Inning: 1 Detroit Hal Robertson pitching. Marley Wiggins grounds out to the shortstop. Derek Keltner grounds out to the second baseman. Louie Omura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Sparky Vail pitching. Dan Smith strikes out. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Schneider walks. George Sothern doubles to right field. Johnnie Stryker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Garciaparra walks. Mike Garciaparra steals second. Lesli Brownson grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Congalton doubles to right field. Mike Garciaparra scores. Del Klaus walks. Abel Wizenewski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Del Klaus is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sparky Vail singles to right field. Dan Congalton scores. Marley Wiggins grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Kipper flies out to the right fielder. Stephen Runyan flies out to the center fielder. George Mamaux singles to center field. Hal Robertson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Mamaux is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Derek Keltner walks. Derek Keltner steals second. Louie Omura singles to center field. Derek Keltner scores. Mike Garciaparra grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Louie Omura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lesli Brownson triples. Mike Garciaparra scores. Dan Congalton singles to right field. Lesli Brownson scores. Charlie Copeland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Congalton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Del Klaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dan Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Schneider singles to center field. George Sothern hits a home run. Bobby Schneider scores. Johnnie Stryker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Abel Wizenewski singles to right field. Sparky Vail lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marley Wiggins walks. Derek Keltner singles to left field. Abel Wizenewski scores. Marley Wiggins advances to third on the hit. Derek Keltner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Louie Omura singles to right field. Marley Wiggins scores. Dave Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Louie Omura steals second. Mike Garciaparra singles to left field. Louie Omura scores. Lesli Brownson singles to right field. Mike Garciaparra advances to third on the hit. Lesli Brownson steals second. Dan Congalton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ed Kipper pops out to the second baseman. Stephen Runyan walks. George Mamaux grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Stephen Runyan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Young is hit by a pitch. Dan Smith walks. Mike Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit Del Klaus walks. Abel Wizenewski singles to center field. Steve Floyd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sparky Vail lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marley Wiggins singles to right field. Del Klaus scores. Abel Wizenewski scores. Derek Keltner strikes out. Louie Omura grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marley Wiggins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bobby Schneider singles to center field. George Sothern strikes out. Johnnie Stryker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Garciaparra walks. Lesli Brownson strikes out. Dan Congalton flies out to the right fielder. Mike Garciaparra gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Kipper reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Garciaparra. Stephen Runyan singles to left field. Ed Kipper scores. George Mamaux singles to right field. Stephen Runyan advances to third on the hit. Steve Floyd strikes out. Dan Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Stephen Runyan scores. George Mamaux advances to second on the play. Mike Rodriguez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Del Klaus reached on a fielding error by Ed Kipper. Abel Wizenewski flies out to the left fielder. Mike Picken is pinch hitting for Sparky Vail. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Picken singles to right field. Del Klaus aggressively advances to third on the hit. Marley Wiggins flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Del Klaus scores. Derek Keltner walks. Louie Omura is hit by a pitch. Mike Garciaparra hits a home run. Mike Picken scores. Derek Keltner scores. Louie Omura scores. Jonah Zupo is pinch hitting for Lesli Brownson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jonah Zupo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tak Tsuchiya pitching. Bobby Schneider grounds out to the second baseman. George Sothern strikes out. Johnnie Stryker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dizzy Stobbs is pinch hitting for Dan Congalton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dizzy Stobbs flies out to the right fielder. Del Klaus flies out to the left fielder. Abel Wizenewski singles to right field. Win Moses is pinch hitting for Tak Tsuchiya. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Win Moses singles to center field. Marley Wiggins walks. Derek Keltner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kenny Headman pitching. Ed Kipper walks. Stephen Runyan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Luis Burkhart is pinch hitting for George Mamaux. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Burkhart singles to left field. Ed Kipper advances to third on the hit. Homer Elliott is pinch hitting for Steve Floyd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Homer Elliott grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Roy Huskey pitching. Louie Omura grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Garciaparra doubles to center field. Jonah Zupo singles to right field. Mike Garciaparra scores. Dizzy Stobbs flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Del Klaus walks. Abel Wizenewski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dan Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bobby Schneider grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Hal Robertson is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Spragins did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Cottrell improves in velocity Tim Cottrell did not respond to coaching in velocity Frankie Prince improves in arm Leo MacLane did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mandy Vina improves in power_vs_righty Eddie Sunkel did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Sunkel did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Caraballo improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Alperman did not respond to coaching in 1B