Win: Art Beckert (11-14) Loss: Lloyd Foster (12-12)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Art Beckert pitching. Merle Johnson singles to right field. Merle Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Shawn Sims grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Payton walks. Dwayne Werhas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Lloyd Foster pitching. Jim Bashang grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Livingston walks. Jimmy Brown grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ted Livingston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Morgan hits a home run. Jimmy Brown scores. Ed Irvin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Stu Short pops out to the shortstop. Harry Porter flies out to the center fielder. Brad Heine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Gus Cron flies out to the right fielder. Gary Bush lines out to the shortstop. Don Ballou flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Sean Engle grounds out to the shortstop. Lloyd Foster walks. Merle Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Shawn Sims singles to center field. Lloyd Foster advances to third on the hit. Frank Payton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Art Beckert grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Bashang walks. Ted Livingston strikes out. Jimmy Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dwayne Werhas hits a home run. Stu Short flies out to the right fielder. Harry Porter grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Heine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jose Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Irvin singles to right field. Gus Cron grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Irvin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Gary Bush flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Sean Engle strikes out. Lloyd Foster singles to center field. Merle Johnson strikes out. Shawn Sims doubles to center field. Lloyd Foster uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Payton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Don Ballou singles to center field. Art Beckert lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Bashang flies out to the center fielder. Ted Livingston doubles to right field. Don Ballou scores. Jimmy Brown reached on a fielding error by Sean Engle. Jose Morgan singles to right field. Ted Livingston scores. Jimmy Brown advances to third on the hit. Ed Irvin walks. Gus Cron singles to center field. Jimmy Brown scores. Jose Morgan scores. Ed Irvin advances to third on the hit. Gary Bush walks. Don Ballou grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Ed Irvin is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dwayne Werhas grounds out to the second baseman. Stu Short grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Porter pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Hiroki Ohtomo is pinch hitting for Art Beckert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hiroki Ohtomo singles to left field. Jim Bashang flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ted Livingston grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hiroki Ohtomo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jimmy Brown grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ted Livingston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dick Page pitching. Brad Heine strikes out. Sean Engle strikes out. Lloyd Foster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jose Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Irvin strikes out. Gus Cron strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bud Tyler enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Bush at CF. Merle Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shawn Sims is hit by a pitch. Frank Payton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shawn Sims is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dwayne Werhas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Tim Oberlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bud Tyler walks. Don Ballou pops out to the third baseman. Bud Tyler steals second. Dick Page pops out to the first baseman. Jim Bashang singles to center field. Bud Tyler scores. Ted Livingston grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Bashang is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Stu Short hits a home run. Fred Loucks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Porter flies out to the center fielder. Brad Heine singles to center field. Brad Heine steals second. Jim Bashang throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sean Engle grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Heine scores. Roger Dygert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Culberson is pinch hitting for Tim Oberlin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Culberson singles to center field. Merle Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Lloyd Foster is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Elliott did not respond to coaching in control Bud Greene did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bud Greene improves in power_vs_righty Jose Miller improves in velocity Einie Meine did not respond to coaching in control Watty Downs improves in endurance
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Coot Abreu improves in power_vs_righty Coot Abreu did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Burbrink improves in arm Frank Delaney did not respond to coaching in control Tom Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Adrian McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty