Win: Kwame King (4-1) Loss: John Kelso (1-4)
Save: Rogers Shreve (8)
Inning: 1 Detroit Kwame King pitching. Billy Marshall strikes out. Rogelio Alonso grounds out to the second baseman. Slats Meixell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Kelso pitching. Ky Lin grounds out to the third baseman. Jon Smyth doubles to center field. Neeson Irving flies out to the center fielder. Drake Hinton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Adkins strikes out. Bill Ruffin flies out to the right fielder. Mario Arencibia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City C.K. May walks. Greg Bennett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gus Tonks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Willie Chiles strikes out. John Spencer hits a home run. John Kelso grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Marshall singles to center field. Billy Marshall steals second. Rogelio Alonso singles to right field. Billy Marshall scores. Slats Meixell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rogelio Alonso is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Victor Lindelof walks. Victor Lindelof steals second. Kwame King lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ky Lin flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Victor Lindelof scores. Jon Smyth singles to right field. Neeson Irving grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jon Smyth is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Eddie Adkins strikes out. Bill Ruffin grounds out to the second baseman. Mario Arencibia singles to left field. Willie Chiles reached on a fielding error by Jon Smyth. John Spencer singles to left field. John Kelso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Drake Hinton flies out to the right fielder. C.K. May singles to center field. Greg Bennett doubles to right field. C.K. May uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gus Tonks singles to left field. Greg Bennett scores. Victor Lindelof flies out to the center fielder. Kwame King flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Billy Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Rogelio Alonso flies out to the center fielder. Slats Meixell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ky Lin singles to right field. Jon Smyth grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ky Lin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jon Smyth steals second. Neeson Irving flies out to the left fielder. Drake Hinton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Eddie Adkins grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ruffin flies out to the center fielder. Mario Arencibia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City C.K. May strikes out. Greg Bennett walks. Greg Bennett steals second. John Spencer throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Gus Tonks strikes out. Victor Lindelof flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Willie Chiles flies out to the right fielder. John Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. John Kelso reached on a fielding error by Kwame King. Billy Marshall singles to right field. Rogelio Alonso singles to center field. Slats Meixell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Kwame King grounds out to the second baseman. Ky Lin grounds out to the shortstop. Jon Smyth doubles to center field. Neeson Irving flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Eddie Adkins pops out to the first baseman. Bill Ruffin walks. Mario Arencibia pops out to the first baseman. Willie Chiles grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Ruffin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Drake Hinton pops out to the second baseman. C.K. May walks. Jayhawk McLemore 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 1st. C.K. May is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Greg Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Rogers Shreve comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Spencer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jelly Taylor is pinch hitting for Jayhawk McLemore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jelly Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Barragan improves in contact_vs_lefty Morris Virgil did not respond to coaching in speed Tod Lowrey did not respond to coaching in range Rick Bowen improves in power_vs_righty Morris Virgil did not respond to coaching in RF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Alperman improves in control Craig McNamara did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Fullmer improves in velocity Russ James did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty