Win: Len Hale (1-3) Loss: Russ Ley (1-1)
Save: Dave Millar (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Andy Stewart pitching. Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Leshnock strikes out. Steve Congalton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Blades pitching. Pat Coble pops out to the third baseman. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to right field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah steals second. Jeff Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Kekich grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Webster singles to center field. Larry Webster steals second. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Brown walks. Whammy Dorman singles to right field. Larry Webster scores. Rudy Brown advances to third on the hit. Bill Blades strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Grover Carney flies out to the center fielder. Danny Tipple flies out to the center fielder. King Seitzer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Smith strikes out. Matt Leshnock walks. Steve Congalton doubles to center field. Matt Leshnock uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Kekich pops out to the shortstop. Larry Webster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Whitey Conovar strikes out. Andy Stewart strikes out. Pat Coble singles to left field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Brown strikes out. Whammy Dorman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jeff Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Brown walks. Grover Carney grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rod Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Danny Tipple strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Blades grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Smith strikes out. Matt Leshnock walks. Steve Congalton lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay King Seitzer singles to right field. Whitey Conovar grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hot Heinie Haid is pinch hitting for Andy Stewart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Len Hale pitching. Bob Kekich grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Webster grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Hargrave pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Pat Coble flies out to the right fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Jeff Gonzalez singles to center field. Rod Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Rudy Brown pops out to the second baseman. Whammy Dorman pops out to the second baseman. Bill Blades grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Grover Carney flies out to the center fielder. Danny Tipple walks. King Seitzer strikes out. Whitey Conovar grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Tipple is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Smith hits a home run. Matt Leshnock grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Congalton singles to right field. Bob Kekich grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Claude West is pinch hitting for Len Hale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Claude West triples. Russ Ley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Pat Coble reached on a fielding error by Mike Smith. Claude West scores. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to left field. Pat Coble advances to third on the hit. Jeff Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Coble scores. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah advances to second on the play. Rod Brown singles to center field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah scores. Tommy Balls Eunick is pinch hitting for Grover Carney. Cliff Dunbar is pinch running for Rod Brown on 1st base. Cliff Dunbar steals second. Tommy Balls Eunick walks. Danny Tipple pops out to the third baseman. King Seitzer singles to right field. Cliff Dunbar scores. Tommy Balls Eunick advances to third on the hit. Whitey Conovar strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Dave Millar pitching. Del Walsh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tommy Balls Eunick at 2B. Larry Webster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ricardo Hargrave doubles to right field. Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Whammy Dorman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Steve Congalton (5), Ricardo Hargrave (4).HR - Mike Smith (3).GIDP - Bob Kekich. Baserunning: SB - Larry Webster (4). Fielding: E - Mike Smith.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Ferreira improves in velocity Dick Hill did not respond to coaching in velocity Dwayne Abernathy did not respond to coaching in control Ed Davis did not respond to coaching in control Otis Ferraro did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Osvaldo Alvarez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Dexter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ben Cliburn improves in power_vs_lefty Leo Brooks improves in arm Fred Ley did not respond to coaching in 3B