Inning: 1 Detroit Tiny Sullivan pitching. Bob Odom hits a home run. Ken Archie grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Casey grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Davis singles to center field. Joe Nicol strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Don Leheny pitching. Brent Dalena reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill Casey. Rusty Hemingway strikes out. Ron Nielsen singles in front of the left fielder. Brent Dalena scores. George Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Terry Tresh singles to center field. Harry Potter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jay Adams singles to right field. Hector McGovern grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jay Adams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Curt Comorosky singles to center field. Hector McGovern advances to third on the hit. Don Leheny grounds out to the shortstop. Hector McGovern scores. Curt Comorosky advances to second on the play. Bob Odom grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jeff Schick singles to left field. Jeff Schick steals second. Marcos Trujillo flies out to the right fielder. Tiny Sullivan grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Dalena walks. Rusty Hemingway hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ron Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Ken Archie strikes out. Bill Casey flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Tresh strikes out. Harry Potter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Nicol grounds out to the catcher. Jay Adams walks. Hector McGovern strikes out. Curt Comorosky singles to center field. Jay Adams advances to third on the hit. Don Leheny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Schick walks. Marcos Trujillo singles to left field. Frank Harshany 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. Tiny Sullivan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tiny Sullivan walks. Brent Dalena doubles to left field. Jeff Schick scores. Marcos Trujillo scores. Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the second baseman. Tiny Sullivan scores. Brent Dalena advances to third on the play. Joe Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Nielsen walks. George Hughes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Odom strikes out. Ken Archie grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Casey doubles to left field. Jimmy Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Terry Tresh grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Potter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Schick grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Nicol flies out to the center fielder. Jay Adams singles to right field. Hector McGovern flies out to the left fielder. Curt Comorosky flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Marcos Trujillo pops out to the second baseman. Tiny Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Brent Dalena walks. Brent Dalena is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Murphy grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Odom flies out to the right fielder. Ken Archie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Nielsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Hughes pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Casey flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Davis doubles to center field. Joe Nicol hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jay Adams strikes out. Hector McGovern strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Terry Tresh grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Potter walks. Jeff Schick singles to right field. Bobby Casanova comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcos Trujillo flies out to the left fielder. Nigel Joseph is pinch hitting for Tiny Sullivan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Nigel Joseph walks. Brent Dalena walks. Harry Potter scores. Rusty Hemingway pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Yukinobu Aoyama pitching. Curt Comorosky singles to left field. Al Smith is pinch hitting for Bobby Casanova. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Smith singles to left field. Curt Comorosky advances to third on the hit. Bob Odom lines out to the second baseman. Ken Archie strikes out. Bill Casey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Nigel Joseph is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gordon Reed did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Emmett Peden improves in arm Jeff Hunter did not respond to coaching in control Luis Leiter improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Hunter did not respond to coaching in control Earl Knowlson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Belle improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Willis did not respond to coaching in arm Russ Seminara did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Coluccio did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Ratliff did not respond to coaching in speed Yogi Latimer did not respond to coaching in control