Win: Rod Miller (9-17) Loss: Erik Freeman (7-18)
Save: Kory Valle (17)
Inning: 1 Detroit Rod Miller pitching. Torey Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Val Cochrane hits a home run. Manny Hanning doubles to left field. Jesse Langford grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Erik Freeman pitching. Dave Webb strikes out. Stu Goodwin reached on a fielding error by Ray Davis. Ollie Fant grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Stu Goodwin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clyde Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Frank Blaylock walks. Frank Blaylock steals second. Frank Redmond pops out to the first baseman. Bill Kelleher grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dash Rifrock singles to left field. Doc Files strikes out. Ben Wallace strikes out. Rafael Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Torey Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Val Cochrane walks. Manny Hanning grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rod Miller singles to right field. Dave Webb grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Stu Goodwin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jesse Langford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Davis flies out to the left fielder. Frank Blaylock grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ollie Fant flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Jackson singles to center field. Dash Rifrock grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Redmond grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Kelleher flies out to the center fielder. Erik Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Doc Files grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Wallace singles to right field. Passed ball. Ben Wallace advances to second. Rafael Walker singles to right field. Rod Miller strikes out. Dave Webb singles past the third baseman. Ben Wallace scores. Stu Goodwin doubles to right field. Rafael Walker scores. Ollie Fant hits a home run. Dave Webb scores. Stu Goodwin scores. Earl Hancock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clyde Jackson singles to right field. Dash Rifrock grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Torey Simpson pops out to the first baseman. Val Cochrane grounds out to the shortstop. Manny Hanning hits a home run. Jesse Langford doubles to right field. Ray Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Doc Files strikes out. Ben Wallace reached on a fielding error by Frank Blaylock. Rafael Walker grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ben Wallace is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rod Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Frank Blaylock grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Redmond strikes out. Bill Kelleher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dave Webb doubles to right field. Stu Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. Ollie Fant grounds out to the shortstop. Clyde Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ban Trivisono comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tomonori Nakamoto is pinch hitting for Earl Hancock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tomonori Nakamoto flies out to the center fielder. Torey Simpson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Val Cochrane flies out to the right fielder. Manny Hanning grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Torey Simpson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Masahiro Takagi pitching. Dash Rifrock strikes out. Doc Files singles to right field. Ben Wallace singles to right field. Doc Files advances to third on the hit. Rafael Walker strikes out. Bobby Irwin is pinch hitting for Ban Trivisono. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby Irwin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Kory Valle pitching. Jesse Langford doubles to right field. Ray Davis singles to left field. Frank Blaylock walks. Frank Redmond grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Jesse Langford is out at home. Bill Kelleher strikes out. Jack Fox is pinch hitting for Masahiro Takagi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Masahiro Takagi is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Robertson improves in contact_vs_righty Dock Belardi improves in power_vs_righty Pete Quinn improves in speed Bill Hoff improves in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Fisher improves in arm Ed Bragg improves in arm Sammy Gordon improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Fisher improves in contact_vs_righty