Win: Mike Rogers (3-1) Loss: Javier Carrithers (0-1)
Save: Jason Clarke (7)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ron Wilson pitching. Tomonori Nakamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Fox doubles to right field. Bill Salas strikes out. Scott Unglaub strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Erik Freeman pitching. Freddie Zackert grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Bagwell grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Lopat singles to center field. Ken Huenke singles to left field. Danny Lopat is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Torey Simpson doubles to center field. Frank Blaylock flies out to the center fielder. Manny Hanning grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Thorpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Willie Calhoun flies out to the left fielder. Seth Rogers walks. Monte Werle singles past the second baseman. Seth Rogers advances to third on the hit. Jack Besse grounds out to the second baseman. Seth Rogers scores. Monte Werle advances to second on the play. Ron Wilson singles to center field. Monte Werle scores. Freddie Zackert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Erik Freeman singles to right field. Tomonori Nakamoto walks. Jack Fox doubles to right field. Erik Freeman scores. Tomonori Nakamoto uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Salas pops out to the shortstop. Scott Unglaub strikes out. Torey Simpson lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Danny Bagwell strikes out. Danny Lopat strikes out. Ken Huenke walks. Ken Huenke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Frank Blaylock grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Manny Hanning grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Thorpe walks. Erik Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Willie Calhoun strikes out. Seth Rogers pops out to the second baseman. Monte Werle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tomonori Nakamoto pops out to the shortstop. Jack Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Salas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Jack Besse walks. Ron Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Freddie Zackert grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Besse advances to third on the play. Danny Bagwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Scott Unglaub grounds out to the third baseman. Torey Simpson singles to right field. Frank Blaylock hits a home run. Torey Simpson scores. Manny Hanning grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Thorpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Danny Lopat walks. Ken Huenke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Lopat is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Calhoun hits a home run. Ken Huenke scores. Seth Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Monte Werle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Rogers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Callahan is pinch hitting for Erik Freeman. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bob Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Tomonori Nakamoto grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Fox pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Javier Carrithers pitching. Jack Besse walks. Aaron Sears is pinch hitting for Mike Rogers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Aaron Sears singles to center field. Jack Besse advances to third on the hit. Aaron Sears steals second. Freddie Zackert flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Besse scores. Danny Bagwell grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Lopat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Manny Afenir pitching. Bill Salas singles to left field. Scott Unglaub grounds out to the catcher. Bill Salas advances to second on the play. Torey Simpson singles to center field. Roy Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Blaylock grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Masahiro Takagi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Huenke singles to right field. Ken Huenke steals second. Willie Calhoun grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Huenke advances to third on the play. Seth Rogers reached on a fielding error by Frank Blaylock. Ken Huenke scores. Monte Werle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Seth Rogers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Besse singles past the first baseman. Roy Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Jason Clarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Manny Hanning flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Frank Thorpe pops out to the shortstop. Bill Kelleher is pinch hitting for Masahiro Takagi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Kelleher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Burns did not respond to coaching in control Pete Robertson improves in range Mike Turner improves in velocity Pete Robertson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jocko Merewether improves in range Lee Pena did not respond to coaching in arm El Drake did not respond to coaching in endurance Jocko Merewether did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty