Inning: 1 Detroit Art Engel pitching. Steve Alston flies out to the center fielder. Tom Leary grounds out to the pitcher. Barry Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bill Reuschel pitching. Lee Huffman grounds out to the shortstop. Larry DiPietro strikes out. Jack Royster grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Doug Ferguson grounds out to the pitcher. Salty Hassett strikes out. Yulieski Cespedes singles past the second baseman. Boots Bell singles to center field. Masataka Higashida strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Adrian Fischer grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Leach flies out to the left fielder. Bob Kleinhans flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Reuschel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Alston flies out to the left fielder. Tom Leary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Wilbur Asadoor flies out to the left fielder. Mike Lord strikes out. Art Engel grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Barry Jackson strikes out. Doug Ferguson flies out to the center fielder. Salty Hassett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Lee Huffman grounds out to the third baseman. Larry DiPietro pops out to the second baseman. Jack Royster pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Yulieski Cespedes flies out to the center fielder. Boots Bell lines out to the first baseman. Masataka Higashida singles to center field. Bill Reuschel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Masataka Higashida is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Adrian Fischer singles to right field. Harry Leach singles to center field. Bob Kleinhans walks. Wilbur Asadoor flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Adrian Fischer scores. Mike Lord singles to center field. Art Engel strikes out. Lee Huffman walks. Harry Leach scores. Larry DiPietro pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Alston strikes out. Tom Leary flies out to the right fielder. Barry Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Jack Royster singles to right field. Adrian Fischer flies out to the left fielder. Harry Leach singles to right field. Jack Royster advances to third on the hit. Bob Kleinhans singles to right field. Jack Royster scores. Harry Leach advances to third on the hit. Bob Kleinhans steals second. Wilbur Asadoor hits a home run. Harry Leach scores. Bob Kleinhans scores. Tom Hughes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Lord reached on a fielding error by Masataka Higashida. Art Engel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Huffman singles to left field. Larry DiPietro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Doug Ferguson walks. Salty Hassett strikes out. Yulieski Cespedes flies out to the center fielder. Boots Bell singles to right field. Masataka Higashida walks. John Spoljaric is pinch hitting for Tom Hughes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Spoljaric hits a home run. Doug Ferguson scores. Boots Bell scores. Masataka Higashida scores. Mike Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Steve Alston walks. Tom Leary singles to left field. Steve Alston advances to third on the hit. Tom Leary is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Sumpter MacDonald pitching. Jack Royster singles to center field. Adrian Fischer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Harry Leach singles to right field. Bob Kleinhans flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Barry Jackson singles to center field. Doug Ferguson doubles to right field. Ulric Upshaw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Salty Hassett flies out to the center fielder. Yulieski Cespedes pops out to the first baseman. Boots Bell doubles to left field. Barry Jackson scores. Doug Ferguson scores. Masataka Higashida walks. Bill Maul is pinch hitting for Sumpter MacDonald. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Maul walks. Steve Alston doubles to right field. Boots Bell scores. Masataka Higashida scores. Paulie Fullis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Leary doubles to left field. Bill Maul scores. Steve Alston scores. Barry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Jeff Kelly pitching. Wilbur Asadoor strikes out. Buster Edenfield is pinch hitting for Mike Lord. Buster Edenfield hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Nahorodny is pinch hitting for Paulie Fullis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. John Nahorodny flies out to the left fielder. Buster Edenfield is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Kemp Murray pitching. Larry Grantham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Buster Edenfield at 2B. Doug Ferguson singles to left field. Salty Hassett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Doug Ferguson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yulieski Cespedes singles to right field. Boots Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Salty Hassett advances to third on the play. Yulieski Cespedes advances to second on the play. Masataka Higashida singles to center field. Salty Hassett scores. Maria Reis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Lee Huffman pops out to the catcher. Larry DiPietro walks. Jack Royster walks. Adrian Fischer flies out to the right fielder. Harry Leach singles to center field. Larry DiPietro is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Steve Alston (10), Tom Leary (18), Doug Ferguson (4), Boots Bell (17).HR - John Spoljaric (7). Baserunning: CS - Tom Leary (7). Fielding: E - Masataka Higashida.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Taylor improves in arm Earl Shifflett did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Phillips improves in range Matty Lindsay did not respond to coaching in range Balor Aaron improves in contact_vs_lefty Balor Aaron improves in power_vs_righty Frank Taylor did not respond to coaching in C
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dwight Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Eddie Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Morel did not respond to coaching in control Howard Gillespie did not respond to coaching in velocity Yukio Hashino did not respond to coaching in range Yukio Hashino did not respond to coaching in 3B