Win: Wil Niemes (3-0) Loss: Jonathan Treadway (1-2)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Jonathan Treadway pitching. Hiromitsu Tanaka triples. Les Ancker grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromitsu Tanaka scores. Fred Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Hadley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Wil Niemes pitching. Eddie Dickson strikes out. Gene Saipe strikes out. Bill Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Scott Borden strikes out. Dan Boisclair grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Kalahan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Archie Mead singles to right field. Dick Raudman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Archie Mead is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sam Hasegawa walks. Earl Richter strikes out. Eric Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Harry Tam grounds out to the third baseman. Wil Niemes grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromitsu Tanaka flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jonathan Treadway flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Dickson grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Saipe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Les Ancker singles to center field. Fred Jones grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Scott Hadley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Earl Richter. Scott Borden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Stone strikes out. Archie Mead grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Raudman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Dan Boisclair grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Kalahan walks. Harry Tam triples. Kevin Kalahan scores. Wil Niemes grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Tam scores. Hiromitsu Tanaka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Sam Hasegawa strikes out. Earl Richter singles to center field. Earl Richter steals second. Earl Richter steals third. Eric Kennedy reached on a fielding error by Hiromitsu Tanaka. Earl Richter scores. Jonathan Treadway lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eddie Dickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Les Ancker strikes out. Fred Jones singles to right field. Fred Jones steals second. Scott Hadley strikes out. Scott Borden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Gene Saipe hits a home run. Bill Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Mead singles to center field. Dick Raudman flies out to the left fielder. Sam Hasegawa singles to right field. Earl Richter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Dan Boisclair doubles to center field. Kevin Kalahan pops out to the shortstop. Harry Tam strikes out. Wil Niemes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Eric Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Wally Koufax is pinch hitting for Jonathan Treadway. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Wally Koufax flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Dickson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Carlos Corey pitching. Hiromitsu Tanaka singles to right field. Les Ancker singles past the third baseman. Hiromitsu Tanaka advances to third on the hit. Les Ancker steals second. Fred Jones singles to left field. Hiromitsu Tanaka scores. Les Ancker scores. Scott Hadley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scott Borden hits a home run. Scott Hadley scores. Dan Boisclair singles to center field. Jackie Hargrave is pinch hitting for Kevin Kalahan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jackie Hargrave flies out to the right fielder. Harry Tam walks. Wil Niemes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Gene Saipe strikes out. Bill Stone singles to center field. Archie Mead strikes out. Dick Raudman doubles to left field. Bill Stone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sam Hasegawa doubles to left field. Dick Raudman scores. Earl Richter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Hiromitsu Tanaka grounds out to the shortstop. Les Ancker hits a home run. Cy Fishel 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. Fred Jones is hit by a pitch. Scott Hadley flies out to the left fielder. Scott Borden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit John Christmas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. John Lear is pinch hitting for Cy Fishel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Lear flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Dickson walks. Gene Saipe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Dan Boisclair (4).3B - Hiromitsu Tanaka (3), Harry Tam (1).HR - Les Ancker (2), Scott Borden (2).GIDP - Fred Jones.HBP - Fred Jones (1). Baserunning: SB - Les Ancker (3), Fred Jones (7). Fielding: E - Hiromitsu Tanaka.
Game Notes Wil Niemes is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Eli Shanks improves in control Walter Hughes did not respond to coaching in range Mickey Burkhart did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Simpson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Warren Fagan did not respond to coaching in control Ozzie Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ren Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dale Mueller did not respond to coaching in control Fred Mahoney improves in power_vs_lefty Hunkey Butera improves in arm Darrin Mazzera did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Quevedo did not respond to coaching in velocity Ren Johnson did not respond to coaching in CF