Win: Otto Vidal (5-1) Loss: Lee Berres (1-10)
Save: Shozo Muramatsu (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Lee Berres pitching. Joel Collins reached on a 2-base throwing error by Claude West. Matt Leshnock walks. Steve Congalton reached on a fielding error by Hot Heinie Haid. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Kekich grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Joel Collins is out at home. The defense is playing the corners in. Larry Webster singles to center field. Matt Leshnock scores. Steve Congalton scores. Bob Kekich advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Hargrave singles to right field. Bob Kekich scores. Larry Webster advances to third on the hit. Rudy Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Larry Webster scores. Vicente Aragon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Buddy Lee pitching. Pat Coble hits an infield single to the pitcher. Whitey Conovar singles to center field. Charlie Lockwood walks. Rod Brown singles to left field. Pat Coble scores. Whitey Conovar scores. Charlie Lockwood advances to third on the hit. Hot Heinie Haid grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Lockwood scores. Claude West flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Buddy Lee strikes out. Joel Collins walks. Matt Leshnock flies out to the right fielder. Joel Collins steals second. Steve Congalton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Del Walsh singles to right field. Jim Rock Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Lee Berres pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Pat Coble grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Del Walsh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Kekich singles past the shortstop. Bob Kekich steals second. Larry Webster flies out to the left fielder. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the right fielder. Rudy Brown grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Whitey Conovar singles to right field. Charlie Lockwood grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Whitey Conovar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rod Brown singles to left field. Charlie Lockwood advances to third on the hit. Hot Heinie Haid singles to center field. Charlie Lockwood scores. Claude West singles to left field. Rod Brown scores. Hot Heinie Haid advances to third on the hit. Del Walsh strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson singles to center field. Hot Heinie Haid scores. Claude West advances to third on the hit. Otto Vidal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Berres strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Vicente Aragon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Claude West. Otto Vidal lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joel Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Leshnock walks. Steve Congalton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Pat Coble pops out to the third baseman. Whitey Conovar singles to center field. Charlie Lockwood strikes out. Rod Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Kekich singles to center field. Larry Webster grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Kekich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the right fielder. Rudy Brown singles to right field. Larry Webster advances to third on the hit. Vicente Aragon triples. Larry Webster scores. Rudy Brown scores. Otto Vidal doubles to left field. Vicente Aragon scores. Joel Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the shortstop. Claude West grounds out to the pitcher. Del Walsh singles to center field. Jim Rock Robinson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Del Walsh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Matt Leshnock singles to left field. Steve Congalton flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kekich strikes out. Larry Webster hits a home run. Matt Leshnock scores. Kevin Masterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is pinch hitting for Kevin Masterson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Coble grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Conovar singles to center field. Charlie Lockwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Lovelace pitching. Rudy Brown strikes out. Vicente Aragon doubles to right field. Henry Hornsby is pinch hitting for Otto Vidal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Hornsby singles to center field. Vicente Aragon scores. Len Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joel Collins strikes out. Matt Leshnock flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Brady Barrett pitching. Rod Brown strikes out. Hot Heinie Haid singles to center field. Claude West strikes out. Del Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve Congalton lines out to the shortstop. Bob Kekich singles to center field. Larry Webster walks. Ricardo Hargrave singles to left field. Bob Kekich scores. Larry Webster advances to third on the hit. Jeff Harry Harrison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy Brown flies out to the center fielder. Vicente Aragon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Tipple is pinch hitting for Jeff Harry Harrison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Danny Tipple singles to left field. Pat Coble singles to left field. Danny Tipple advances to third on the hit. Whitey Conovar walks. Charlie Lockwood strikes out. Rod Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Yoshinori Uchiyama pitching. Tom Ricci is pinch hitting for Brady Barrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Ricci strikes out. Joel Collins walks. Matt Leshnock strikes out. Steve Congalton walks. Bob Kekich walks. Larry Webster lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Russ Ley pitching. Hot Heinie Haid pops out to the third baseman. Claude West doubles to center field. Del Walsh singles to left field. Claude West scores. Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Del Walsh advances to second on the play. Yoshinori Uchiyama singles to left field. Del Walsh scores. Shozo Muramatsu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pat Coble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 12 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Whitey Conovar is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Mike Pacheco did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Solters did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dwayne Abernathy did not respond to coaching in control Mark Solters improves in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Dexter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike 'Science Guy' Nye improves in control Fred Ley improves in power_vs_lefty Leo Brooks did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Ley did not respond to coaching in 3B