Win: John Halama (6-7) Loss: Buck Hosley (2-12)
Save: Taffy Stone (20)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Buck Hosley pitching. Scoops Dailey grounds out to the second baseman. Klondike MacDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Batchelder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit John Halama pitching. Les Miller strikes out. Pat Dunn strikes out. Chad Nerves Twitchell singles to left field. Steve Congalton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Arnold Daniels walks. Bob Hundley singles to right field. Spud Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Al Wells strikes out. Tyne Newcastle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Doug Petagine grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Halama flies out to the left fielder. Scoops Dailey singles to left field. Klondike MacDonald strikes out. Red Batchelder walks. Arnold Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Buck Hosley strikes out. Les Miller singles to right field. Pat Dunn grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Hundley walks. Spud Wilson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Hundley advances to second on the play. Al Wells flies out to the center fielder. Tyne Newcastle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Chad Nerves Twitchell walks. Steve Congalton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Doug Petagine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Halama grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Scoops Dailey walks. Scoops Dailey steals second. Klondike MacDonald walks. Red Batchelder walks. Arnold Daniels singles to center field. Scoops Dailey scores. Klondike MacDonald scores. Red Batchelder advances to third on the hit. Bob Hundley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Red Batchelder scores. Arnold Daniels advances to second on the play. Spud Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Smith strikes out. Sam Stone reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tyne Newcastle. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Buck Hosley reached on a fielding error by Arnold Daniels. Les Miller doubles to left field. Sam Stone scores. Buck Hosley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pat Dunn singles to center field. Chad Nerves Twitchell walks. Steve Congalton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al Wells singles to left field. Tyne Newcastle singles to left field. Al Wells advances to third on the hit. John Halama grounds out to the pitcher. Tyne Newcastle advances to second on the play. Scoops Dailey grounds out to the pitcher. Klondike MacDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Doug Petagine grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Red Batchelder grounds out to the second baseman. Arnold Daniels hits a home run. Brady Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Hundley grounds out to the second baseman. Spud Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the right fielder. Angel Hackman is pinch hitting for Brady Barrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Angel Hackman walks. Les Miller strikes out. Angel Hackman steals second. Walt Penner 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 2nd. Pat Dunn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Alvarez pitching. Al Wells flies out to the left fielder. Hector Rogers is pinch hitting for Tyne Newcastle. Hector Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Alcock is pinch hitting for Walt Penner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Brad Alcock pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Weaver pitching. Otto James enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hector Rogers at LF. Chad Nerves Twitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton doubles to right field. Doug Petagine singles to center field. Steve Congalton scores. Herschel Hutchings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Smith pops out to the second baseman. Sam Stone grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Doug Petagine is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Scoops Dailey walks. Klondike MacDonald hits a home run. Scoops Dailey scores. Bill Blades comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Batchelder flies out to the right fielder. Arnold Daniels strikes out. Bob Hundley singles to right field. Spud Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Taffy Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Bill Blades. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Todd Ballenger grounds out to the second baseman. Les Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Dave Alvarez is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Skeeter Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Skeeter Johnson improves in speed Jim Rivera did not respond to coaching in control Matt Sisk improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Kekich improves in arm Buddy Lee did not respond to coaching in control Vicente Aragon did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Matt Leshnock improves in RF