Win: Wilson Walters (14-7) Loss: Larry Mendoza (4-14)
Inning: 1 Detroit Larry Mendoza pitching. Alan Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Willie Dingman singles to left field. Tracy Aase walks. B.J. Neibauer singles to left field. Willie Dingman scores. Tracy Aase advances to third on the hit. Lou Doyle singles to right field. Tracy Aase scores. B.J. Neibauer advances to third on the hit. Carlos Grilli singles to right field. B.J. Neibauer scores. Lou Doyle advances to third on the hit. Greg Estes grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Doyle scores. Carlos Grilli advances to second on the play. Walter Clary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Suggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Wilson Walters pitching. Bert James flies out to the center fielder. Tarrik Kleinke singles to left field. Joe Cedeno singles to left field. Tarrik Kleinke aggressively advances to third on the hit. Archie Craig strikes out. Joe Cedeno steals second. Bunny Roth pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Wilson Walters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Johnson walks. Willie Dingman doubles to left field. Alan Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tracy Aase strikes out. B.J. Neibauer doubles to center field. Willie Dingman scores. Lou Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Yadil Delgado strikes out. Ryoichi Misawa walks. Walter Clary reached on a fielding error by Alan Johnson. Bert James grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walter Clary is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Carlos Grilli flies out to the left fielder. Greg Estes grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Suggs singles to center field. Wilson Walters singles to left field. Fred Suggs advances to third on the hit. Alan Johnson walks. Willie Dingman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke walks. Tarrik Kleinke gets picked off first. Joe Cedeno doubles to center field. Archie Craig strikes out. Bunny Roth flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Tracy Aase singles to center field. B.J. Neibauer flies out to the center fielder. Lou Doyle singles to right field. Carlos Grilli strikes out. Greg Estes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Yadil Delgado strikes out. Ryoichi Misawa singles to left field. Matt Smalley is pinch hitting for Walter Clary. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ryoichi Misawa steals second. Matt Smalley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dilson Owens pitching. Fred Suggs singles to left field. Fred Suggs steals second. Wilson Walters lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alan Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Suggs scores. Willie Dingman singles to left field. Willie Dingman steals second. Passed ball. Willie Dingman advances to third. Tracy Aase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bert James flies out to the left fielder. Tarrik Kleinke walks. Joe Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Archie Craig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit B.J. Neibauer flies out to the right fielder. Lou Doyle doubles to center field. Carlos Grilli hits a home run. Lou Doyle scores. Greg Estes flies out to the left fielder. Fred Suggs reached on a fielding error by Bunny Roth. Wilson Walters grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bunny Roth strikes out. Harry Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Yadil Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Alan Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Willie Dingman doubles to center field. Tracy Aase grounds out to the shortstop. B.J. Neibauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa singles to left field. Dilson Owens lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert James flies out to the right fielder. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Lou Doyle doubles to center field. Carlos Grilli strikes out. Michael Preston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Greg Estes pops out to the second baseman. Fred Suggs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Cedeno pops out to the first baseman. Archie Craig grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bunny Roth singles to center field. Harry Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Wilson Walters strikes out. Alan Johnson singles to right field. Willie Dingman flies out to the right fielder. Alan Johnson steals second. Passed ball. Alan Johnson advances to third. Tracy Aase pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Yadil Delgado singles to right field. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Poole is pinch hitting for Michael Preston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yadil Delgado gets picked off first. Wayne Poole singles in front of the center fielder. Bert James grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wayne Poole is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 12 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Edwards improves in contact_vs_righty Dutch Rhodes did not respond to coaching in control Tiny Huppert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Cobb did not respond to coaching in control John Cobb did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob DeSilva did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ryan Gooden did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Unser improves in range Michael Nilsson improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Reid did not respond to coaching in control Dave Reid did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Gerry Holman did not respond to coaching in control Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in 2B