Win: Toby Butler (9-14) Loss: Ed Sullivan (2-23)
Save: John Nippert (29)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Sullivan pitching. Merle Johnson is hit by a pitch. Dwayne Werhas doubles to right field. Merle Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Howard Herring grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Giard doubles past the left fielder. Dwayne Werhas scores. Raidel Cespedes flies out to the center fielder. Jack Demeter grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Toby Butler pitching. Jim Bashang strikes out. Jim Kolseth grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Porter strikes out. Sam Fosse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toby Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Tatsuya Hoshino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Morgan doubles to left field. Ted Livingston is hit by a pitch. Gary Bush flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ed Irvin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Merle Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Dwayne Werhas strikes out. Howard Herring hits a home run. Mike Giard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ed Sullivan strikes out. Jim Bashang grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Kolseth grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Raidel Cespedes strikes out. Jack Demeter hits a home run. Dick Page comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Porter singles to center field. Harry Porter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sam Fosse grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jimmy Brown singles to left field. Tatsuya Hoshino strikes out. Jimmy Brown steals second. Jose Morgan flies out to the right fielder. Ted Livingston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Toby Butler strikes out. Merle Johnson walks. Dwayne Werhas singles to right field. Merle Johnson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Howard Herring grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Gary Bush flies out to the left fielder. Ed Irvin grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Giard strikes out. Raidel Cespedes singles to right field. Wiley Ebert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Demeter singles to center field. Raidel Cespedes advances to third on the hit. Harry Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Raidel Cespedes scores. Jack Demeter advances to second on the play. Sam Fosse flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Bashang singles to right field. Jim Kolseth grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Bashang is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmy Brown strikes out. Tatsuya Hoshino grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Toby Butler walks. Merle Johnson strikes out. Dwayne Werhas pops out to the shortstop. Howard Herring flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jose Morgan singles to left field. Ted Livingston pops out to the third baseman. Gary Bush walks. Ed Irvin singles to center field. Jose Morgan scores. Gary Bush advances to third on the hit. Wiley Ebert strikes out. Jim Bashang strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Giard pops out to the shortstop. Raidel Cespedes flies out to the center fielder. Jack Demeter singles to right field. Harry Porter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Kolseth singles to left field. Tim Oberlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Jimmy Brown lines out to the third baseman. Tatsuya Hoshino grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Sam Fosse flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Lindbeck is pinch hitting for Tim Oberlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Lindbeck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merle Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ruben Sharrott pitching. Jose Morgan walks. Ted Livingston walks. John Nippert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gary Bush walks. Ed Irvin singles to right field. Jose Morgan scores. Ted Livingston scores. Gary Bush advances to third on the hit. Hiroki Ohtomo is pinch hitting for Wiley Ebert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hiroki Ohtomo strikes out. Jim Bashang singles to center field. Gary Bush scores. Ed Irvin is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Gus Cron is pinch running for Jim Bashang on 1st base. Jim Kolseth grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gus Cron is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Dwayne Werhas (33), Mike Giard (28).HR - Howard Herring (22), Jack Demeter (27).HBP - Merle Johnson (1). Baserunning: CS - Harry Porter (5).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose Miller improves in endurance Jason Reynolds improves in velocity Steve Bennett did not respond to coaching in endurance Sam Woods did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Miller did not respond to coaching in control Jason Reynolds did not respond to coaching in endurance
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gorman Barna did not respond to coaching in range Bud Tyler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Benz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Jones did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Benz did not respond to coaching in speed Doe Galle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tim Lofton did not respond to coaching in SS