Win: Andy Stewart (7-5) Loss: Dwayne Abernathy (12-10)
Save: Jeff "Harry" Harrison (22)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dwayne Abernathy pitching. Danny Tipple walks. Claude West flies out to the center fielder. Rod Pazik strikes out. Luis Kappel hits a home run. Danny Tipple scores. Grover Carney pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Mike Yeager pitching. Matt Leshnock hits a home run. Mike Smith singles to center field. Mike Smith steals second. Steve Congalton singles past the shortstop. Mike Smith scores. Steve Congalton steals second. Bob Kekich flies out to the center fielder. Larry Webster walks. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton advances to third on the play. Larry Webster advances to second on the play. Rudy Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah hits a home run. Whitey Conovar strikes out. Osvaldo Alvarez strikes out. Mike Yeager singles to right field. Danny Tipple grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Vicente Aragon grounds out to the shortstop. Dwayne Abernathy strikes out. Matt Leshnock flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Claude West doubles to left field. Rod Pazik grounds out to the second baseman. Claude West advances to third on the play. Luis Kappel flies out to the left fielder. Grover Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Smith pops out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton strikes out. Bob Kekich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to left field. Whitey Conovar singles to right field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah advances to third on the hit. Osvaldo Alvarez doubles to right field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah scores. Mike Yeager grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Conovar scores. Osvaldo Alvarez advances to third on the play. Danny Tipple grounds out to the second baseman. Osvaldo Alvarez scores. Roy Moreno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude West strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Larry Webster grounds out to the pitcher. Ricardo Hargrave singles to left field. Rudy Brown flies out to the center fielder. Vicente Aragon singles to left field. Ricardo Hargrave advances to third on the hit. Roy Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rod Pazik grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Luis Kappel grounds out to the second baseman. Grover Carney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Matt Leshnock hits a home run. Mike Smith singles to right field. Steve Congalton doubles to center field. Mike Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Kekich strikes out. Larry Webster grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton advances to third on the play. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah walks. Hot Heinie Haid is pinch hitting for Whitey Conovar. Hot Heinie Haid singles to center field. Cliff Dunbar is pinch hitting for Osvaldo Alvarez. Cliff Dunbar grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah advances to third on the play. Mark Emski Roznovsky is pinch hitting for Andy Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mark Emski Roznovsky singles to left field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah scores. Bill Blades comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Tipple strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Len Hale pitching. Tommy Balls Eunick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hot Heinie Haid at LF. Rudy Brown strikes out. Vicente Aragon grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Blades grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Claude West walks. Rod Pazik is hit by a pitch. Luis Kappel lines out to the second baseman. Grover Carney is hit by a pitch. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Tommy Balls Eunick strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Bart Glove Distefano enters the game as a defensive replacement for Grover Carney at SS. Matt Leshnock doubles to right field. Mike Smith flies out to the center fielder. Steve Congalton grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kekich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Cliff Dunbar walks. Del Walsh is pinch hitting for Len Hale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Cliff Dunbar steals second. Del Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Dunbar advances to third on the play. Danny Tipple grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cliff Dunbar scores. Brady Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude West singles to right field. Rod Pazik grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Claude West is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit George Comellas pitching. Larry Webster singles to center field. Larry Webster steals second. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Stone is pinch hitting for Vicente Aragon. Larry Webster steals third. Cliff Dunbar throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Larry Webster scores. Jeff Harry Harrison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jesse Gillespie enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Stone at C. Luis Kappel singles to right field. Bart Glove Distefano flies out to the right fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to left field. Luis Kappel advances to third on the hit. Tommy Balls Eunick singles to right field. Luis Kappel scores. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah advances to third on the hit. Cliff Dunbar singles to right field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah scores. Tommy Balls Eunick advances to third on the hit. Buddy Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Harry Harrison grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Dunbar advances to second on the play. Danny Tipple grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Pat Dunn is pinch hitting for Buddy Lee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Dunn grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Leshnock flies out to the left fielder. Joel Collins is pinch hitting for Mike Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joel Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Matt Leshnock (28), Steve Congalton (22).HR - Matt Leshnock 2 (15). Baserunning: SB - Mike Smith (20), Steve Congalton (22), Larry Webster 2 (12).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Leo Brooks improves in range Leo Brooks improves in arm Ducky Naples improves in velocity George Kleinhans improves in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Jake Sheehan did not respond to coaching in range Otis Ferraro did not respond to coaching in range Tom Snyder improves in arm