Win: Leon Ortiz (3-0) Loss: Michael Sleater (1-1)
Save: Ron Acre (6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Michael Sleater pitching. Jeff Windhorn singles to right field. Hugh Herbert pops out to the third baseman. Brian Davis flies out to the center fielder. Phil Tidrow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Leon Ortiz pitching. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Jim Smith singles to center field. Ed Johnson lines out to the shortstop. Bob Brantley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Paddy Slaughter strikes out. Ron Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Tobin pops out to the second baseman. Vern Hippauf hits a home run. Len Hesterfer singles to center field. Passed ball. Len Hesterfer advances to second. Michael Sleater grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Oreste Smith strikes out. Leon Ortiz grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Windhorn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alex Altenburg hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Alex Altenburg steals second. Ed Johnson walks. Bob Brantley pops out to the first baseman. Clete Schoonmaker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Hugh Herbert strikes out. Brian Davis flies out to the center fielder. Phil Tidrow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Stan Tobin grounds out to the second baseman. Vern Hippauf walks. Len Hesterfer pops out to the shortstop. Michael Sleater flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Paddy Slaughter singles to right field. Ron Davis singles to center field. Paddy Slaughter advances to third on the hit. Gus Chamberlain hits a home run. Paddy Slaughter scores. Ron Davis scores. Hajime Yamamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oreste Smith strikes out. Leon Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Windhorn singles to right field. Hugh Herbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alex Altenburg grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Smith walks. Ed Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Brantley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Brian Davis flies out to the center fielder. Phil Tidrow flies out to the right fielder. Paddy Slaughter triples. Ron Davis singles to left field. Paddy Slaughter scores. Van LaPalme comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Chamberlain grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker strikes out. Stan Tobin lines out to the second baseman. Vern Hippauf grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Oreste Smith walks. Leon Ortiz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Windhorn grounds out to the pitcher. Hugh Herbert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Len Hesterfer grounds out to the shortstop. Van LaPalme grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Altenburg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Brian Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Tidrow grounds out to the second baseman. Paddy Slaughter hits a home run. Ron Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Smith pops out to the second baseman. Ed Johnson singles past the third baseman. Bob Brantley singles to left field. Ed Johnson advances to third on the hit. Joe Ruebel 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 2nd. Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Johnson scores. Stan Tobin singles to right field. Vern Hippauf walks. Len Hesterfer singles past the shortstop. Bob Brantley scores. Stan Tobin scores. Vern Hippauf advances to third on the hit. Al Monroe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Van LaPalme is hit by a pitch. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Gus Chamberlain singles to left field. Oreste Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gus Chamberlain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clem McCabe is pinch hitting for Al Monroe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clem McCabe pops out to the first baseman. Jeff Windhorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ron Acre pitching. Jim Smith flies out to the right fielder. Ed Johnson singles to center field. Bob Brantley pops out to the first baseman. Clete Schoonmaker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alejandro Burnett did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar Dotterer improves in arm Walter Haney did not respond to coaching in arm Carlos Soriano did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Babe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Johnson improves in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Foxen improves in velocity Cliff Fuentes did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Foxen improves in control Bob Witt improves in contact_vs_righty Hack Karlon improves in speed Ty Coffman did not respond to coaching in velocity