Win: Ben Locke (1-0) Loss: Jeff Kelly (0-2)
Save: Jamie Montreuil (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jake Rogalski pitching. Barry Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Salty Hassett flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Chiles walks. John Spoljaric grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jim Kucks pitching. Gus Meloan grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Malone grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Brito reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Spoljaric. Guy Bishop pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Yulieski Cespedes singles to center field. Bill Bowman flies out to the center fielder. Boots Bell strikes out. Osvaldo Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York George Ross doubles to center field. Tracy Roberts walks. Yoshio Takeya strikes out. Bob Ryan strikes out. Jake Rogalski singles to right field. George Ross uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gus Meloan singles to left field. Tracy Roberts scores. Joe Malone singles to left field. Jake Rogalski is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jim Kucks grounds out to the second baseman. Barry Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Salty Hassett walks. Salty Hassett steals second. Lenny Chiles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Joe Brito grounds out to the shortstop. Guy Bishop flies out to the left fielder. George Ross singles to center field. Tracy Roberts walks. Yoshio Takeya pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit John Spoljaric pops out to the third baseman. Yulieski Cespedes strikes out. Bill Bowman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bob Ryan walks. Jake Rogalski pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Gus Meloan strikes out. Joe Malone grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Ryan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Boots Bell grounds out to the pitcher. Osvaldo Moreno pops out to the third baseman. Jim Kucks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Joe Brito pops out to the shortstop. Guy Bishop strikes out. George Ross grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Barry Jackson singles to left field. Salty Hassett pops out to the third baseman. Lenny Chiles strikes out. John Spoljaric lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tracy Roberts walks. Tracy Roberts steals second. Yoshio Takeya singles to right field. Tracy Roberts scores. Yoshio Takeya steals second. Bob Ryan singles to center field. Yoshio Takeya scores. Jake Rogalski lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Tom Hughes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Meloan strikes out. Joe Malone strikes out. Joe Brito grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Yulieski Cespedes singles to center field. Bill Bowman hits a home run. Yulieski Cespedes scores. Boots Bell walks. Boots Bell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Osvaldo Moreno grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny King is pinch hitting for Tom Hughes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny King walks. Barry Jackson singles to center field. Ben Locke 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. Salty Hassett hits a home run. Johnny King scores. Barry Jackson scores. Lenny Chiles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Jeff Kelly pitching. Guy Bishop hits a home run. George Ross grounds out to the third baseman. Tracy Roberts singles past the shortstop. Yoshio Takeya singles past the second baseman. Tracy Roberts advances to third on the hit. Yoshio Takeya is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Ryan doubles to right field. Tracy Roberts scores. Hideki Bailey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Taylor Giambi is pinch hitting for Ben Locke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sammy Delsing is pinch running for Bob Ryan on 2nd base. Taylor Giambi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jamie Montreuil pitching. Motofumi Miwa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sammy Delsing at C. John Spoljaric pops out to the shortstop. Yulieski Cespedes grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Bowman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Gus Meloan walks. Joe Malone grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Brito grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Boots Bell flies out to the center fielder. Osvaldo Moreno singles to right field. Tom Leary is pinch hitting for Hideki Bailey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Osvaldo Moreno steals second. Tom Leary strikes out. Barry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - George Ross (2), Bob Ryan (1).HR - Guy Bishop (1).GIDP - Joe Malone. Baserunning: SB - Tracy Roberts (2), Yoshio Takeya (1).CS - Yoshio Takeya (1).
Game Notes Tom Hughes is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hugh Loughlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Lyn Kunkel did not respond to coaching in velocity Lyn Kunkel did not respond to coaching in velocity Balor Aaron did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pinky Northey did not respond to coaching in control Fernando Bruce improves in power_vs_righty Frank Taylor did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rudy Dowd did not respond to coaching in control Giuseppe Luciano did not respond to coaching in velocity Tex Daniels did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Bevil did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lefty Liese did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Semproch did not respond to coaching in control