Win: Joe Wolter (6-9) Loss: George Ford (20-6)
Save: Torii Joyce (37)
Inning: 1 Kansas City George Ford pitching. Lee Biggs walks. Nick Castellanos grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mark Canavan singles past the second baseman. Gary Langsford pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Joe Wolter pitching. Randy Hunt singles to center field. Nyls Brown flies out to the left fielder. Randy Hunt steals second. Carlos Russell grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Hunt advances to third on the play. Randy Nabors strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Elliott hits an infield single to the second baseman. Robby MacRobello strikes out. Ryan Higgins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Leo Cardenas singles to center field. Frank Kearns singles to left field. Leo Cardenas aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tom Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Leo Cardenas scores. Frank Kearns steals second. Bobby Villanueva grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Kearns advances to third on the play. George Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Don Wicker grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Wolter strikes out. Lee Biggs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Randy Hunt walks. Nyls Brown flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Russell grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Hunt advances to second on the play. Randy Nabors grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nick Castellanos singles to center field. Mark Canavan strikes out. Gary Langsford singles to center field. Frank Elliott singles to right field. Nick Castellanos scores. Robby MacRobello strikes out. Ryan Higgins grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Elliott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Leo Cardenas strikes out. Frank Kearns strikes out. Tom Baker doubles to left field. Bobby Villanueva pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Don Wicker flies out to the center fielder. Joe Wolter strikes out. Lee Biggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit George Ford grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Hunt singles to left field. Nyls Brown strikes out. Carlos Russell grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nick Castellanos strikes out. Mark Canavan strikes out. Gary Langsford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Randy Nabors pops out to the third baseman. Leo Cardenas pops out to the second baseman. Frank Kearns singles past the second baseman. Frank Kearns steals second. Tom Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Robby MacRobello singles to left field. Ryan Higgins strikes out. Don Wicker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Robby MacRobello is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bobby Villanueva strikes out. George Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Hunt hits a home run. Nyls Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ducky Jordan is pinch hitting for Joe Wolter. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ducky Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Biggs grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Nick Castellanos singles to right field. Mark Canavan hits a home run. Nick Castellanos scores. Gary Langsford singles to left field. Gary Langsford steals second. Tom Hiatt 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. Frank Elliott singles to right field. Gary Langsford scores. Robby MacRobello flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Benito Johnson pitching. Carlos Russell singles to center field. Randy Nabors strikes out. Leo Cardenas flies out to the left fielder. Frank Kearns grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ryan Higgins grounds out to the second baseman. Don Wicker singles to right field. Boyd Miller is pinch hitting for Benito Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Boyd Miller pops out to the first baseman. Lee Biggs reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bobby Villanueva. Nick Castellanos strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Torii Joyce pitching. Tom Baker lines out to the shortstop. Brad Gehrig is pinch hitting for Bobby Villanueva. Brad Gehrig flies out to the center fielder. John Fritz is pinch hitting for Tom Hiatt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Fritz hits a home run. Randy Hunt is hit by a pitch. Randy Hunt steals second. Nyls Brown walks. Carlos Russell reached on a fielding error by Nick Castellanos. Randy Nabors grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Tom Baker (29).HR - Randy Hunt (24), John Fritz (4).SF - Tom Baker.HBP - Randy Hunt (3). Baserunning: SB - Randy Hunt 2 (23), Frank Kearns 2 (12). Fielding: E - Bobby Villanueva.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Bowen improves in arm George Evans improves in power_vs_righty Jim Amelung improves in range Bob Williams did not respond to coaching in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Spencer improves in speed Rip Perez did not respond to coaching in control Mike Rucker improves in power_vs_righty Paul Spencer did not respond to coaching in range