Leshnock, Bob Schmidt.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Dexter improves in contact_vs_righty Kevin Masterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Chippy Clarkson did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Masterson improves in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Goslin did not respond to coaching in range Henry Hornsby did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Davis did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Ricci did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty