Win: Wayne Grimshaw (2-2) Loss: Bryan Brucker (3-2)
Save: Pavel Rodriguez (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Lonny Hermoso pitching. Spider Leheny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Lumley singles to center field. Bill Cooper hits a home run. Buck Lumley scores. Bill Butler pops out to the shortstop. Smash McGrue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Johnny Frey pitching. Rich Berger grounds out to the shortstop. Jug Nagy grounds out to the pitcher. Cesar Lehner hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lefty Hickey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ed Moore singles to center field. Del Katoll grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Moore advances to second on the play. Steve Diaz strikes out. Johnny Frey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ozzie Dunn pops out to the shortstop. Walter Valle flies out to the right fielder. Stormy Daniels singles to right field. Eddie Francis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stormy Daniels is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Spider Leheny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Lumley grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Lonny Hermoso grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Berger pops out to the third baseman. Jug Nagy singles to left field. Cesar Lehner singles to center field. Jug Nagy advances to third on the hit. Lefty Hickey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Butler strikes out. Smash McGrue strikes out. Ed Moore singles to left field. Del Katoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Ozzie Dunn strikes out. Walter Valle flies out to the left fielder. Stormy Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Steve Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Frey strikes out. Spider Leheny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Eddie Francis grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Hines is pinch hitting for Lonny Hermoso. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kevin Hines reached on a fielding error by Del Katoll. Rich Berger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kevin Hines is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jug Nagy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Dave Hodapp pitching. Buck Lumley strikes out. Bill Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Bill Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Cesar Lehner singles to center field. Lefty Hickey strikes out. Ozzie Dunn pops out to the third baseman. Walter Valle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Smash McGrue strikes out. Spoke Paulette is pinch hitting for Ed Moore. Spoke Paulette singles to right field. Del Katoll singles to center field. Spoke Paulette advances to third on the hit. Steve Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Spoke Paulette is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Homer Webb enters the game as a defensive replacement for Spoke Paulette at 3B. Ray West enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Butler at RF. Bill Upshaw enters the game as a defensive replacement for Smash McGrue at C. Stormy Daniels hits a home run. Eddie Francis strikes out. Jeremi Schumacher is pinch hitting for Dave Hodapp. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jeremi Schumacher pops out to the first baseman. Rich Berger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bryan Brucker pitching. Tommy Kusnyer is pinch hitting for Johnny Frey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tommy Kusnyer grounds out to the shortstop. Spider Leheny doubles to left field. Buck Lumley grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Wayne Grimshaw pitching. Jug Nagy grounds out to the shortstop. Cesar Lehner hits a home run. Lefty Hickey strikes out. Ozzie Dunn singles to left field. Ozzie Dunn steals second. Walter Valle is hit by a pitch. Stormy Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Ray West strikes out. Bill Upshaw grounds out to the third baseman. Homer Webb hits a home run. Del Katoll walks. Steve Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Pavel Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eddie Francis walks. Denny Potts is pinch hitting for Bryan Brucker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denny Potts grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rich Berger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Bill Cooper is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Nolan improves in contact_vs_righty Tim Craft did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Atlee Stafford improves in velocity Lou Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Billy Wallace improves in 3B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curt Moeller improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Olson improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Clarkson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Meier improves in power_vs_righty Frank Woodson did not respond to coaching in C