Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Mueller pitching. Dana Spradlin singles past the third baseman. Dana Spradlin steals second. Cookie Pinson singles to center field. Dana Spradlin scores. Tavo Cunningham singles to left field. Dave Shepherd doubles to left field. Cookie Pinson scores. Tavo Cunningham uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rube Trott strikes out. Oscar Mayer strikes out. Art Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bobby Gorecki pitching. Tom Welch hits a home run. Jack Mercedes strikes out. Dave Fox walks. Dave Fox steals second. Lyle McCurdy flies out to the left fielder. Bert Lintz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Andres Plank grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Gorecki grounds out to the shortstop. Dana Spradlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Daryl Riebe walks. Satoshi Ohmori flies out to the right fielder. Ed Shetrone grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Cookie Pinson grounds out to the second baseman. Tavo Cunningham strikes out. Dave Shepherd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Mueller grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Welch hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jack Mercedes singles to left field. Tom Welch advances to third on the hit. Dave Fox reached on a fielding error by Bobby Gorecki. Tom Welch scores. Lyle McCurdy singles to center field. Jack Mercedes scores. Bert Lintz walks. Daryl Riebe strikes out. Satoshi Ohmori strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rube Trott singles to right field. Oscar Mayer strikes out. Art Johnson strikes out. Andres Plank singles past the second baseman. Bobby Gorecki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Ed Shetrone singles to left field. Jerry Boyle is pinch hitting for Joe Mueller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jerry Boyle strikes out. Ed Shetrone steals second. Tom Welch lines out to the shortstop. Jack Mercedes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Basil Rathbone pitching. Dana Spradlin doubles to left field. Cookie Pinson grounds out to the pitcher. Tavo Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. Dave Shepherd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Fox strikes out. Lyle McCurdy lines out to the first baseman. Bert Lintz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rube Trott grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Mayer flies out to the right fielder. Art Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Daryl Riebe grounds out to the shortstop. Satoshi Ohmori grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Shetrone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Andres Plank grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Gorecki strikes out. Dana Spradlin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Eiji Shimamura is pinch hitting for Basil Rathbone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Eiji Shimamura grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Mercedes singles to center field. Dave Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Farmer Spanky pitching. Cookie Pinson strikes out. Tavo Cunningham pops out to the third baseman. Dave Shepherd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Lyle McCurdy strikes out. Bert Lintz pops out to the shortstop. Daryl Riebe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rube Trott singles to center field. Oscar Mayer singles to right field. Art Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Oscar Mayer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Andres Plank grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Satoshi Ohmori flies out to the left fielder. Ed Shetrone singles to center field. George Brashear is pinch hitting for Farmer Spanky. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. George Brashear grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed Shetrone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Brashear is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Ed Behrman pitching. Jody Brondell is pinch hitting for Bobby Gorecki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jody Brondell grounds out to the third baseman. Dana Spradlin walks. Cookie Pinson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dana Spradlin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tavo Cunningham grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Win Kellum pitching. Tom Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Mercedes hits a home run. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes George Brashear is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Fitzgerald improves in speed John Rollins did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Phillips improves in range Roy Fitzgerald improves in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Marty Swartzel improves in contact_vs_righty Marty Swartzel improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Reyes did not respond to coaching in control