Win: Danny Wheeler (7-5) Loss: Taffy Stone (0-4)
Save: Dick McNertney (34)
Inning: 1 Detroit John Halama pitching. Les Miller strikes out. Angel Hackman walks. Chad Nerves Twitchell walks. Eddie Ward grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chad Nerves Twitchell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Smith singles to right field. Angel Hackman scores. Sam Stone singles to center field. Eddie Ward scores. Mike Smith advances to third on the hit. Tom Demery grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Gabe Mussill pitching. Al Wells strikes out. Red Batchelder grounds out to the third baseman. Scoops Dailey hits a home run. Arnold Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jesse Gillespie singles to right field. Gabe Mussill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Les Miller doubles to left field. Jesse Gillespie scores. Angel Hackman strikes out. Les Miller steals third. Chad Nerves Twitchell hits a home run. Les Miller scores. Herschel Hutchings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Ward pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Spud Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Klondike MacDonald singles past the second baseman. Klondike MacDonald steals second. Otto James singles to left field. Klondike MacDonald is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Tyne Newcastle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Smith walks. Sam Stone flies out to the left fielder. Tom Demery singles to center field. Mike Smith advances to third on the hit. Jesse Gillespie grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Herschel Hutchings singles to center field. Al Wells strikes out. Red Batchelder strikes out. Scoops Dailey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herschel Hutchings is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Gabe Mussill strikes out. Les Miller flies out to the left fielder. Angel Hackman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Arnold Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Spud Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Klondike MacDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Chad Nerves Twitchell strikes out. Eddie Ward flies out to the right fielder. Mike Smith walks. Ed Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Sam Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Otto James grounds out to the second baseman. Tyne Newcastle flies out to the right fielder. Ed Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Demery strikes out. Jesse Gillespie grounds out to the shortstop. Gabe Mussill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al Wells doubles to center field. Red Batchelder doubles to left field. Al Wells scores. Scoops Dailey is hit by a pitch. Arnold Daniels grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scoops Dailey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Johnson 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. Spud Wilson doubles to right field. Red Batchelder scores. Arnold Daniels uses his aggressiveness and scores. Klondike MacDonald reached on a fielding error by Mike Smith. Otto James walks. Tyne Newcastle singles to right field. Spud Wilson scores. Klondike MacDonald scores. Otto James advances to third on the hit. Ed Weaver grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Tyne Newcastle advances to second on the play. Al Wells flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Les Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Hackman flies out to the center fielder. Chad Nerves Twitchell walks. Chad Nerves Twitchell steals second. Eddie Ward lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Red Batchelder pops out to the catcher. Brady Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scoops Dailey flies out to the right fielder. Arnold Daniels reached on a fielding error by Angel Hackman. Arnold Daniels steals second. Spud Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Marty Valdez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Smith flies out to the right fielder. Sam Stone singles to center field. Sam Stone steals second. Tom Demery walks. Jesse Gillespie strikes out. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Brady Barrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Ballenger walks. Les Miller walks. Sam Stone scores. Walt Penner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Angel Hackman lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Danny Wheeler pitching. Klondike MacDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Otto James strikes out. Dan Cline is pinch hitting for Tyne Newcastle. Dan Cline strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Yoandy Benitez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Cline at LF. Chad Nerves Twitchell doubles to center field. Eddie Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Smith flies out to the center fielder. Sam Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Hundley is pinch hitting for Walt Penner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bob Hundley strikes out. Al Wells strikes out. Red Batchelder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Taffy Stone pitching. Tom Demery flies out to the center fielder. Jesse Gillespie pops out to the shortstop. Danny Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Scoops Dailey pops out to the second baseman. Arnold Daniels singles to center field. Arnold Daniels is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Spud Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Les Miller singles to center field. Angel Hackman grounds out to the third baseman. Les Miller advances to second on the play. Chad Nerves Twitchell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Klondike MacDonald. Les Miller scores. Eddie Ward strikes out. Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Kansas City Dick McNertney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Klondike MacDonald flies out to the right fielder. Otto James grounds out to the pitcher. Yoandy Benitez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Les Miller (29), Chad Nerves Twitchell (31).HR - Chad Nerves Twitchell (10).GIDP - Jesse Gillespie. Baserunning: SB - Les Miller (11), Chad Nerves Twitchell (8), Sam Stone (16). Fielding: E - Angel Hackman, Mike Smith.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Webster improves in power_vs_lefty Larry Webster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Congalton improves in speed Bob Schmidt did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Kekich did not respond to coaching in RF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Randy Lombardi improves in arm Sid Walsh improves in control Dino Sweeney did not respond to coaching in control Yasuyuki Hikima did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Lombardi did not respond to coaching in RF