Inning: 1 Detroit Josh Barnes pitching. Heinie Booty singles to center field. Luke Helms grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Heinie Booty is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sumner Schemer singles to center field. Luke Helms advances to third on the hit. Sumner Schemer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Milt Brondell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Kerry Jorgens pitching. Ed Barnes triples. Ace Jabberwocky strikes out. Gopher Hervy-Karde singles to center field. Ed Barnes scores. Merritt Hancock singles to center field. Julio Franco Jr. flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Pep Persnickety strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Clint Lillard lines out to the third baseman. Tetsuhiro Takano singles to center field. Scratchy Nuggins walks. Trent Trentmaker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Barry McKockiner strikes out. Lu Leftwich flies out to the right fielder. Josh Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Kerry Jorgens strikes out. Heinie Booty strikes out. Luke Helms flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Ed Barnes pops out to the first baseman. Ace Jabberwocky strikes out. Gopher Hervy-Karde flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Sumner Schemer grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Brondell singles to center field. Milt Brondell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Clint Lillard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Merritt Hancock singles past the third baseman. Merritt Hancock is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Julio Franco Jr. singles to right field. Pep Persnickety flies out to the right fielder. Barry McKockiner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Tetsuhiro Takano strikes out. Scratchy Nuggins flies out to the center fielder. Trent Trentmaker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Lu Leftwich walks. Josh Barnes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Josh Barnes strikes out. Ed Barnes grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lu Leftwich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ace Jabberwocky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Kerry Jorgens flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Booty flies out to the right fielder. Luke Helms flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Gopher Hervy-Karde grounds out to the shortstop. Merritt Hancock strikes out. Julio Franco Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Sumner Schemer flies out to the right fielder. Milt Brondell strikes out. Clint Lillard pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Pep Persnickety strikes out. Barry McKockiner flies out to the right fielder. Beau Knerr is pinch hitting for Lu Leftwich. Beau Knerr singles to center field. Josh Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ruben Lefevre enters the game as a defensive replacement for Beau Knerr at 2B. Tetsuhiro Takano strikes out. Scratchy Nuggins singles to center field. Trent Trentmaker pops out to the first baseman. Ed Chalk is pinch hitting for Kerry Jorgens. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ed Chalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Reynaldo Simone pitching. Ed Barnes walks. Ed Barnes steals second. Ace Jabberwocky strikes out. Gopher Hervy-Karde strikes out. Merritt Hancock hits a home run. Ed Barnes scores. Patsy Romo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Franco Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Heinie Booty flies out to the right fielder. Luke Helms singles to center field. Sumner Schemer flies out to the left fielder. Milt Brondell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jason Lusader improves in arm Ron Coleman improves in speed Les Bool did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Coleman did not respond to coaching in speed Rich Becker did not respond to coaching in RF
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Whitcher improves in velocity Chuck Shelton improves in power_vs_righty Ken Valdez improves in power_vs_righty Juan Sorrells improves in contact_vs_righty