Win: Yulieski Duvergel (4-1) Loss: Jim Etchison (2-3)
Save: Mark Welch (8)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Yulieski Duvergel pitching. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Bunny Roth walks. Roosevelt Thompson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Etchison pitching. Frank Frazetta singles to center field. Calvin Mizell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dan Handiboe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe DeShields grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuma Hashimoto hits a home run. Bill Shoch pops out to the second baseman. Ryoichi Misawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Willie Dingman flies out to the center fielder. Tracy Aase strikes out. Carlos Grilli singles to center field. Greg Estes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ryoichi Misawa. Fred Suggs singles past the shortstop. Carlos Grilli scores. Yulieski Duvergel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Etchison flies out to the center fielder. Tarrik Kleinke singles to center field. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Bunny Roth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Frank Frazetta grounds out to the third baseman. Calvin Mizell strikes out. Dan Handiboe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe DeShields singles to center field. Katsuma Hashimoto strikes out. Joe DeShields is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Willie Dingman grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Aase flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Grilli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Shoch flies out to the center fielder. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the left fielder. Jim Etchison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Greg Estes flies out to the left fielder. Fred Suggs reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ryoichi Misawa. Yulieski Duvergel lines out to the third baseman. Frank Frazetta singles to center field. Fred Suggs scores. Calvin Mizell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke singles to left field. Joe Cedeno walks. Bunny Roth strikes out. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Kleinke advances to third on the play. Joe Cedeno advances to second on the play. Joe DeShields strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Dan Handiboe singles to center field. Willie Dingman strikes out. Tracy Aase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Handiboe advances to second on the play. Carlos Grilli singles to right field. Dan Handiboe is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Katsuma Hashimoto strikes out. Bill Shoch singles to center field. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the center fielder. Matt Smalley is pinch hitting for Jim Etchison. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Matt Smalley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Shoch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Walter Clary pitching. Greg Estes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Fred Suggs strikes out. Yulieski Duvergel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke lines out to the second baseman. Joe Cedeno pops out to the shortstop. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Frank Frazetta strikes out. Calvin Mizell singles past the shortstop. Dan Handiboe singles to right field. Willie Dingman singles to right field. Calvin Mizell scores. Dan Handiboe is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Tracy Aase grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie Dingman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mark Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Joe DeShields pops out to the shortstop. Katsuma Hashimoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Michael Nilsson improves in arm John Severin did not respond to coaching in velocity Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Unser improves in power_vs_righty Tommy Ozuna did not respond to coaching in control Rick Cooke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ken Hobbs did not respond to coaching in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ryan Gooden improves in arm Kent Remy did not respond to coaching in speed Gus Farrell did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Walter Johnson improves in control Sam Kessinger did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Gandil did not respond to coaching in LF