Win: Miguel Knepper (14-4) Loss: Tom Dalton (5-12)
Inning: 1 Detroit Tom Dalton pitching. Nyls Brown hits a home run. Brad Gehrig strikes out. Gabe Small grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Staton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Miguel Knepper pitching. Nick Castellanos flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Higgins grounds out to the second baseman. Patsy Wheat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Arnold singles to center field. Randy Nabors flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Leo Cardenas singles to right field. Matt Arnold advances to third on the hit. Bobby Villanueva singles to right field. Matt Arnold scores. Leo Cardenas advances to third on the hit. Miguel Knepper walks. Nyls Brown strikes out. Brad Gehrig singles to left field. Leo Cardenas scores. Bobby Villanueva scores. Miguel Knepper advances to third on the hit. Gabe Small strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Evans strikes out. Willie Zacher doubles to center field. Papa Watson grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Oscar Staton singles to center field. Matt Arnold pops out to the first baseman. Randy Nabors strikes out. Leo Cardenas grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lee Biggs grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Dalton grounds out to the pitcher. Nick Castellanos walks. Ryan Higgins grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nick Castellanos is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bobby Villanueva flies out to the center fielder. Miguel Knepper singles past the shortstop. Nyls Brown strikes out. Brad Gehrig triples. Miguel Knepper scores. Gabe Small walks. Oscar Staton singles to left field. Brad Gehrig scores. Joe Prim comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Arnold flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Patsy Wheat grounds out to the shortstop. George Evans strikes out. Willie Zacher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Randy Nabors flies out to the right fielder. Leo Cardenas flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Villanueva flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Papa Watson strikes out. Howie Brodie hits an infield single to the third baseman. Lee Biggs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Howie Brodie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Prim grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Miguel Knepper grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Nyls Brown singles to center field. Brad Gehrig doubles to center field. Nyls Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lyle Rhem comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gabe Small singles past the second baseman. Brad Gehrig scores. Oscar Staton strikes out. Matt Arnold grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nick Castellanos strikes out. Ryan Higgins pops out to the third baseman. Patsy Wheat flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Randy Nabors flies out to the center fielder. Leo Cardenas strikes out. Bobby Villanueva hits a home run. Miguel Knepper singles to center field. Nyls Brown singles to center field. Brad Gehrig grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nyls Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City George Evans lines out to the second baseman. Willie Zacher flies out to the right fielder. Papa Watson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Gabe Small strikes out. Oscar Staton pops out to the third baseman. Matt Arnold strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Howie Brodie grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Biggs doubles to left field. Mark Canavan is pinch hitting for Lyle Rhem. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Canavan lines out to the second baseman. Nick Castellanos flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Tom Horsey pitching. Randy Nabors flies out to the left fielder. Leo Cardenas strikes out. Bobby Villanueva walks. Miguel Knepper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ryan Higgins strikes out. Patsy Wheat flies out to the right fielder. George Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Garciaparra improves in speed Jack Garciaparra improves in range Mike Rucker did not respond to coaching in arm Tod Link did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lerton Hughes did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Collins improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Snyder improves in speed Jack Collins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty