Win: Barry Singleton (4-6) Loss: Sammy Lonnett (3-2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sammy Lonnett pitching. Paul Dailey grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Rasmussen hits a home run. King Bragan flies out to the center fielder. George Womack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Barry Singleton pitching. Brett Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Wilber flies out to the center fielder. Martin Piktuzis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dick Thompson walks. Bill Larkin singles to left field. Dick Thompson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Oddibe Castillo strikes out. Casey Cheadle singles to center field. Bill Larkin advances to third on the hit. Barry Singleton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jack Munoz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Gharrity grounds out to the second baseman. Franco Harris singles to left field. Don Easterly singles to center field. Jerry Bues flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Paul Dailey grounds out to the pitcher. Vern Rasmussen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerry Bues. King Bragan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Rasmussen advances to third on the play. George Womack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Sammy Lonnett singles to right field. Brett Wilhelm grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ike Wilber pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dick Thompson strikes out. Bill Larkin grounds out to the pitcher. Oddibe Castillo walks. Casey Cheadle hits a home run. Oddibe Castillo scores. Barry Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Martin Piktuzis doubles to center field. Jack Munoz grounds out to the second baseman. Martin Piktuzis advances to third on the play. John Gharrity flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Martin Piktuzis scores. Franco Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Paul Dailey flies out to the right fielder. Vern Rasmussen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). King Bragan singles to right field. George Womack singles to center field. King Bragan advances to third on the hit. Dick Thompson walks. Bill Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit Don Easterly grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Bues flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Lonnett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Oddibe Castillo grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Casey Cheadle singles to center field. Ed Schmidt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barry Singleton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Dailey doubles to right field. Casey Cheadle scores. Vern Rasmussen doubles to right field. Paul Dailey scores. King Bragan singles to center field. Vern Rasmussen scores. Howie Craddock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Womack pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Brett Wilhelm lines out to the shortstop. Ike Wilber reached on a fielding error by Paul Dailey. Martin Piktuzis singles to center field. Jack Munoz strikes out. John Gharrity pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dick Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Larkin singles to right field. Oddibe Castillo strikes out. Bill Larkin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Franco Harris singles past the second baseman. Don Easterly flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Bues walks. Charlie Kreutzer is pinch hitting for Howie Craddock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Kreutzer singles to left field. Brett Wilhelm flies out to the center fielder. Ike Wilber strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gary Goodman pitching. Byron Holloman is pinch hitting for Casey Cheadle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Byron Holloman singles to left field. Ted Gross is pinch hitting for Barry Singleton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ted Gross flies out to the left fielder. Paul Dailey strikes out. Vern Rasmussen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Dick Baker pitching. Martin Piktuzis walks. Jack Munoz flies out to the left fielder. John Gharrity lines out to the second baseman. Franco Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay King Bragan walks. George Womack flies out to the center fielder. Dick Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. King Bragan advances to second on the play. Bill Larkin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Don Easterly lines out to the third baseman. Jerry Bues walks. Don Johns is pinch hitting for Gary Goodman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Johns grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Bues is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brett Wilhelm pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Don Johns is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sonny Brewer did not respond to coaching in speed Shag Hughes did not respond to coaching in control McKay Hernandez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Schmidt did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Becquer improves in power_vs_righty Jack Dreifort did not respond to coaching in arm Dwayne Demeter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chris Santovenia did not respond to coaching in control Joe Okrie did not respond to coaching in 1B