Inning: 1 Detroit Mickey Ladd pitching. Tim Asselstine doubles to center field. Elmer Pettibone pops out to the shortstop. Dave Rico singles to left field. Joe Minutelli walks. Reid McMullin flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tim Asselstine is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Guillermo Pattison pitching. Shane Judnich flies out to the center fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles in front of the right fielder. Johnny Meyer hits a home run. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Kid Hale is hit by a pitch. Kid Hale steals second. Art Knicely strikes out. Frank Servais strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Greg Hart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ducky Odom triples. Ron Johnson walks. Guillermo Pattison strikes out. Tim Asselstine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Edilse Vazquez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey Ladd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Elmer Pettibone grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Rico singles to center field. Joe Minutelli strikes out. Reid McMullin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Shane Judnich strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel lines out to the first baseman. Johnny Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Greg Hart strikes out. Ducky Odom grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kid Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Knicely pops out to the shortstop. Frank Servais grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Guillermo Pattison flies out to the left fielder. Tim Asselstine pops out to the shortstop. Elmer Pettibone hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dave Rico grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Harry Brown singles to center field. Edilse Vazquez strikes out. Mickey Ladd lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shane Judnich walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Minutelli singles to right field. Reid McMullin strikes out. Greg Hart strikes out. Ducky Odom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Johnny Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Kid Hale singles to center field. Art Knicely walks. Frank Servais flies out to the right fielder. Harry Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Ron Johnson walks. Tom Cooper 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 1st. Guillermo Pattison lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Asselstine grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Pettibone doubles to left field. Ron Johnson scores. Dave Rico grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Edilse Vazquez strikes out. Brian Burkett is pinch hitting for Tom Cooper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Burkett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shane Judnich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Broberg pitching. Joe Minutelli flies out to the right fielder. Reid McMullin singles to left field. Greg Hart singles to left field. Reid McMullin advances to third on the hit. Ducky Odom walks. Ron Johnson walks. Reid McMullin scores. Billy Espy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Guillermo Pattison strikes out. Tim Asselstine strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Meyer triples. Kid Hale strikes out. Art Knicely walks. Frank Servais grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Elmer Pettibone triples. Dave Rico doubles past the first baseman. Elmer Pettibone scores. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Minutelli pops out to the third baseman. Reid McMullin strikes out. Greg Hart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Cookie Schepner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Brown walks. Edilse Vazquez strikes out. Phil Howard lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Harry Brown forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Shane Judnich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 12 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Tom Cooper is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Larry Leopard did not respond to coaching in velocity Smith Wilson improves in endurance Hank Key did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Klinger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alex Kahle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alex Kahle did not respond to coaching in range Orville Wright did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff May did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ernie Cain improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Babe improves in power_vs_lefty Lafayette Nippert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ned Rafter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Benedict did not respond to coaching in control Henry Smith did not respond to coaching in C