Win: Heath Ward (2-0) Loss: Steve Clark (0-1)
Save: Peter Piper (4)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Fidel Rosario pitching. Harvey Glavenich lines out to the pitcher. Lou Williams lines out to the third baseman. John Purdue grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Heath Ward pitching. Tom Stricklett flies out to the center fielder. Dan Kauffman flies out to the center fielder. Joe Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Mick Hanly singles to left field. Orie Stanicek flies out to the left fielder. Mick Hanly steals second. Rocky Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Pep McNabb strikes out. Duke Sims strikes out. Al Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jim Gordon strikes out. Heath Ward pops out to the second baseman. Harvey Glavenich pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bo Pearson singles past the first baseman. Bo Pearson steals second. Bob Kelly reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Purdue. Bo Pearson scores. Fidel Rosario lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Stricklett strikes out. Dan Kauffman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Lou Williams singles to left field. John Purdue singles to left field. Lou Williams advances to third on the hit. Mick Hanly doubles to left field. Lou Williams scores. John Purdue uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mick Hanly gets picked off second (1-6). Orie Stanicek strikes out. Rocky Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Stone flies out to the center fielder. Pep McNabb singles to right field. Duke Sims grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Pep McNabb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Palmer doubles to left field. Duke Sims uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bo Pearson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Bill Smith reached on a fielding error by Tom Stricklett. Bill Smith steals second. Jim Gordon singles to center field. Bill Smith scores. Heath Ward lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harvey Glavenich grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Kelly hits a home run. Fidel Rosario flies out to the center fielder. Tom Stricklett singles to left field. Dan Kauffman flies out to the right fielder. Joe Stone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore John Purdue pops out to the shortstop. Mick Hanly flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Orie Stanicek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Pep McNabb grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Duke Sims grounds out to the pitcher. Al Palmer walks. Bo Pearson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Steve Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rocky Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Smith hits a home run. Jim Gordon flies out to the left fielder. Heath Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Kelly grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Baker is pinch hitting for Steve Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Stricklett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Diego Segui pitching. Harvey Glavenich reached on a fielding error by Al Palmer. Lou Williams hits a home run. Harvey Glavenich scores. John Purdue grounds out to the third baseman. Mick Hanly grounds out to the shortstop. Orie Stanicek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Sam Scarsone enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Purdue at SS. Larry Williams enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mick Hanly at 1B. Dusty Monzant enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Gordon at 2B. Dan Kauffman grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Stone flies out to the right fielder. Pep McNabb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Rocky Stone walks. Bill Smith strikes out. Dusty Monzant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rocky Stone advances to second on the play. Cyril Qantas is pinch hitting for Heath Ward. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Cyril Qantas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Peter Piper pitching. Duke Sims singles to left field. Al Palmer pops out to the catcher. Bo Pearson walks. Bob Kelly strikes out. Raul Morrill is pinch hitting for Diego Segui. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Raul Morrill strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners LOB: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Mick Hanly is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. Bo Pearson is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bert Valdez improves in power_vs_righty Bill Mellor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sherry Giovanola did not respond to coaching in control Hugh Fuller did not respond to coaching in endurance Jorge Nettles did not respond to coaching in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walter Forsythe did not respond to coaching in velocity Rex Schriver improves in arm Tommy Stearns did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Buddin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty