Win: Tim Pruett (12-6) Loss: Denny McLain Jr. (19-5)
Inning: 1 Detroit Tim Pruett pitching. Jeff Healy grounds out to the second baseman. Jigger Statz strikes out. Magglio Ordonez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Bob Eisenstat grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rick Lyons walks. Lou Flener strikes out. Marino Lefebvre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Chase Utley grounds out to the shortstop. Halo Rozema strikes out. Klondike Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles George Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Golden singles to center field. Joe Jordan strikes out. Orval Ridzik strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Clarence Gaston flies out to the center fielder. Vladimir Guerrrero pops out to the third baseman. Denny McLain Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Tim Pruett pops out to the catcher. Bob Eisenstat singles past the first baseman. Rick Lyons grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Eisenstat is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lou Flener doubles to center field. Marino Lefebvre singles to left field. Rick Lyons scores. Lou Flener scores. George Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jeff Healy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jigger Statz pops out to the shortstop. Magglio Ordonez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Joe Golden grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Jordan singles to left field. Orval Ridzik walks. Tim Pruett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tim Pruett reached on a 2-base fielding error by Vladimir Guerrrero. Joe Jordan scores. Bob Eisenstat grounds out to the shortstop. Orval Ridzik scores. Tim Pruett advances to third on the play. Rick Lyons flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Chase Utley grounds out to the pitcher. Halo Rozema grounds out to the shortstop. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Lou Flener singles to center field. Marino Lefebvre grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. George Jackson hits a home run. Joe Golden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Clarence Gaston grounds out to the second baseman. Vladimir Guerrrero singles to left field. Denny McLain Jr. lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Healy walks. Jigger Statz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Joe Jordan strikes out. Orval Ridzik grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Pruett hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Eisenstat grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tim Pruett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Magglio Ordonez grounds out to the second baseman. Chase Utley strikes out. Halo Rozema walks. Klondike Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Rick Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Lou Flener singles to left field. Marino Lefebvre doubles past the left fielder. Lou Flener uses his aggressiveness and scores. Isidro Marquez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Jackson singles to right field. Marino Lefebvre scores. Joe Golden singles to left field. George Jackson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Joe Jordan singles to left field. Orval Ridzik singles to center field. Tim Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Clarence Gaston grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Oscar Gamble is pinch hitting for Vladimir Guerrrero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Oscar Gamble grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Morales is pinch hitting for Isidro Marquez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Morales singles to left field. Wayne Comer is pinch hitting for Jeff Healy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Morales steals second. Wayne Comer singles past the second baseman. Mike Morales scores. Jigger Statz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Andrew Miller pitching. Bob Eisenstat singles to left field. Bob Eisenstat is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rick Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Flener hits a home run. Marino Lefebvre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Magglio Ordonez pops out to the pitcher. Chase Utley triples. Halo Rozema pops out to the third baseman. Klondike Douglass flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gary Thomasson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rube Leftwich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe LaRussa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Troy Glaus did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Terrell Henley improves in control Paul Bauer improves in power_vs_lefty Eddie Huston improves in power_vs_lefty Terrell Henley did not respond to coaching in endurance Al Hosey improves in 3B