Win: Mike Pactwa (7-5) Loss: Earl Shifflett (3-5)
Save: Ben Locke (19)
Inning: 1 Detroit Mike Pactwa pitching. Steve Alston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Leary flies out to the right fielder. Barry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Earl Shifflett pitching. Gus Meloan singles to left field. Joe Malone flies out to the right fielder. Bob Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Bowman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny King flies out to the right fielder. Yulieski Cespedes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Guy Bishop strikes out. Sammy Delsing walks. Joe Brito walks. Tracy Roberts singles to left field. Sammy Delsing scores. Joe Brito aggressively advances to third on the hit. Raul Rojas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Boots Bell strikes out. Masataka Higashida hits a home run. Earl Shifflett walks. Steve Alston singles to center field. Earl Shifflett advances to third on the hit. Tom Leary walks. Barry Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bowman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 New York Mike Pactwa walks. Gus Meloan hits a home run. Mike Pactwa scores. Joe Malone flies out to the center fielder. Bob Williams walks. Bob Williams steals second. Barry Jackson throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Guy Bishop grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Williams scores. Sammy Delsing singles to right field. Sammy Delsing steals second. Barry Jackson throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Brito singles to center field. Sammy Delsing scores. Tracy Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Johnny King flies out to the right fielder. Yulieski Cespedes grounds out to the second baseman. Boots Bell walks. Boots Bell steals second. Masataka Higashida flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Raul Rojas singles past the shortstop. Mike Pactwa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gus Meloan strikes out. Joe Malone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit John Spoljaric is pinch hitting for Earl Shifflett. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. John Spoljaric singles to left field. John Spoljaric steals second. Steve Alston strikes out. Tom Leary grounds out to the shortstop. Barry Jackson singles to right field. Bill Bowman singles to left field. John Spoljaric scores. Johnny King grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Tom Hughes pitching. Bob Williams flies out to the left fielder. Guy Bishop grounds out to the shortstop. Sammy Delsing walks. Joe Brito grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sammy Delsing is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Yulieski Cespedes singles to left field. Jim Niebergall 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 1st. Yulieski Cespedes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Boots Bell flies out to the right fielder. Masataka Higashida grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Tracy Roberts strikes out. Raul Rojas walks. Jim Niebergall lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Raul Rojas forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Gus Meloan singles to left field. Joe Malone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Maul is pinch hitting for Tom Hughes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Maul flies out to the center fielder. Steve Alston grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Leary walks. Barry Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Jeff Kelly pitching. Bob Williams flies out to the left fielder. Guy Bishop flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Delsing flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Bowman grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny King walks. Yulieski Cespedes flies out to the right fielder. Boots Bell flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Joe Brito strikes out. Tracy Roberts singles to left field. Tracy Roberts steals second. Raul Rojas pops out to the third baseman. Motofumi Miwa is pinch hitting for Jim Niebergall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Motofumi Miwa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ben Locke pitching. Masataka Higashida grounds out to the pitcher. Matty Lindsay is pinch hitting for Jeff Kelly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matty Lindsay walks. Steve Alston grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Masataka Higashida (21).GIDP - Steve Alston. Baserunning: SB - Boots Bell (28), John Spoljaric (5).CS - Yulieski Cespedes (2). Fielding: E - Barry Jackson 2.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lyn Kunkel did not respond to coaching in control Lyn Kunkel did not respond to coaching in velocity Cory Rightnowar did not respond to coaching in control Fred Starr did not respond to coaching in range Cory Rightnowar did not respond to coaching in control Lyn Kunkel did not respond to coaching in control Frank Taylor did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lefty Liese did not respond to coaching in endurance Johnny Bevil did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kenny Henry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Barry Shantz did not respond to coaching in control Babe Elsh improves in range Babe Elsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty