Inning: 1 Detroit Les Cocanower pitching. Joe Busse walks. Tarpon Miller pops out to the third baseman. Bunty Caddy walks. Hughie Wright flies out to the left fielder. Rube Clinton walks. Zac Yellowtail walks. Joe Busse scores. Slim Latimer singles to right field. Bunty Caddy scores. Rube Clinton scores. Elvis James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Vasquez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dink Palmeiro pitching. Teruo Saeki pops out to the second baseman. Ed Granger doubles to center field. George Grove flies out to the center fielder. Kerry McDonald doubles to left field. Ed Granger scores. Mason Lockwood singles to center field. Kerry McDonald scores. Xavier Mojupol strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Dink Palmeiro strikes out. Joe Busse flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tarpon Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ron Buker singles to right field. Steve Holt flies out to the right fielder. Elvis James lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bunty Caddy strikes out. Hughie Wright singles to center field. Rube Clinton singles to center field. Hughie Wright advances to third on the hit. Rube Clinton steals second. Zac Yellowtail walks. Slim Latimer singles to center field. Hughie Wright scores. Rube Clinton scores. Zac Yellowtail advances to third on the hit. Gracie Luuloa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Vasquez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Zac Yellowtail scores. Dink Palmeiro grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Slim Latimer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Teruo Saeki grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Granger pops out to the first baseman. George Grove singles to center field. Kerry McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Busse walks. Tarpon Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Busse is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bunty Caddy hits a home run. Tarpon Miller scores. Hughie Wright walks. Rube Clinton singles to center field. Hughie Wright advances to third on the hit. Zac Yellowtail reached on a 2-base fielding error by Teruo Saeki. Hughie Wright scores. Rube Clinton gets picked off third. Slim Latimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mason Lockwood hits a home run. Xavier Mojupol pops out to the catcher. Ron Buker reached on a fielding error by Slim Latimer. Steve Holt triples. Ron Buker scores. Gracie Luuloa strikes out. Teruo Saeki walks. Ed Granger pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Juan Vasquez walks. Dink Palmeiro lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Busse grounds out to the pitcher. Tarpon Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Grove lines out to the shortstop. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Mason Lockwood hits a home run. Xavier Mojupol walks. Ron Buker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit John Daringer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunty Caddy doubles to left field. Hughie Wright flies out to the center fielder. Rube Clinton strikes out. Zac Yellowtail pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Steve Holt pops out to the catcher. John Daringer strikes out. Teruo Saeki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Slim Latimer walks. Ab Espinoza is pinch hitting for Juan Vasquez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Slim Latimer steals second. Ab Espinoza grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Tie is pinch hitting for Dink Palmeiro. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pat Tie grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Busse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ariel Duncan pitching. Ed Granger walks. George Grove flies out to the left fielder. Ed Granger steals second. Kerry McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Mason Lockwood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Kevin Williams is pinch hitting for Tarpon Miller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kevin Williams grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bunty Caddy walks. Bunty Caddy steals second. Hughie Wright flies out to the center fielder. Rube Clinton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Xavier Mojupol strikes out. Ron Buker flies out to the center fielder. Quentin Sivess is pinch hitting for Steve Holt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Quentin Sivess singles to left field. Al Saipe is pinch hitting for John Daringer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Saipe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Joaquin Plato pitching. Zac Yellowtail flies out to the left fielder. Slim Latimer strikes out. Ab Espinoza grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Teruo Saeki grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Granger grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Grove flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Elvis James is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wiki Roth did not respond to coaching in control Bob Maynard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Jimenez did not respond to coaching in velocity Redlands Gleason did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Minahan improves in contact_vs_righty Shannon Ott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Melo improves in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jesus Villalobos improves in control Gary Balboni improves in power_vs_righty Bob Gardner improves in range John Petry improves in power_vs_righty Pat Walczak did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete McArthur improves in control