Win: Denny McLain Jr. (15-4) Loss: Mike Bench (9-4)
Save: Isidro Marquez (22)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Bob Eisenstat flies out to the center fielder. Rick Lyons singles to right field. Lou Flener grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Lyons advances to second on the play. Lindsay MacDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Mike Bench pitching. Jeff Healy singles to center field. Jeff Healy steals second. Jigger Statz walks. Prince Fielder strikes out. Billy Queen flies out to the left fielder. Magglio Ordonez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Marino Lefebvre grounds out to the pitcher. George Jackson strikes out. Joe Golden singles to center field. Joe Jordan hits a home run. Joe Golden scores. Mike Bench strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Chase Utley grounds out to the second baseman. Halo Rozema walks. Klondike Douglass flies out to the right fielder. Denny McLain Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Bob Eisenstat strikes out. Rick Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Lou Flener singles to left field. Lindsay MacDonald singles to left field. Lou Flener advances to third on the hit. Marino Lefebvre bunts for a base hit. Lou Flener scores. George Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Jeff Healy grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Jigger Statz singles to center field. Prince Fielder strikes out. Billy Queen flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Joe Golden flies out to the center fielder. Joe Jordan grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Bench singles to right field. Bob Eisenstat flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Magglio Ordonez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chase Utley strikes out. Halo Rozema singles to left field. Klondike Douglass hits a home run. Halo Rozema scores. Denny McLain Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Rick Lyons singles to left field. Lou Flener strikes out. Lindsay MacDonald flies out to the left fielder. Marino Lefebvre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jeff Healy strikes out. Jigger Statz bunts for a base hit. Jigger Statz steals second. Prince Fielder flies out to the right fielder. Billy Queen is hit by a pitch. Magglio Ordonez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles George Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Golden grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Chase Utley singles to right field. Halo Rozema singles to left field. Klondike Douglass walks. Denny McLain Jr. grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chase Utley scores. Halo Rozema advances to third on the play. Fernando Peters comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Healy hits a home run. Halo Rozema scores. Jigger Statz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Fernando Peters flies out to the center fielder. Bob Eisenstat strikes out. Rick Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Prince Fielder hits a home run. Ray Embree comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Queen pops out to the shortstop. Magglio Ordonez grounds out to the shortstop. Chase Utley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Chipper Jones enters the game as a defensive replacement for Prince Fielder at 1B. Mike Morales enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chase Utley at 3B. Lou Flener flies out to the center fielder. Lindsay MacDonald walks. Marino Lefebvre singles to center field. George Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Frank Boone is pinch hitting for Joe Golden. Frank Boone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred McIntyre enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Boone at C. Halo Rozema grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Klondike Douglass flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Gaston is pinch hitting for Denny McLain Jr.. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clarence Gaston grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Isidro Marquez pitching. Joe Jordan singles to right field. Red Dandridge is pinch hitting for Ray Embree. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Red Dandridge grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Jordan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Eisenstat strikes out. Rick Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Don Karl did not respond to coaching in control Don Karl did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Karl did not respond to coaching in control Don Karl did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Hosey did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jerry Bradshaw improves in contact_vs_lefty Dummy Morley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rube Leftwich improves in power_vs_righty Lynn Jones did not respond to coaching in speed