Inning: 1 Detroit Harvey Mabry pitching. Matt Harper flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ed Peterson singles to left field. Doyle Howard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Vance Egan pitching. Jonah Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Fajardo strikes out. Mendy Tracy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Sam Shofner walks. Rich Storie grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sam Shofner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walter Medeiros doubles to right field. Rich Storie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Miller flies out to the right fielder. Angel Whitaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Ed Granger strikes out. Mack Leius triples. Mark Haas singles to center field. Mack Leius scores. Jack Cicotte grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Vance Egan grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Harper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Peterson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Bo Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Harvey Mabry walks. Jonah Merritt singles to left field. Harvey Mabry advances to third on the hit. Bob Fajardo grounds out to the third baseman. Jonah Merritt advances to second on the play. Mendy Tracy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Doyle Howard singles to center field. Doyle Howard steals second. Sam Shofner grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Storie strikes out. Walter Medeiros strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Ed Granger grounds out to the second baseman. Mack Leius singles to center field. Mark Haas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mack Leius is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Cicotte grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Alex Miller singles to center field. Angel Whitaker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Vance Egan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Bo Johnson singles to right field. Harvey Mabry lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jonah Merritt grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Fajardo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Matt Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Peterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doyle Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Mendy Tracy pops out to the catcher. Ed Granger singles to center field. Mack Leius singles past the second baseman. Mark Haas flies out to the center fielder. Jack Cicotte pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Sam Shofner doubles to center field. Rich Storie singles to left field. Sam Shofner scores. Walter Medeiros walks. Alex Miller singles to right field. Rich Storie scores. Angel Whitaker singles to right field. Bill Richardson is pinch hitting for Vance Egan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bill Richardson singles to left field. Walter Medeiros scores. Alex Miller scores. Matt Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Angel Whitaker advances to third on the play. Bill Richardson advances to second on the play. Bill Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ed Peterson strikes out. Doyle Howard triples. Angel Whitaker scores. Bill Richardson scores. Sam Shofner singles to right field. Doyle Howard scores. Rich Storie grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Barry Morris pitching. Bo Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Heinie Davey is pinch hitting for Bill Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Heinie Davey walks. Gene Duser is pinch hitting for Jonah Merritt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Duser grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Lintz pitching. Walter Medeiros strikes out. Alex Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Angel Whitaker singles in front of the center fielder. Marty Javier is pinch hitting for Barry Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Marty Javier grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ed Baumer pitching. Bob Fajardo walks. Mendy Tracy grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ed Granger walks. Mack Leius flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Matt Harper hits a home run. Ed Peterson strikes out. Doyle Howard flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Sam Shofner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Johnny Nelson is pinch hitting for Mark Haas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Nelson strikes out. Jack Cicotte walks. Bo Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Cicotte is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kerry Bergman is pinch hitting for Bill Lintz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kerry Bergman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bo Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Vance Egan is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. Mack Leius is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jay DeMontreville did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryan Mankowski improves in range Billy Dedrick did not respond to coaching in control Scott Hill improves in velocity Terry Menefee did not respond to coaching in velocity Stan Hall did not respond to coaching in velocity Blackie Manush did not respond to coaching in SS
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stu Bearse did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Foss did not respond to coaching in control Rick Householder did not respond to coaching in velocity Mel Pierson improves in endurance Mel Pierson did not respond to coaching in control Roy Fisher did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Scheffler did not respond to coaching in 2B