Inning: 1 Anaheim Paul Meyer pitching. Junior Spencer singles to right field. Steve Swaggerty walks. Bobby Carroll pops out to the third baseman. Mike Pena strikes out. Alex Fosse flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Jeff Spongberg pitching. Alex Meeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Main grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Blowers pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Anaheim Eric Arroyo flies out to the left fielder. Speed Dammann strikes out. Doug Gutierrez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Raffensberger reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Pena. Steve Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Jaime Welch strikes out. Harry Long walks. Del Benton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Anaheim Jeff Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman. Junior Spencer grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Swaggerty walks. Bobby Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Paul Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Meeler singles to center field. Bob Main triples. Alex Meeler scores. Jim Blowers singles to center field. Bob Main scores. Jim Blowers steals second. Bill Raffensberger pops out to the third baseman. Steve Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Anaheim Mike Pena walks. Alex Fosse walks. Eric Arroyo doubles to right field. Mike Pena scores. Alex Fosse uses his aggressiveness and scores. Speed Dammann walks. Doug Gutierrez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Eric Arroyo advances to third on the play. Jeff Spongberg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jaime Welch pops out to the second baseman. Harry Long flies out to the left fielder. Del Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim Junior Spencer walks. Steve Swaggerty pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Carroll singles to right field. Junior Spencer advances to third on the hit. Mike Pena singles to right field. Junior Spencer scores. Bobby Carroll advances to third on the hit. Ham Northrup comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Fosse walks. Eric Arroyo strikes out. Speed Dammann hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bobby Carroll scores. Doug Gutierrez singles to right field. Mike Pena scores. Alex Fosse scores. Speed Dammann advances to third on the hit. Boris Pasternak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Boris Pasternak strikes out. Alex Meeler singles to left field. Bob Main grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Meeler advances to second on the play. Jim Blowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Junior Spencer singles to left field. Steve Swaggerty doubles to right field. Junior Spencer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Carroll hits a home run. Steve Swaggerty scores. Mike Pena walks. Alex Fosse singles to center field. Mike Pena advances to third on the hit. Eric Arroyo strikes out. Speed Dammann hits a home run. Mike Pena scores. Alex Fosse scores. Doug Gutierrez singles to center field. Jeff Spongberg fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Junior Spencer hits a home run. Doug Gutierrez scores. Steve Swaggerty triples. Bobby Carroll singles to right field. Steve Swaggerty scores. Mike Pena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Raffensberger grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Brown pops out to the shortstop. Jaime Welch lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Anaheim Alex Fosse grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Eric Arroyo doubles to center field. Speed Dammann doubles to center field. Eric Arroyo scores. Pedro Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Babe Sax is pinch hitting for Doug Gutierrez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Babe Sax grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Spongberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Harry Long doubles past the first baseman. Del Benton strikes out. Pedro Williams reached on a fielding error by Jeff Spongberg. Alex Meeler strikes out. Bob Main grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Anaheim Junior Spencer singles to center field. Steve Swaggerty flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Carroll walks. Don Davis is pinch hitting for Mike Pena. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Davis walks. Alex Fosse grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Rick Geraghty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Blowers hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jim Blowers steals second. Bill Raffensberger grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Blowers advances to third on the play. Steve Brown pops out to the first baseman. Jaime Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Anaheim Eric Arroyo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Speed Dammann singles to right field. Babe Sax flies out to the left fielder. Rick Geraghty grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Speed Dammann is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Harry Long hits a home run. Del Benton grounds out to the third baseman. Red Dyer is pinch hitting for Pedro Williams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Red Dyer strikes out. Alex Meeler singles past the third baseman. Bob Main flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Anaheim total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Steve Swaggerty (18), Eric Arroyo 2 (16), Speed Dammann (11).3B - Steve Swaggerty (3).HR - Junior Spencer (10), Bobby Carroll (16), Speed Dammann (15).GIDP - Alex Fosse, Doug Gutierrez. Fielding: E - Mike Pena, Jeff Spongberg.
Game Notes Harry Long is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Clyde did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Juan Kelly improves in power_vs_lefty Jesse Shelton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rich Podgajny did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gary Clyde did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bryan Onis improves in control Al Stiles improves in arm David Carisch did not respond to coaching in speed Domingo Wert did not respond to coaching in arm Masao Santo did not respond to coaching in 1B