Win: Roy Oswalt (17-7) Loss: Bobby Konstanty (3-5)
Save: Rob Bohn (32)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Roy Oswalt pitching. Cactus Bakenhaster flies out to the center fielder. Ted Upshaw pops out to the third baseman. Red Hughes reached on a fielding error by Tony Gwynn. Spencer Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Beau Distaso pitching. Jeff Bagwell flies out to the left fielder. Tony Gwynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Salvi Vina doubles to right field. Bobby Higginson singles to center field. Salvi Vina scores. Bobby Higginson steals second. Joe DiMaggio singles to center field. Bobby Higginson scores. Matt Holliday strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mike Rollins pops out to the shortstop. Curt Houck grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Rosenfeld walks. Gerry Mattingly singles to center field. Beau Distaso reached on a fielding error by Jeff Bagwell. Cactus Bakenhaster hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mike Rosenfeld scores. Ted Upshaw walks. Gerry Mattingly scores. Red Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Nelson Simmons strikes out. Joe Nolan flies out to the left fielder. Roy Oswalt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Spencer Johnson singles to right field. Mike Rollins grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Spencer Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Curt Houck grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Rollins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Curt Houck steals second. Nelson Simmons throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Mike Rosenfeld flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jeff Bagwell grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Gwynn flies out to the left fielder. Salvi Vina singles to right field. Bobby Higginson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gerry Mattingly singles to left field. Beau Distaso fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Beau Distaso singles to center field. Gerry Mattingly advances to third on the hit. Cactus Bakenhaster hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gerry Mattingly scores. Ted Upshaw grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Cactus Bakenhaster is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ted Upshaw is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Red Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe DiMaggio flies out to the left fielder. Matt Holliday walks. Nelson Simmons singles to left field. Matt Holliday advances to third on the hit. Joe Nolan singles to left field. Matt Holliday scores. Roy Oswalt fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Roy Oswalt strikes out. Jeff Bagwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Spencer Johnson singles to right field. Mike Rollins grounds out to the third baseman. Spencer Johnson advances to second on the play. Curt Houck pops out to the third baseman. Mike Rosenfeld singles to center field. Spencer Johnson scores. Gerry Mattingly doubles to left field. Mike Rosenfeld uses his aggressiveness and scores. Beau Distaso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Tony Gwynn grounds out to the shortstop. Salvi Vina pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Higginson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Cactus Bakenhaster grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Upshaw grounds out to the second baseman. Red Hughes singles to left field. Spencer Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe DiMaggio pops out to the third baseman. Matt Holliday hits a home run. Nelson Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Joe Nolan walks. Roy Oswalt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mike Rollins flies out to the left fielder. Curt Houck singles past the shortstop. Curt Houck steals second. Nelson Simmons throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Mike Rosenfeld grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Houck scores. Gerry Mattingly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Wayne Murray enters the game as a defensive replacement for Spencer Johnson at 2B. Harry Greer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Curt Houck at 3B. Lou Tepedino is pinch hitting for Jeff Bagwell. Lou Tepedino singles to left field. Tony Gwynn singles to center field. Lou Tepedino aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tony Gwynn steals second. Salvi Vina singles to left field. Lou Tepedino scores. Tony Gwynn scores. Bobby Konstanty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Passed ball. Salvi Vina advances to second. Bobby Higginson walks. Joe DiMaggio singles to left field. Salvi Vina is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Bobby Higginson advances to third on the play. Riley Greene is pinch hitting for Matt Holliday. Riley Greene grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Higginson scores. Joe DiMaggio advances to second on the play. Nelson Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bobby Abreu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lou Tepedino at 1B. Rob Brockett is pinch hitting for Bobby Konstanty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Rob Brockett strikes out. Cactus Bakenhaster flies out to the left fielder. Ted Upshaw singles to right field. Red Hughes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ted Upshaw is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit King Sweeney pitching. Joe Nolan singles to left field. Mike Piazza is pinch hitting for Roy Oswalt. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Piazza strikes out. Bobby Abreu strikes out. Tony Gwynn singles to right field. Salvi Vina grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tony Gwynn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rob Bohn pitching. Wayne Murray strikes out. Mike Rollins lines out to the third baseman. Harry Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Salvi Vina (31).HR - Matt Holliday (12). Baserunning: SB - Tony Gwynn (33), Bobby Higginson (25). Fielding: E - Jeff Bagwell, Tony Gwynn, Nelson Simmons 2.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ox Sorrells improves in contact_vs_lefty Lou Hoiles did not respond to coaching in range Myron Schmidt improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Gerner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in arm Carlos Velasquez did not respond to coaching in velocity Home Run Baker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Home Run Baker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in 2B