Inning: 1 Detroit Jackie Bell pitching. Joe Minutelli singles to center field. Tim Asselstine lines out to the third baseman. Loyd Birmingham singles to center field. Greg Hart flies out to the right fielder. Dave Rico singles to left field. Joe Minutelli uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jack Boone pitching. Charlie Aurilia singles past the third baseman. John Darr singles to center field. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Ralph Davis singles to left field. Charlie Aurilia scores. John Darr advances to third on the hit. Ralph Davis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex Rossman strikes out. Bernie Pott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jeff Schupp strikes out. Bill Mercer walks. Jack Boone fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Boone strikes out. Joe Minutelli reached on a fielding error by Jackie Bell. Tim Asselstine reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ralph Davis. Bill Mercer scores. Loyd Birmingham pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Walt Rosenthal grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Stoviak flies out to the right fielder. Richie Smith hits a home run. Jackie Bell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Greg Hart strikes out. Dave Rico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Davis singles to center field. Jeff Schupp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia singles to right field. Charlie Aurilia is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Darr walks. Ralph Davis singles to center field. John Darr advances to third on the hit. Ralph Davis steals second. Alex Rossman flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Darr scores. Bernie Pott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Boone strikes out. Joe Minutelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Walt Rosenthal doubles to center field. Bill Stoviak flies out to the right fielder. Richie Smith pops out to the catcher. Jackie Bell singles to left field. Walt Rosenthal scores. Charlie Aurilia grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jackie Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Tim Asselstine walks. Loyd Birmingham lines out to the first baseman. Greg Hart flies out to the right fielder. Bubba Jailor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dave Rico flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Darr walks. Ralph Davis strikes out. Alex Rossman singles to center field. John Darr advances to third on the hit. Alex Rossman steals second. Bernie Pott walks. Clark Barr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Rosenthal triples. John Darr scores. Alex Rossman scores. Bernie Pott scores. Bill Stoviak flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Walt Rosenthal scores. Richie Smith triples. Bubba Jailor singles to left field. Richie Smith scores. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Randy Davis strikes out. Jeff Schupp grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Darr singles to right field. Ralph Davis grounds out to the third baseman. John Darr advances to second on the play. Alex Rossman walks. Bernie Pott grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Klumpp is pinch hitting for Clark Barr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Klumpp singles to center field. Joe Minutelli grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tim Asselstine lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay M.K. Flood pitching. Walt Rosenthal flies out to the right fielder. Bill Stoviak flies out to the center fielder. Richie Smith singles to center field. Bubba Jailor walks. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Loyd Birmingham strikes out. Alex Kahle is pinch hitting for Greg Hart. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alex Kahle flies out to the right fielder. Dave Rico strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Darr grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Davis walks. Bill Ray is pinch hitting for Alex Rossman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Davis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Randy Davis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ding-Dong Bell is pinch hitting for Jeff Schupp. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ding-Dong Bell flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mercer singles to center field. Roy Gillenwater 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. Carlos Klinger is pinch hitting for M.K. Flood. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Mercer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Walt Rosenthal (7).3B - Walt Rosenthal (2), Richie Smith (8).HR - Richie Smith (10).SF - Alex Rossman, Bill Stoviak.GIDP - Bernie Pott. Baserunning: SB - Ralph Davis (7), Alex Rossman (7).CS - Charlie Aurilia (10), Ralph Davis 2 (5). Fielding: E - Ralph Davis, Jackie Bell.
Game Notes Richie Smith is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Terry Pirati did not respond to coaching in endurance Wib Kiley did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Minnie Moocher did not respond to coaching in velocity Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in range Jinx Falkenburg improves in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carl Gross improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Mattis improves in range Fred Wynegar improves in power_vs_righty Brent Kremers improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Wynegar improves in arm Bobby Hillman improves in contact_vs_righty