Win: Eric Grace (15-8) Loss: Stan Oldham (16-9)
Save: Henry Gallego (31)
Inning: 1 Detroit Stan Oldham pitching. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the second baseman. Tetsuya Akagi walks. Todd Helton strikes out. Sean Casey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Eric Grace pitching. Bill Konieczny doubles to center field. Ron Felton grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Konieczny advances to third on the play. Noboru Asakura flies out to the center fielder. Gene Ramos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Duke Sims singles to right field. Duke Sims steals second. Katsuo Machida singles to left field. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Bob Bailor strikes out. Eric Grace singles to center field. Duke Sims scores. Katsuo Machida advances to third on the hit. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ecky McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Perrin pops out to the pitcher. Jim Moolic grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Tetsuya Akagi flies out to the right fielder. Todd Helton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harold Cepeda flies out to the center fielder. Stan Oldham strikes out. Bill Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Duke Sims flies out to the left fielder. Katsuo Machida grounds out to the third baseman. Klondike Douglass lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ron Felton reached on a fielding error by Sidney DeFate. Ron Felton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Noboru Asakura singles to center field. Noboru Asakura is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gene Ramos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Bailor lines out to the shortstop. Eric Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ecky McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Perrin grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Moolic singles to left field. Jim Moolic steals second. Harold Cepeda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Tetsuya Akagi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Todd Helton hits an infield single to the first baseman. Todd Helton steals second. Sean Casey pops out to the second baseman. Duke Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Stan Oldham walks. Bill Konieczny strikes out. Ron Felton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stan Oldham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Noboru Asakura grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Felton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Katsuo Machida singles to right field. Klondike Douglass pops out to the shortstop. Bob Bailor singles to right field. Joe McGaffigan 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. Eric Grace pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Sidney DeFate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gene Ramos strikes out. Ecky McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Perrin pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Tetsuya Akagi pops out to the shortstop. Todd Helton triples. Sean Casey grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Sims pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Moolic grounds out to the second baseman. Harold Cepeda grounds out to the third baseman. Junior Ramirez is pinch hitting for Joe McGaffigan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Junior Ramirez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Eddie Chadbourne pitching. Katsuo Machida flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Klondike Douglass strikes out. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Bob Bailor. Desi Coco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Henry Gallego comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Konieczny singles past the shortstop. Ron Felton flies out to the right fielder. Noboru Asakura flies out to the right fielder. Gene Ramos lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roy Baldwin improves in power_vs_righty Augie Rosen improves in speed Augie Rosen improves in arm Joe Gumpert improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cotton Eyrich improves in range Dan Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Howard Michaels did not respond to coaching in velocity Ollie Pena improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Merritt did not respond to coaching in C