Win: Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (1-0) Loss: Eric Booker (0-1)
Save: Mike Herzog (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Clancey pitching. John Feliz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Henry Heilmann flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Rube Smith pitching. Paul Beckmann pops out to the shortstop. Gary Juster singles to center field. Woody Hinds pops out to the first baseman. Gary Juster is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jimmie Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Stein lines out to the shortstop. Art Schult strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Meador grounds out to the third baseman. John Manders flies out to the right fielder. Chris Grilli pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Motoji Murakami walks. Motoji Murakami steals second. Jim Rowe doubles to left field. Motoji Murakami scores. Rube Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Feliz pops out to the third baseman. Jerry Wallace doubles to right field. Jim Rowe scores. Henry Heilmann walks. Jimmie Schmidt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gail Whisenant flies out to the center fielder. Dave Adams singles to right field. Clancey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Clancey singles to right field. Dave Adams advances to third on the hit. Paul Beckmann singles to center field. Dave Adams scores. Clancey advances to third on the hit. Gary Juster doubles past the third baseman. Clancey scores. Paul Beckmann uses his aggressiveness and scores. Woody Hinds lines out to the first baseman. Bill Meador singles to right field. Gary Juster scores. John Manders strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Dave Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Art Schult flies out to the right fielder. Motoji Murakami grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Chris Grilli singles to right field. Gail Whisenant grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Grilli advances to second on the play. Dave Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Grilli advances to third on the play. Clancey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim Rowe singles to right field. Rube Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Feliz flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Wallace walks. Henry Heilmann walks. Jimmie Schmidt hits a home run. Jim Rowe scores. Jerry Wallace scores. Henry Heilmann scores. Doug Dalton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Stein singles to right field. Art Schult grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Stein is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Paul Beckmann flies out to the center fielder. Gary Juster walks. Woody Hinds grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Motoji Murakami singles to right field. Jim Rowe flies out to the right fielder. Rube Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Feliz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Meador singles to center field. John Manders strikes out. Chris Grilli lines out to the second baseman. Gail Whisenant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jerry Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Heilmann walks. Jimmie Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Dave Stein reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gail Whisenant. Art Schult flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dom Schilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dave Adams grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Dave Luderus is pinch hitting for Doug Dalton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Luderus singles to center field. Paul Beckmann grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Luderus advances to second on the play. Gary Juster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Bates pitching. Motoji Murakami singles to left field. Eugenio Forare is pinch hitting for Jim Rowe. Eugenio Forare pops out to the third baseman. George Miller is pinch hitting for Dom Schilling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. George Miller flies out to the right fielder. John Feliz walks. Jerry Wallace walks. Henry Heilmann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jason Bourne pitching. Jess Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eugenio Forare at CF. Woody Hinds doubles to right field. Bill Meador triples. Woody Hinds scores. John Manders strikes out. Chris Grilli flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Meador scores. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gail Whisenant singles to left field. Gail Whisenant steals second. Dave Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jimmie Schmidt strikes out. Dave Stein grounds out to the third baseman. Art Schult grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Orie is pinch hitting for Joe Bates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Orie singles to right field. Paul Beckmann singles to left field. Gary Juster grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. John Orie advances to third on the play. Woody Hinds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Eric Booker pitching. Motoji Murakami singles to left field. Jess Smith flies out to the left fielder. Matt Hardy is pinch hitting for Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Matt Hardy singles to center field. Motoji Murakami advances to third on the hit. John Feliz singles to right field. Motoji Murakami scores. Matt Hardy advances to third on the hit. Jerry Wallace strikes out. Henry Heilmann singles to left field. Matt Hardy scores. John Feliz advances to third on the hit. Ron Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmie Schmidt singles past the first baseman. John Feliz scores. Henry Heilmann advances to third on the hit. Dave Stein pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Mike Herzog pitching. Taylor Adkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmie Schmidt at 2B. Bill Meador singles to right field. John Manders grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bill Meador is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Grilli pops out to the second baseman. Gail Whisenant walks. Dave Adams grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Warren Moschitto improves in power_vs_righty Antonio Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gary Hoover did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Oscar Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Waller did not respond to coaching in control Brian Walberg did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Walberg did not respond to coaching in control