Win: Jack Bolton (11-12) Loss: Steve Foxen (11-13)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Bolton pitching. Harl Mercedes strikes out. Juan Schmidt grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Steve Foxen pitching. Dave Smith walks. Harry Smith grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Minutelli walks. Walter Haney flies out to the center fielder. John Mattis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck walks. Danny McKeithan strikes out. Shane Judnich singles to right field. Brian Burkett flies out to the center fielder. Frank Servais pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Oreste Smith singles to center field. Jack Moore walks. Howie Fitzmorris grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Oreste Smith is out at third base. Jack Bolton lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jack Moore is thrown out at third. Howie Fitzmorris advances to second on the play. Howie Fitzmorris advances to second on the play. Dave Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Howie Fitzmorris is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Steve Foxen reached on a fielding error by Harry Smith. Harl Mercedes grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Foxen advances to second on the play. Juan Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Foxen advances to third on the play. Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Harry Smith walks. Joe Minutelli singles to center field. Harry Smith advances to third on the hit. Walter Haney strikes out. John Mattis flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Smith scores. Oreste Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck lines out to the shortstop. Danny McKeithan grounds out to the third baseman. Shane Judnich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jack Moore singles to center field. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jack Bolton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Brian Burkett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Servais grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Foxen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Smith. Harl Mercedes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Harry Smith strikes out. Joe Minutelli strikes out. Walter Haney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Juan Schmidt singles to right field. Harry Brown grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit John Mattis flies out to the center fielder. Oreste Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Moore singles to left field. Howie Fitzmorris walks. Steve Ancker 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 1st. Jack Bolton singles to center field. Jack Moore scores. Howie Fitzmorris advances to third on the hit. Dave Smith singles past the second baseman. Howie Fitzmorris scores. Harry Smith singles to left field. Jack Bolton is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Danny McKeithan strikes out. Shane Judnich strikes out. Brian Burkett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Minutelli hits an infield single to the first baseman. Jimmie Sanicki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Haney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Mattis doubles to center field. Oreste Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Servais grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Rick Arias is pinch hitting for Jimmie Sanicki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rick Arias grounds out to the second baseman. Harl Mercedes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Luke Perkins pitching. Jack Moore walks. Howie Fitzmorris walks. Evan Bowen is pinch hitting for Jack Bolton. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Evan Bowen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Howie Fitzmorris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Smith singles to right field. Jack Moore scores. Evan Bowen advances to third on the hit. Charlie Coggin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Juan Schmidt. Evan Bowen scores. Joe Minutelli strikes out. Walter Haney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Carlos Soriano pitching. Jake Hunter is pinch hitting for Juan Schmidt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jake Hunter grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Brown singles to right field. Ross Rohr-Beck grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Harry Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Danny McKeithan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Thomas did not respond to coaching in control Clay Irwin did not respond to coaching in range Frank Sloan did not respond to coaching in control George Bell improves in power_vs_lefty Yoandry Orta did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Witt did not respond to coaching in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Randy Davis did not respond to coaching in arm Jack Taylor did not respond to coaching in speed Elmer Pettibone improves in power_vs_righty Elmer Pettibone did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dave Rico improves in arm Randy Davis did not respond to coaching in range