Win: Larry Mendoza (10-6) Loss: Yulieski Duvergel (4-5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Yulieski Duvergel pitching. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cedeno walks. Joe Cedeno steals second. Rick Cooke walks. Ken Hobbs walks. Ike Campbell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Larry Mendoza pitching. Frank Frazetta walks. Willie Dingman flies out to the right fielder. Tracy Aase strikes out. B.J. Neibauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Ryoichi Misawa reached on a fielding error by Dan Handiboe. Ryoichi Misawa gets picked off first. Wayne Poole pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Calvin Mizell grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Handiboe strikes out. Carlos Grilli walks. Fred Suggs singles to center field. Carlos Grilli advances to third on the hit. Yulieski Duvergel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Larry Mendoza walks. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Mendoza advances to second on the play. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Rick Cooke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Frank Frazetta singles to center field. Frank Frazetta steals second. Willie Dingman singles to left field. Frank Frazetta is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Tracy Aase hits a home run. Willie Dingman scores. B.J. Neibauer singles to right field. Calvin Mizell flies out to the left fielder. Dan Handiboe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ken Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Ike Campbell singles to left field. Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Ryoichi Misawa walks. Wayne Poole singles to center field. Ike Campbell scores. Ryoichi Misawa advances to third on the hit. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Carlos Grilli grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Suggs grounds out to the shortstop. Yulieski Duvergel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno reached on a fielding error by Fred Suggs. Rick Cooke strikes out. Ken Hobbs doubles to center field. Ike Campbell singles to left field. Joe Cedeno scores. Ken Hobbs scores. Ike Campbell steals second. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Frazetta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Dingman strikes out. Tracy Aase strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Archie Craig is pinch hitting for Ryoichi Misawa. Archie Craig grounds out to the third baseman. Wayne Poole grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit B.J. Neibauer strikes out. Calvin Mizell pops out to the first baseman. Dan Handiboe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke pops out to the shortstop. Joe Cedeno flies out to the left fielder. Rick Cooke doubles to center field. Ken Hobbs grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Carlos Grilli flies out to the right fielder. Fred Suggs flies out to the center fielder. Yulieski Duvergel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ike Campbell doubles to center field. Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Archie Craig singles to center field. Ike Campbell scores. Wayne Poole grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Archie Craig advances to second on the play. Larry Mendoza singles to right field. Archie Craig scores. Dick Larkin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tarrik Kleinke walks. Joe Cedeno flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe DeShields enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick Cooke at LF. Frank Frazetta singles to left field. Willie Dingman strikes out. Tracy Aase strikes out. B.J. Neibauer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe DeShields walks. Ken Hobbs reached on a 2-base fielding error by Willie Dingman. Ike Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe DeShields scores. Ken Hobbs advances to third on the play. Archie Craig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Calvin Mizell walks. Dan Handiboe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Carlos Grilli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in range Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in arm Michael Nilsson improves in speed Don Schiraldi did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Schiraldi did not respond to coaching in control Dave Reid did not respond to coaching in control Michael Nilsson improves in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Barney did not respond to coaching in range John Cobb did not respond to coaching in control Randy Gandil improves in contact_vs_righty Nomar Williamson improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Barney improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Randy Gandil did not respond to coaching in LF