Win: Johnny Smith (3-2) Loss: Wilson Walters (2-4)
Save: Walter Clary (8)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Wilson Walters pitching. Tarrik Kleinke hits a home run. Joe Cedeno flies out to the left fielder. Nick Clark flies out to the left fielder. Ryoichi Misawa doubles to right field. Roosevelt Thompson singles to left field. Ryoichi Misawa scores. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Johnny Smith pitching. Frank Frazetta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Dingman singles to left field. Willie Dingman steals second. Carlos Grilli grounds out to the shortstop. Tracy Aase pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Katsuma Hashimoto strikes out. Doug Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Harry Nelson lines out to the shortstop. B.J. Neibauer singles to right field. Alan Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Calvin Mizell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. B.J. Neibauer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Nick Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Wilson Walters strikes out. Frank Frazetta strikes out. Willie Dingman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa strikes out. Roosevelt Thompson reached on a fielding error by Wilson Walters. Roosevelt Thompson steals second. Bunny Roth strikes out. Katsuma Hashimoto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Carlos Grilli grounds out to the pitcher. Tracy Aase flies out to the right fielder. Harry Nelson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Doug Reynolds singles to center field. Johnny Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Johnny Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit B.J. Neibauer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Alan Johnson strikes out. Calvin Mizell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Cedeno pops out to the second baseman. Nick Clark flies out to the center fielder. Ryoichi Misawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Wilson Walters singles to left field. Frank Frazetta grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Willie Dingman singles to left field. Carlos Grilli strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bunny Roth grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuma Hashimoto singles to right field. Doug Reynolds grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Katsuma Hashimoto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Tracy Aase flies out to the center fielder. Harry Nelson singles to right field. B.J. Neibauer flies out to the left fielder. Alan Johnson singles to center field. Harry Nelson advances to third on the hit. Calvin Mizell walks. Pedro Castilla 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. Wilson Walters strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Pedro Castilla grounds out to the pitcher. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cedeno walks. Nick Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Frank Frazetta pops out to the first baseman. Willie Dingman lines out to the third baseman. Carlos Grilli grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa triples. Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Bunny Roth triples. Ryoichi Misawa scores. Katsuma Hashimoto walks. Doug Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bunny Roth is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Douglas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roosevelt Thompson at CF. Walter Clary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tracy Aase walks. Harry Nelson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tracy Aase is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. B.J. Neibauer singles to left field. Harry Nelson advances to third on the hit. Alan Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Nelson scores. B.J. Neibauer advances to second on the play. Calvin Mizell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Douglas. B.J. Neibauer scores. Dan Handiboe is pinch hitting for Wilson Walters. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Handiboe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Cooke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Slim Spinks improves in velocity Tim Watkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Cooke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe DeShields improves in contact_vs_lefty Glenn Hooton did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Cooke improves in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lou Difelice improves in contact_vs_righty Nomar Williamson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lou Difelice did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dutch Rhodes improves in velocity Gus Farrell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Carey improves in power_vs_lefty Lou Difelice did not respond to coaching in 2B