Win: Abie McKay (3-0) Loss: Bill Massa (0-2)
Save: Del Acosta (5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Abie McKay pitching. Lee Ferrara flies out to the right fielder. Neal Chappelle singles past the third baseman. Jordan McGee walks. Chuck Taylor strikes out. Jasper Jackson doubles to left field. Neal Chappelle scores. Jordan McGee scores. Jesus Byrdak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Massa pitching. Dan Hildebrand flies out to the left fielder. Bill Walker singles to center field. Lou Snyder grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Grady Hoyt singles to center field. Charlie Ritchey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Massa singles to right field. Lee Ferrara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Suppan pops out to the second baseman. Bob Shore flies out to the left fielder. Bob Larkin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Neal Chappelle flies out to the right fielder. Jordan McGee singles to right field. Jordan McGee steals second. Chuck Taylor singles in front of the right fielder. Jasper Jackson strikes out. Jesus Byrdak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Wilbur Murphy singles to right field. Ken Butcher singles to center field. Wilbur Murphy advances to third on the hit. Abie McKay singles to right field. Wilbur Murphy scores. Ken Butcher advances to third on the hit. Dan Hildebrand flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ken Butcher scores. Bill Walker flies out to the center fielder. Lou Snyder doubles to right field. Phil Suppan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Grady Hoyt lines out to the third baseman. Charlie Ritchey grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Massa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Shore strikes out. Bob Larkin doubles to center field. Wilbur Murphy grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Larkin advances to third on the play. Ken Butcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lee Ferrara strikes out. Neal Chappelle singles to right field. Jordan McGee strikes out. Chuck Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Abie McKay flies out to the left fielder. Dan Hildebrand flies out to the right fielder. Bill Walker hits a home run. Karl Lake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jasper Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Jesus Byrdak grounds out to the third baseman. Grady Hoyt doubles to center field. Charlie Ritchey walks. MJ Schmidt is pinch hitting for Karl Lake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. MJ Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Spike Sauer pitching. Phil Suppan grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Shore strikes out. Bob Larkin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lee Ferrara singles to left field. Neal Chappelle grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Jordan McGee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Wilbur Murphy strikes out. Ken Butcher flies out to the center fielder. John McCurry is pinch hitting for Abie McKay. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John McCurry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Puddy pitching. Chuck Taylor walks. Jasper Jackson walks. Jesus Byrdak singles to left field. Chuck Taylor is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Jasper Jackson advances to third on the play. Grady Hoyt strikes out. Charlie Ritchey walks. Lenny Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Van Sikorski is pinch hitting for Spike Sauer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Van Sikorski strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Oertel pitching. Dan Hildebrand hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bill Walker flies out to the right fielder. Lou Snyder hits an infield single to the catcher. Phil Suppan pops out to the shortstop. Bob Shore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lou Snyder is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Del Acosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lee Ferrara pops out to the second baseman. Neal Chappelle grounds out to the third baseman. Jordan McGee pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lyman Grey did not respond to coaching in velocity George Lindsey did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Martin improves in range Jess Wise improves in power_vs_lefty Dan Bevan did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Brian Harris improves in control Tony Bosman improves in arm Walker Pettit did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Clark improves in speed