Win: Akihiro Takano (6-9) Loss: Jack Whitt (4-12)
Save: Boris Pasternak (3)
Inning: 1 Toronto Akihiro Takano pitching. Billy Rath singles to right field. Ezra Alston flies out to the center fielder. Pepper Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Billy Rath advances to second on the play. Carter Dolan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Whitt pitching. Tatsuya Mimura grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Blowers grounds out to the shortstop. Herm Creel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Beauty Jones flies out to the right fielder. Jake Midkiff strikes out. Frank Jaha flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Steve Brown strikes out. Bob Main singles to center field. Lance Qualters lines out to the shortstop. Bill Raffensberger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Main is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Mel Chalk singles to left field. Jack Whitt lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Mel Chalk forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Rath strikes out. Ezra Alston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ken Gladd doubles to right field. Akihiro Takano lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tatsuya Mimura flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ken Gladd scores. Jim Blowers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Pepper Smith walks. Carter Dolan strikes out. Beauty Jones flies out to the left fielder. Jake Midkiff singles to center field. Pepper Smith advances to third on the hit. Jake Midkiff is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Herm Creel grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Brown flies out to the right fielder. Bob Main grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Frank Jaha strikes out. Mel Chalk strikes out. Jack Whitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Lance Qualters singles to center field. Bill Raffensberger strikes out. Lance Qualters steals second. Ken Gladd singles past the shortstop. Lance Qualters uses his aggressiveness and scores. Akihiro Takano lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tatsuya Mimura pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Billy Rath hits a home run. Ezra Alston strikes out. Pepper Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Carter Dolan singles to right field. Beauty Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Blowers flies out to the right fielder. Herm Creel hits a home run. Steve Brown singles in front of the center fielder. Bob Main pops out to the second baseman. Lance Qualters singles past the second baseman. Bill Raffensberger singles to left field. Steve Brown scores. Ken Gladd grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Raffensberger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Jake Midkiff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Jaha strikes out. Mel Chalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Akihiro Takano strikes out. Tatsuya Mimura strikes out. Bobby Rakers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Blowers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Bob Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Bobby Rakers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Gonzalez is hit by a pitch. Boris Pasternak 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. Bob Gonzalez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Rath walks. Billy Rath steals second. Ezra Alston grounds out to the shortstop. Pepper Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Hiroyuki Ozaki pitching. Herm Creel walks. Herm Creel steals second. Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Herm Creel advances to third on the play. Bob Main hits a home run. Herm Creel scores. Lance Qualters hits a home run. Bill Raffensberger grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Gladd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Carter Dolan grounds out to the second baseman. Beauty Jones singles to center field. Jake Midkiff flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Frank Jaha grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Beauty Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Darby improves in velocity Rex Gehrig improves in range Darren Eyrich did not respond to coaching in control Ramon Parent did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Angel Murtaugh did not respond to coaching in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Reynolds improves in power_vs_righty Sparky Harper did not respond to coaching in control Yank Howard did not respond to coaching in velocity Julian Chambliss improves in range