Win: Sig Kelly (1-2) Loss: Jason Bourne (4-1)
Save: Steve Hertz (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Fred Waller pitching. John Feliz singles to left field. Jimmie Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Art Schult singles to right field. Dave Stein strikes out. Eugenio Forare flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Gerald Boone pitching. Hal Dashiell singles to right field. Hardin Hemus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Dashiell advances to second on the play. Gail Whisenant singles to center field. Hal Dashiell scores. Ivan Johnson singles in front of the left fielder. Gail Whisenant is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jig Sharpton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Allen Nichols walks. Henry Heilmann doubles to right field. Allen Nichols uses his aggressiveness and scores. Motoji Murakami grounds out to the third baseman. Gerald Boone strikes out. John Feliz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bruce Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Grilli lines out to the third baseman. Woody Hinds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jimmie Schmidt walks. Jimmie Schmidt steals second. Art Schult strikes out. Dave Stein hits an infield single to the third baseman. Eugenio Forare singles to left field. Jimmie Schmidt scores. Dave Stein advances to third on the hit. Allen Nichols pops out to the shortstop. Joe Bates 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. Henry Heilmann singles to right field. Dave Stein scores. Motoji Murakami hits an infield single to the second baseman. Gerald Boone lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Bates strikes out. Hal Dashiell walks. Hardin Hemus strikes out. Gail Whisenant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit John Feliz singles to right field. Jimmie Schmidt strikes out. Art Schult flies out to the right fielder. Dave Stein grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Feliz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ivan Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Jig Sharpton walks. Bruce Taylor doubles to left field. Jig Sharpton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chris Grilli hits a home run. Bruce Taylor scores. Woody Hinds grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Eugenio Forare grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Heilmann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hal Dashiell walks. Hardin Hemus flies out to the center fielder. Hal Dashiell steals second. Gail Whisenant flies out to the right fielder. Ivan Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Motoji Murakami grounds out to the third baseman. Gerald Boone walks. John Feliz strikes out. Jimmie Schmidt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jig Sharpton singles to center field. Jig Sharpton steals second. Bruce Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Jig Sharpton advances to third on the play. Chris Grilli bunts for a base hit. Jig Sharpton scores. Jason Bourne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woody Hinds grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Art Schult singles to center field. Dave Stein strikes out. Eugenio Forare hits a home run. Art Schult scores. Sig Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allen Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Henry Heilmann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jimmy Perkins is pinch hitting for Sig Kelly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jimmy Perkins triples. Hal Dashiell walks. Hardin Hemus singles to center field. Jimmy Perkins scores. Hal Dashiell advances to third on the hit. Gail Whisenant flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal Dashiell scores. Norm Scully comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ivan Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Hardin Hemus advances to second on the play. Jig Sharpton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve Hertz pitching. Motoji Murakami grounds out to the shortstop. Taylor Adkins is pinch hitting for Norm Scully. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Taylor Adkins strikes out. John Feliz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Al Harris pitching. Bruce Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Grilli flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Woody Hinds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jimmie Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Art Schult pops out to the third baseman. Dave Stein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Jimmy Perkins is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Gregg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alan Moss did not respond to coaching in velocity Lyle Falk improves in speed Joe Giebell did not respond to coaching in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sandy Wojciechowski did not respond to coaching in control Dante Cordova improves in contact_vs_lefty Alex Price improves in arm