Win: Mike Shepard (5-13) Loss: Larry Mendoza (10-7)
Save: Mark Welch (22)
Inning: 1 Detroit Larry Mendoza pitching. Frank Frazetta walks. Willie Dingman grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Frazetta advances to second on the play. Tracy Aase singles to center field. Frank Frazetta scores. Alan Johnson walks. Calvin Mizell doubles to right field. Tracy Aase scores. Alan Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. B.J. Neibauer flies out to the right fielder. Clete Radford singles to right field. Calvin Mizell scores. Walter Clary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Grilli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Shepard pitching. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the second baseman. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Archie Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Shepard pops out to the third baseman. Frank Frazetta walks. Frank Frazetta is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Willie Dingman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Leo McGee strikes out. Ike Campbell doubles to left field. Bill Shoch singles to left field. Ike Campbell scores. Joe Douglas grounds out to the catcher. Bill Shoch advances to second on the play. Walter Clary singles to right field. Walter Clary is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Tracy Aase singles to left field. Alan Johnson strikes out. Calvin Mizell strikes out. Tracy Aase is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke singles to center field. Bert James reached on a fielding error by Tracy Aase. Joe Cedeno grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bert James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Archie Craig flies out to the left fielder. Leo McGee strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit B.J. Neibauer doubles to right field. Clete Radford flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Grilli singles to left field. B.J. Neibauer scores. Mike Shepard lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Frazetta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ike Campbell walks. Bill Shoch grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Campbell advances to second on the play. Joe Douglas singles to center field. Ike Campbell is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Walter Clary flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Willie Dingman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tracy Aase flies out to the left fielder. Alan Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the left fielder. Bert James walks. Bert James is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Cedeno singles to center field. Archie Craig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Calvin Mizell flies out to the right fielder. B.J. Neibauer flies out to the center fielder. Clete Radford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Leo McGee singles to right field. Ike Campbell doubles to right field. Leo McGee uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Shoch singles to left field. Ike Campbell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Douglas flies out to the center fielder. Walter Clary lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Carlos Grilli grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Madrid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Shepard grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Frazetta pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bert James flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno singles to right field. Ernie Holman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Archie Craig strikes out. Leo McGee singles to center field. Ike Campbell singles to right field. Joe Cedeno scores. Leo McGee advances to third on the hit. Bill Shoch lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Willie Dingman flies out to the left fielder. Tracy Aase lines out to the shortstop. Alan Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Douglas strikes out. Scott Madrid grounds out to the pitcher. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Calvin Mizell grounds out to the third baseman. B.J. Neibauer flies out to the left fielder. Clete Radford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mark Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bert James flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman. Archie Craig walks. Archie Craig is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nomar Williamson did not respond to coaching in speed Kent Remy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam Kessinger did not respond to coaching in control Gus Farrell did not respond to coaching in speed Leo Robertson improves in velocity John Cobb did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Gandil improves in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff James improves in range Tim Watkins did not respond to coaching in control Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Espinosa improves in range John Severin did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Ozuna did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Hobbs did not respond to coaching in LF