Win: Ray Dougherty (3-1) Loss: Calvin Sikorski (4-4)
Save: John Parker (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Doc Weaver pitching. Salvi Vina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Tepedino pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Higginson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Carlos Velasquez pitching. Billy Ballinger grounds out to the second baseman. Dean Palmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Gomez hits a home run. Akio Ishikawa singles to center field. John Chiti singles to right field. Akio Ishikawa advances to third on the hit. Frank Perry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Ellis Valentine strikes out. Riley Greene pops out to the third baseman. Matt Holliday walks. Mike Piazza singles to right field. Matt Holliday advances to third on the hit. Tony Gwynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Mickey Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Clise Mackiewicz singles to left field. Doc Weaver lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Ballinger singles to right field. Clise Mackiewicz scores. Billy Ballinger steals second. Dean Palmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Carlos Velasquez walks. Salvi Vina grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lou Tepedino flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Alex Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Akio Ishikawa grounds out to the third baseman. John Chiti grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bobby Higginson flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Valentine doubles past the left fielder. Riley Greene grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Matt Holliday walks. Mike Piazza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Frank Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Coleman strikes out. Clise Mackiewicz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tony Gwynn strikes out. Carlos Velasquez grounds out to the shortstop. Salvi Vina grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Doc Weaver strikes out. Billy Ballinger singles to center field. Dean Palmer walks. Alex Gomez flies out to the left fielder. Akio Ishikawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Lou Tepedino walks. Bobby Higginson strikes out. Ellis Valentine grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York John Chiti flies out to the left fielder. Frank Perry hits a home run. Mickey Coleman pops out to the second baseman. Clise Mackiewicz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Riley Greene strikes out. Matt Holliday singles to center field. Mike Piazza walks. Ray Dougherty 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. Nelson Simmons is pinch hitting for Tony Gwynn. Nelson Simmons reached on a fielding error by Alex Gomez. Bobby Abreu is pinch hitting for Carlos Velasquez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bobby Abreu singles to right field. Matt Holliday scores. Mike Piazza scores. Nelson Simmons advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Salvi Vina grounds out to the third baseman. Nelson Simmons scores. Bobby Abreu advances to second on the play. Lou Tepedino reached on a fielding error by Alex Gomez. Bobby Higginson is hit by a pitch. Ellis Valentine singles to center field. Bobby Abreu scores. Lou Tepedino scores. Riley Greene singles to right field. Bobby Higginson scores. Ellis Valentine advances to third on the hit. Matt Holliday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Jack Flaherty pitching. Ray Dougherty flies out to the left fielder. Billy Ballinger singles to right field. Dean Palmer doubles to right field. Billy Ballinger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Akio Ishikawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Piazza grounds out to the third baseman. Nelson Simmons hits an infield single to the first baseman. Rudy Pemberton is pinch hitting for Jack Flaherty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rudy Pemberton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Calvin Sikorski pitching. John Chiti grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Perry singles to right field. Joe Paige is pinch hitting for Mickey Coleman. Joe Paige singles to left field. Frank Perry aggressively advances to third on the hit. John Danforth is pinch hitting for Clise Mackiewicz. John Danforth walks. Bud Stellberger is pinch hitting for Ray Dougherty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bud Stellberger hits a home run. Frank Perry scores. Joe Paige scores. John Danforth scores. Mac Suzuki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Ballinger singles to left field. Dean Palmer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Ballinger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Gomez singles to center field. Akio Ishikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit John Parker pitching. Jose Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Danforth at 1B. Salvi Vina grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lou Tepedino walks. Bobby Higginson strikes out. Ellis Valentine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 New York total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Dean Palmer (18).HR - Alex Gomez (23), Frank Perry (13), Bud Stellberger (6). Baserunning: SB - Billy Ballinger (20). Fielding: E - Alex Gomez 2.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Nolan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Barry Zito did not respond to coaching in control Joe Nolan improves in power_vs_lefty Barry Zito did not respond to coaching in velocity Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in SS
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Levan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eric Levan improves in power_vs_righty Dutch Miller did not respond to coaching in control Garrett Brown improves in control Marty Yde did not respond to coaching in LF