Win: Jimmy Callahan (4-0) Loss: Gene Checo (0-1)
Save: Henry Gallego (10)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Behenna pitching. Sidney DeFate singles to left field. Jay Smith strikes out. Todd Helton pops out to the second baseman. Sean Casey singles to left field. Duke Sims strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dick Dunlop pitching. Jim Moolic strikes out. Bill Konieczny strikes out. Ron Felton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Katsuo Machida flies out to the center fielder. Klondike Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Bob Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rich Weston grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Ramos walks. Ecky McMillan grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Ramos advances to second on the play. Noboru Asakura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Dick Dunlop pops out to the first baseman. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Smith singles to center field. Jay Smith steals second. Todd Helton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Perrin flies out to the left fielder. Bill Behenna grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Moolic doubles to left field. Bill Konieczny singles to center field. Jim Moolic scores. Ron Felton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Sean Casey strikes out. Duke Sims doubles to left field. Katsuo Machida flies out to the right fielder. Klondike Douglass singles to left field. Duke Sims is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rich Weston strikes out. Gene Ramos walks. Gene Ramos is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ecky McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Bailor triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Dick Dunlop flies out to the right fielder. The defense is playing the infield in. Sidney DeFate singles to left field. Bob Bailor scores. Jay Smith strikes out. Todd Helton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sidney DeFate is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Noboru Asakura hits an infield single to the second baseman. Noboru Asakura is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bruce Perrin flies out to the center fielder. Bill Behenna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Sean Casey strikes out. Duke Sims strikes out. Katsuo Machida walks. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Moolic pops out to the shortstop. Bill Konieczny pops out to the first baseman. Ron Felton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Dick Dunlop flies out to the right fielder. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rich Weston strikes out. Gene Ramos doubles to center field. Jimmy Callahan 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. Ecky McMillan strikes out. Noboru Asakura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Jay Smith. Desi Coco grounds out to the third baseman. Todd Helton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sean Casey singles to left field. Duke Sims grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sean Casey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tetsuya Akagi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Desi Coco at RF. Bruce Perrin strikes out. Carlos Moffett is pinch hitting for Bill Behenna. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carlos Moffett strikes out. Jim Moolic walks. Bill Konieczny singles to center field. Jim Moolic advances to third on the hit. Bill Konieczny is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Gene Checo pitching. Katsuo Machida pops out to the pitcher. Klondike Douglass doubles to center field. Bob Bailor grounds out to the second baseman. Klondike Douglass advances to third on the play. Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Jimmy Callahan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Jones singles past the third baseman. Klondike Douglass scores. Jesus Black comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Jones steals second. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Henry Gallego pitching. Ron Felton flies out to the right fielder. Rich Weston strikes out. Gene Ramos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Altizer improves in range David Martin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Coleman did not respond to coaching in control Kim Herrera improves in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Howard Michaels did not respond to coaching in control Cotton Eyrich improves in arm Junior Ramirez did not respond to coaching in range Bill Boney did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Merritt did not respond to coaching in C