Win: Cliff Fuentes (1-0) Loss: Carlos Soriano (0-1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Cliff Fuentes pitching. Jeff Windhorn strikes out. Mark Urrea flies out to the right fielder. Brian Davis grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Carlos Soriano pitching. Stan Tobin grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Aurilia strikes out. Teruo Takeuchi singles to right field. Ed Johnson doubles to left field. Teruo Takeuchi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jason Metz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Tidrow grounds out to the second baseman. Paddy Slaughter singles to center field. Ken Veryzer pops out to the first baseman. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Altenburg walks. Reid Nicholson pops out to the second baseman. Alex Altenburg steals second. Clete Schoonmaker hits a home run. Alex Altenburg scores. Cliff Fuentes flies out to the left fielder. Stan Tobin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Oreste Smith flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Soriano strikes out. Jeff Windhorn hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mark Urrea strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hank Aurilia singles to center field. Teruo Takeuchi singles to right field. Hank Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Ed Johnson doubles to center field. Hank Aurilia scores. Teruo Takeuchi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rivington Hetling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Metz grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Altenburg pops out to the catcher. Reid Nicholson singles to center field. Clete Schoonmaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Brian Davis lines out to the pitcher. Phil Tidrow flies out to the center fielder. Paddy Slaughter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Cliff Fuentes grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Tobin pops out to the first baseman. Hank Aurilia walks. Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ken Veryzer strikes out. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Oreste Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Jason Metz strikes out. Alex Altenburg singles to right field. Reid Nicholson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Altenburg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Rivington Hetling reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Johnson. Jeff Windhorn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cliff Fuentes. Rivington Hetling scores. Mark Urrea grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Windhorn advances to third on the play. Phil Tidrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Fuentes grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Tobin walks. Hank Aurilia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Paddy Slaughter walks. Ken Veryzer is hit by a pitch. Oscar Dotterer pops out to the second baseman. Oreste Smith doubles to right field. Paddy Slaughter scores. Clem McCabe is pinch hitting for Rivington Hetling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clem McCabe walks. Jeff Windhorn pops out to the shortstop. Mark Urrea reached on a fielding error by Jason Metz. Ken Veryzer scores. Brian Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Ruebel pitching. Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the right fielder. Ed Johnson walks. Jason Metz singles to left field. Ed Johnson advances to third on the hit. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Phil Tidrow strikes out. Paddy Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ken Veryzer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the third baseman. Jim McIntosh is pinch hitting for Cliff Fuentes. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim McIntosh singles past the second baseman. Stan Tobin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim McIntosh advances to second on the play. Hank Aurilia singles to center field. Teruo Takeuchi walks. Ed Johnson singles to left field. Jim McIntosh scores. Hank Aurilia scores. Teruo Takeuchi aggressively advances to third on the hit. Alejandro Burnett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Metz singles to right field. Teruo Takeuchi scores. Bubba McDaniel is pinch hitting for Alex Altenburg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bubba McDaniel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Ron Young pitching. Oscar Dotterer grounds out to the second baseman. Oreste Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Fox is pinch hitting for Alejandro Burnett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Bolton improves in velocity Huck Kelb did not respond to coaching in arm Howie Fitzmorris improves in power_vs_righty Joe Minutelli improves in contact_vs_lefty George Allen improves in arm Ron Johnson improves in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Higgins improves in control Bob Witt improves in speed Ty Coffman did not respond to coaching in velocity Ty Coffman did not respond to coaching in control Ty Coffman did not respond to coaching in control Bob Witt improves in range