Win: Charlie Clarkson (13-11) Loss: Otto Hernandez (5-8)
Inning: 1 Detroit Otto Hernandez pitching. Mike Smith walks. Tom Ricci strikes out. Bob Kekich flies out to the left fielder. Joel Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Charlie Clarkson pitching. Pat Coble flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Conovar strikes out. Charlie Lockwood pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave walks. Rudy Brown strikes out. Whammy Dorman strikes out. Zak Phillips grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rod Brown flies out to the left fielder. Hot Heinie Haid singles past the second baseman. Claude West strikes out. Del Walsh singles to center field. Passed ball. Hot Heinie Haid advances to third. Del Walsh advances to second. Jim Rock Robinson walks. Otto Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Charlie Clarkson singles to left field. Mike Smith strikes out. Tom Ricci grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Pat Coble flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Conovar hits an infield single to the pitcher. Charlie Lockwood singles to right field. Rod Brown singles to left field. Whitey Conovar scores. Charlie Lockwood advances to third on the hit. Hot Heinie Haid pops out to the shortstop. Claude West flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Kekich hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joel Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Kekich advances to second on the play. Ricardo Hargrave singles to center field. Bob Kekich scores. Rudy Brown walks. Whammy Dorman strikes out. Zak Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Del Walsh singles to center field. Del Walsh is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Rock Robinson walks. Otto Hernandez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Coble grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Charlie Clarkson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Smith flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ricci hits a home run. Bob Kekich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Whitey Conovar grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Lockwood grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Brown flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Joel Collins strikes out. Ricardo Hargrave singles to left field. Rudy Brown singles to center field. Whammy Dorman singles to right field. Ricardo Hargrave scores. Rudy Brown advances to third on the hit. Zak Phillips walks. Charlie Clarkson singles to left field. Rudy Brown scores. Whammy Dorman scores. Zak Phillips advances to third on the hit. Yoshinori Uchiyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Clarkson steals second. Mike Smith doubles to center field. Zak Phillips scores. Charlie Clarkson scores. Tom Ricci flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kekich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the shortstop. Claude West grounds out to the pitcher. Del Walsh pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joel Collins pops out to the second baseman. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Brown pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dewayne DD Dorgan is pinch hitting for Jim Rock Robinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dewayne DD Dorgan singles to left field. Tommy Balls Eunick is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Uchiyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pat Coble flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Len Hale pitching. Whammy Dorman strikes out. Zak Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Clarkson singles past the second baseman. Mike Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Whitey Conovar strikes out. Charlie Lockwood walks. Cliff Dunbar is pinch hitting for Rod Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cliff Dunbar singles to center field. Charlie Lockwood advances to third on the hit. Hot Heinie Haid lines out to the pitcher. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is pinch hitting for Claude West. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Tom Ricci lines out to the second baseman. Bob Kekich grounds out to the third baseman. Joel Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Del Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Dewayne DD Dorgan grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Tipple is pinch hitting for Len Hale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Tipple singles to left field. Pat Coble strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Hal Smoltz did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Gregg did not respond to coaching in control Tom Snyder did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ben Cliburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Brockett did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike 'Science Guy' Nye did not respond to coaching in control Billy Haas improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Ley did not respond to coaching in 3B