Win: Jefferson Darvis (1-0) Loss: Jim Kucks (0-1)
Save: Jim Nelson (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jefferson Darvis pitching. Steve Alston grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Leary singles to left field. Barry Jackson singles to center field. Bill Bowman strikes out. Salty Hassett grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Barry Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Toronto Jim Kucks pitching. Ricardo Morrill singles to right field. Jim Santana grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ricardo Morrill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rocky Melvin singles to left field. Fred Bowers doubles past the first baseman. Jim Santana scores. Rocky Melvin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Gooch flies out to the center fielder. Julio Laudner reached on a fielding error by Masataka Higashida. Nick Wheeler hits a home run. Fred Bowers scores. Julio Laudner scores. Rick Gleason grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Yulieski Cespedes lines out to the third baseman. Boots Bell singles to right field. Masataka Higashida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boots Bell advances to second on the play. Jim Kucks grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Jefferson Darvis strikes out. Ricardo Morrill grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Santana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Steve Alston singles past the shortstop. Tom Leary singles to center field. Barry Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Bill Bowman strikes out. Salty Hassett grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Leary is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Rocky Melvin singles to right field. Fred Bowers pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Gooch flies out to the right fielder. Julio Laudner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rocky Melvin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Yulieski Cespedes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rick Gleason. Boots Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yulieski Cespedes advances to third on the play. Masataka Higashida singles to center field. Yulieski Cespedes scores. Masataka Higashida steals second. Masataka Higashida steals third. Jim Kucks grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Alston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Nick Wheeler strikes out. Rick Gleason grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jefferson Darvis singles to right field. Ricardo Morrill walks. Jim Santana flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Leary singles to left field. Barry Jackson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Leary is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Bowman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Barry Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Bowman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Rocky Melvin singles to left field. Fred Bowers strikes out. Rocky Melvin steals second. Bobby Gooch strikes out. Julio Laudner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Salty Hassett singles to center field. Salty Hassett steals second. Yulieski Cespedes triples. Salty Hassett scores. Boots Bell strikes out. Masataka Higashida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yulieski Cespedes scores. Jim Kucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Nick Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Rick Gleason strikes out. Jefferson Darvis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Steve Alston grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Leary grounds out to the second baseman. Barry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Ricardo Morrill doubles past the right fielder. Jim Santana flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Melvin grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Bowers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Bowman grounds out to the second baseman. Salty Hassett strikes out. Yulieski Cespedes walks. Yulieski Cespedes steals second. Nick Wheeler throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dave Young 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. Boots Bell reached on a fielding error by Dave Young. Yulieski Cespedes scores. Boots Bell steals second. Masataka Higashida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Bobby Gooch doubles to center field. Tom Hughes 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. Julio Laudner strikes out. Nick Wheeler pops out to the shortstop. Rick Gleason is hit by a pitch. Akihito Kinoshita is pinch hitting for Dave Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Akihito Kinoshita grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rick Gleason is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Nelson pitching. John Spoljaric is pinch hitting for Tom Hughes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Spoljaric strikes out. Steve Alston grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Leary singles to center field. Barry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Toronto total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Ricardo Morrill (2), Fred Bowers (2), Bobby Gooch (2).HR - Nick Wheeler (2).HBP - Rick Gleason (1). Baserunning: SB - Rocky Melvin (2). Fielding: E - Nick Wheeler, Rick Gleason, Dave Young.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Crowley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Heathcote did not respond to coaching in control Jim Phillips did not respond to coaching in arm Minnie Shields did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Phillips did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lenny Chiles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Taylor did not respond to coaching in C
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Snake Thompson improves in range Garry Wagner did not respond to coaching in velocity Perry Villegas did not respond to coaching in control Perry Villegas did not respond to coaching in control Dick Mazzilli did not respond to coaching in control Snake Thompson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty