Win: Dixie Whitman (11-5) Loss: Walt Davis (7-10)
Save: Al Harris (10)
Inning: 1 Detroit Walt Davis pitching. Ray Williamson grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Wallace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmie Schmidt singles past the second baseman. Art Schult doubles to left field. Jimmie Schmidt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Stein grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dixie Whitman pitching. Hal Dashiell flies out to the right fielder. Hardin Hemus grounds out to the pitcher. Gail Whisenant doubles to right field. Jimmy Perkins singles to center field. Gail Whisenant scores. Shinya Ohishi triples. Jimmy Perkins scores. Bruce Taylor flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Eugenio Forare strikes out. Allen Nichols strikes out. Motoji Murakami singles to right field. Dixie Whitman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Chris Grilli grounds out to the third baseman. Jig Sharpton grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ray Williamson strikes out. Jerry Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Jimmie Schmidt singles to right field. Art Schult flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hal Dashiell grounds out to the shortstop. Hardin Hemus grounds out to the pitcher. Gail Whisenant grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Dave Stein is hit by a pitch. Eugenio Forare grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Allen Nichols reached on a fielding error by Bruce Taylor. Motoji Murakami walks. Dixie Whitman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jimmy Perkins grounds out to the third baseman. Shinya Ohishi grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ray Williamson singles to left field. Jerry Wallace walks. Jimmie Schmidt walks. Art Schult triples. Ray Williamson scores. Jerry Wallace scores. Jimmie Schmidt scores. Dave Stein grounds out to the pitcher. Eugenio Forare flies out to the center fielder. Sig Kelly 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. Allen Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Chris Grilli flies out to the right fielder. Jig Sharpton strikes out. Sig Kelly singles to left field. Hal Dashiell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Motoji Murakami singles to right field. Dixie Whitman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Williamson flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hardin Hemus walks. Hardin Hemus steals second. Gail Whisenant flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Perkins strikes out. Shinya Ohishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jimmie Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Art Schult strikes out. Dave Stein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bruce Taylor walks. Chris Grilli singles to right field. Norm Scully 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. Jig Sharpton singles to left field. Bruce Taylor scores. Chris Grilli advances to third on the hit. Glenn Carter is pinch hitting for Sig Kelly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jig Sharpton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Glenn Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Dashiell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Clancey pitching. Eugenio Forare lines out to the pitcher. Allen Nichols strikes out. Motoji Murakami flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hardin Hemus strikes out. Gail Whisenant pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Perkins singles to center field. Shinya Ohishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Norm Scully walks. Taylor Adkins is pinch running for Norm Scully on 1st base. Ray Williamson flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Wallace singles past the second baseman. Taylor Adkins advances to third on the hit. Jimmie Schmidt doubles to left field. Taylor Adkins scores. Jerry Wallace uses his aggressiveness and scores. Art Schult strikes out. Dave Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Al Harris pitching. Matt Hardy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eugenio Forare at 1B. Bruce Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Grilli flies out to the center fielder. Jig Sharpton singles in front of the center fielder. Woody Hinds is pinch hitting for Clancey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Woody Hinds singles past the shortstop. Jig Sharpton advances to third on the hit. Hal Dashiell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Taylor Adkins is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lyle Falk improves in range Katsuhito Yoshimura did not respond to coaching in control Roy Harding did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Bishop did not respond to coaching in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charlie Nunn did not respond to coaching in range Derrek Maisel improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Perkins did not respond to coaching in control