Win: Chris Blackburne (15-8) Loss: Jesus Nickle (4-7)
Inning: 1 Detroit Chris Blackburne pitching. Brian Landrum strikes out. Bobby Moynahan grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Jesus Nickle pitching. Derek Keltner singles to center field. Lew Plesac flies out to the center fielder. Ron Callahan bunts for a base hit. Rollie Chouinard strikes out. Hank Kelley hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ron DeFreitas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Elvis Hoeft grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Martinez strikes out. Walt Matias strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Fred Baldwin grounds out to the shortstop. Ab Williams flies out to the left fielder. Chris Blackburne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Andy Lavandera grounds out to the shortstop. Eddy Hendrix pops out to the second baseman. Jesus Nickle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Derek Keltner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lew Plesac grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Brian Landrum strikes out. Bobby Moynahan reached on a fielding error by Ab Williams. Jim Boone pops out to the second baseman. Elvis Hoeft grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Rollie Chouinard lines out to the first baseman. Hank Kelley singles past the shortstop. Ron DeFreitas strikes out. Fred Baldwin singles to right field. Hank Kelley advances to third on the hit. Ab Williams hits a home run. Hank Kelley scores. Fred Baldwin scores. Chris Blackburne lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Johnny Martinez flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Walt Matias strikes out. Andy Lavandera walks. Eddy Hendrix grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Derek Keltner grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Plesac walks. Ron Callahan strikes out. Rollie Chouinard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jesus Nickle grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Landrum singles to right field. Brian Landrum steals second. Bobby Moynahan grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Hank Kelley singles to right field. Ron DeFreitas reached on a fielding error by Walt Matias. Fred Baldwin hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ab Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Kelley scores. Ron DeFreitas advances to third on the play. Fred Baldwin advances to second on the play. Chris Blackburne grounds out to the second baseman. Ron DeFreitas scores. Fred Baldwin advances to third on the play. Derek Keltner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Elvis Hoeft pops out to the catcher. Johnny Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Matias singles to center field. Walt Matias steals second. Andy Lavandera walks. Eddy Hendrix strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Chuck Knotts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lew Plesac singles to center field. Ron Callahan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rollie Chouinard doubles to right field. Hank Kelley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Tom Doak enters the game as a defensive replacement for Derek Keltner at LF. Ed Brodie enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ab Williams at 2B. Rich Escarrega is pinch hitting for Chuck Knotts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rich Escarrega pops out to the third baseman. Dixie Ellis is pinch hitting for Brian Landrum. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dixie Ellis grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Moynahan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Moises Wrightstone pitching. Ron DeFreitas singles to right field. Fred Baldwin strikes out. Ed Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Chris Blackburne strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Boone singles to left field. Elvis Hoeft grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Johnny Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Baltimore total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Chris Blackburne is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. Ron Callahan is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marty Riley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brian Riley improves in range Tim Stanky improves in velocity Dutch Matuzak did not respond to coaching in velocity
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Miller did not respond to coaching in range Will Walberg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Shawn Jones improves in arm Joe Craft improves in arm