Win: Dave Blackburn (1-1) Loss: Mike Bradley (0-1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Dave Blackburn pitching. Marley Wiggins singles to left field. Win Moses flies out to the left fielder. Louie Omura grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Bradley pitching. Dan Smith walks. Mike Rodriguez doubles to right field. Dan Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Schneider singles to left field. Bobby Schneider steals second. George Sothern strikes out. Luis Burkhart hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Rodriguez scores. Ed Kipper flies out to the center fielder. Stephen Runyan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Abel Wizenewski singles to right field. Mike Garciaparra walks. Bill Santana grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Abel Wizenewski is out at third base. Craig Gedeon flies out to the center fielder. Dan Congalton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Santana is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Larry Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Smith doubles to right field. Mike Rodriguez singles to right field. Dan Smith is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Bradley strikes out. Marley Wiggins singles to center field. Win Moses strikes out. Louie Omura singles to left field. Marley Wiggins advances to third on the hit. Louie Omura steals second. Abel Wizenewski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bobby Schneider walks. George Sothern singles to right field. Bobby Schneider advances to third on the hit. Luis Burkhart doubles to right field. Bobby Schneider scores. George Sothern uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Kipper grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Burkhart advances to third on the play. Stephen Runyan hits a home run. Luis Burkhart scores. Larry Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Dave Blackburn singles to center field. Dan Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Garciaparra walks. Bill Santana strikes out. Craig Gedeon strikes out. Dan Congalton singles to left field. Mike Garciaparra advances to third on the hit. Jonah Zupo is pinch hitting for Mike Bradley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jonah Zupo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tak Tsuchiya pitching. Mike Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Schneider strikes out. George Sothern flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Marley Wiggins grounds out to the third baseman. Win Moses hits a home run. Louie Omura pops out to the third baseman. Abel Wizenewski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Luis Burkhart flies out to the right fielder. Ed Kipper grounds out to the shortstop. Stephen Runyan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Garciaparra pops out to the catcher. Bill Santana strikes out. Craig Gedeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Larry Hernandez doubles to right field. Dave Blackburn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dan Smith walks. Mike Rodriguez strikes out. Bobby Schneider singles to left field. Larry Hernandez scores. Dan Smith advances to third on the hit. George Sothern flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Dan Congalton pops out to the second baseman. Mike Picken is pinch hitting for Tak Tsuchiya. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Picken grounds out to the shortstop. Marley Wiggins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joffrey Marquardt pitching. Luis Burkhart flies out to the center fielder. Ed Kipper walks. Stephen Runyan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Win Moses walks. Louie Omura singles to right field. Abel Wizenewski grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Win Moses advances to third on the play. Mike Garciaparra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Johnnie Stryker is pinch hitting for Larry Hernandez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnnie Stryker flies out to the left fielder. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Santana flies out to the right fielder. Craig Gedeon grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dan Congalton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Dan Smith (3), Mike Rodriguez (2), Luis Burkhart (2), Larry Hernandez (2).HR - Stephen Runyan (1).GIDP - Stephen Runyan. Baserunning: SB - Bobby Schneider (1).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Laucier did not respond to coaching in velocity Ransom O'Reilly did not respond to coaching in range Leo MacLane improves in range Chris Laucier did not respond to coaching in velocity Leo MacLane did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Shelby did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Nolte did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Elmer Horn improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Smith did not respond to coaching in LF