Win: John Christmas (2-6) Loss: Carlos Corey (5-4)
Save: Joe Dixon (26)
Inning: 1 Detroit Len Henley pitching. Andres Johnson singles past the second baseman. Dick Raudman walks. Gene Saipe grounds out to the second baseman. Andres Johnson advances to third on the play. Dick Raudman advances to second on the play. Archie Mead flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Andres Johnson scores. Rickey Perkowski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Jonathan Treadway pitching. Hiromitsu Tanaka walks. Les Ancker singles to center field. Hiromitsu Tanaka advances to third on the hit. Fred Jones doubles to left field. Hiromitsu Tanaka scores. Les Ancker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walter Talbot singles to right field. Fred Jones scores. Walter Talbot steals second. Chuck Lowery singles to center field. Kevin Kalahan strikes out. Scott Hadley strikes out. Amaury Tiefenthaler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Dickson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Stone walks. Bill Stone steals second. Bill Stone is out trying to steal third. Dolly Crane hits a home run. Jonathan Treadway pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Len Henley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiromitsu Tanaka walks. Les Ancker strikes out. Fred Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Andres Johnson singles to center field. Andres Johnson steals second. Dick Raudman walks. Gene Saipe grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Johnson advances to third on the play. Dick Raudman advances to second on the play. Archie Mead flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Andres Johnson scores. Rickey Perkowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Walter Talbot flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Lowery flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Eddie Dickson bunts for a base hit. Bill Stone flies out to the center fielder. Dolly Crane grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Dickson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jonathan Treadway grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Scott Hadley singles to right field. Amaury Tiefenthaler walks. Len Henley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiromitsu Tanaka singles to center field. Scott Hadley scores. Les Ancker strikes out. Hiromitsu Tanaka steals second. Fred Jones lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Andres Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Raudman reached on a fielding error by Kevin Kalahan. Dick Raudman steals second. Gene Saipe grounds out to the catcher. Archie Mead singles to left field. Dick Raudman scores. Rickey Perkowski walks. Eddie Dickson walks. Bill Stone singles to right field. Archie Mead scores. Rickey Perkowski scores. Eddie Dickson advances to third on the hit. Bill Stone steals second. Dolly Crane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Walter Talbot hits a home run. Carlos Corey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Lowery grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Kalahan walks. Scott Hadley grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kevin Kalahan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Amaury Tiefenthaler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Carlos Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Dick Raudman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Dan Boisclair is pinch hitting for Len Henley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dan Boisclair grounds out to the second baseman. Hiromitsu Tanaka flies out to the left fielder. Les Ancker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit John Christmas pitching. Gene Saipe doubles to left field. Archie Mead grounds out to the pitcher. Rickey Perkowski is hit by a pitch. Eddie Dickson flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stone walks. Dolly Crane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Fred Jones singles to right field. Walter Talbot singles to left field. Fred Jones advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Chuck Lowery grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Fred Jones scores. Kevin Kalahan singles to left field. Art Parker 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. Scott Hadley singles to center field. Amaury Tiefenthaler singles to right field. Kevin Kalahan scores. Scott Hadley advances to third on the hit. Jackie Hargrave is pinch hitting for John Christmas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jackie Hargrave grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Roger Meine pitching. John Lear is pinch hitting for Art Parker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Lear pops out to the shortstop. Andres Johnson lines out to the second baseman. Dick Raudman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Clay Smith pitching. Hiromitsu Tanaka grounds out to the shortstop. Les Ancker walks. Fred Jones singles to left field. Les Ancker advances to third on the hit. Walter Talbot grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Dixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gene Saipe bunts for a base hit. Archie Mead strikes out. Rickey Perkowski grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Gene Saipe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Dickson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Gene Saipe (19).HR - Dolly Crane (18).SF - Archie Mead 2.HBP - Rickey Perkowski (2). Baserunning: SB - Andres Johnson (39), Dick Raudman (25), Bill Stone 2 (19).CS - Bill Stone (10).
Batting:2B - Fred Jones (20).HR - Walter Talbot (8).GIDP - Walter Talbot, Chuck Lowery. Baserunning: SB - Hiromitsu Tanaka (12), Walter Talbot (5). Fielding: E - Kevin Kalahan.
Game Notes Kevin Kalahan is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dale Mueller did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Thompson did not respond to coaching in velocity Darrin Mazzera did not respond to coaching in arm Gino Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Mahoney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeff Thompson improves in control Eddie Brown did not respond to coaching in 2B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in control Walter Hughes improves in arm Ozzie Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Mike Kahdot did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Kahdot did not respond to coaching in velocity