Inning: 1 Detroit Emil Mensor pitching. Andy Fox singles to right field. Ricky Ledee flies out to the left fielder. B.B. Mickels strikes out. Rick Parker hits a home run. Andy Fox scores. Marcus Lawton. strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Jimmy Jones pitching. Alexander Santoya doubles to right field. Issei Kanda hits a home run. Alexander Santoya scores. Tony Perezchica flies out to the center fielder. Roy Sirotka pops out to the shortstop. Mark Whiten grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ham Martzell grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Blowers singles to left field. Spoon Dorsett hits a home run. Mike Blowers scores. Doug Frey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Fox singles to center field. Andy Fox is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Jack Valle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bryan Bushong doubles to center field. Midre Flick flies out to the right fielder. Doug Frey lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ricky Ledee grounds out to the second baseman. B.B. Mickels strikes out. Rick Parker singles to center field. Marcus Lawton. singles past the second baseman. Rick Parker advances to third on the hit. Ham Martzell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Alexander Santoya pops out to the first baseman. Issei Kanda strikes out. Tony Perezchica flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Blowers flies out to the left fielder. Spoon Dorsett strikes out. Jimmy Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Roy Sirotka singles to left field. Mark Whiten strikes out. Jack Valle singles to left field. Roy Sirotka advances to third on the hit. Bryan Bushong grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Valle advances to second on the play. Midre Flick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Andy Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ricky Ledee singles to left field. B.B. Mickels singles in front of the right fielder. Rick Parker strikes out. Marcus Lawton. strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Doug Frey strikes out. Alexander Santoya flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Issei Kanda strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ham Martzell singles to right field. Mike Blowers grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ham Martzell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Orlando Maisel 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. Don Holmes is pinch hitting for Spoon Dorsett. Don Holmes singles to left field. Jimmy Jones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jimmy Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Tank Beauchamp enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Holmes at C. Gene Ehrhardt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick Parker at RF. Tony Perezchica grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Sirotka grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Whiten walks. Jack Valle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Andy Fox singles to center field. Ricky Ledee is hit by a pitch. B.B. Mickels flies out to the right fielder. Gene Ehrhardt strikes out. Marcus Lawton. singles to right field. Andy Fox scores. Ricky Ledee advances to third on the hit. Ham Martzell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Bryan Bushong strikes out. Midre Flick walks. Marcelino Wolcott is pinch hitting for Orlando Maisel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marcelino Wolcott singles to right field. Midre Flick advances to third on the hit. Alexander Santoya grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Taylor pitching. Mike Blowers strikes out. Tank Beauchamp singles to right field. Jimmy Jones lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Andy Fox doubles to left field. Tank Beauchamp scores. Jimmy Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jimmy Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricky Ledee singles past the shortstop. Andy Fox scores. B.B. Mickels walks. Gene Ehrhardt singles to right field. Ricky Ledee scores. B.B. Mickels advances to third on the hit. Marcus Lawton. strikes out. Jim Smith is pinch hitting for Ham Martzell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Issei Kanda reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Blowers. Stan Nipper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tony Perezchica singles to left field. Issei Kanda scores. Roy Sirotka flies out to the left fielder. Mark Whiten singles past the first baseman. Tony Perezchica advances to third on the hit. Jack Valle flies out to the center fielder. Bryan Bushong pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Blowers grounds out to the shortstop. Tank Beauchamp flies out to the left fielder. Knob James is pinch hitting for Stan Nipper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Knob James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Hutch Hutchinson pitching. Midre Flick singles to right field. Rudy Valdez is pinch hitting for Jimmy Kelly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rudy Valdez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Midre Flick advances to second on the play. Alexander Santoya singles to right field. Issei Kanda pops out to the catcher. Tony Perezchica is hit by a pitch. Roy Sirotka pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Chicago total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Andy Fox (23).HR - Rick Parker (15), Spoon Dorsett (4).GIDP - Jimmy Jones.HBP - Ricky Ledee (4). Baserunning: CS - Andy Fox (11). Fielding: E - Mike Blowers.
Game Notes Stan Nipper is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. Andy Fox is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Whitfield improves in contact_vs_lefty Royce Clayton did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Bonanno did not respond to coaching in speed James Moriarty improves in power_vs_righty Ralph Householder did not respond to coaching in CF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Barnes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick Vaughan did not respond to coaching in control Ben Barnes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Duane Hall did not respond to coaching in control