Win: Ed Osteen (2-0) Loss: Roy Williams (0-1)
Save: Dave Hernandez (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Roy Williams pitching. Ad Killins flies out to the left fielder. Orie Hunter singles to right field. Miguel Boken grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Osteen pitching. Mike Shuba flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Guinn pops out to the third baseman. Earl Powell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jack Hadley flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Goose Kores flies out to the center fielder. Josias Lugo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Chuck Leverett strikes out. John Ward strikes out. Red Maddox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Lou McLean grounds out to the shortstop. Jorge Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Osteen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bip Conine hits a home run. Boom-Boom Grubb grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Williams strikes out. Mike Shuba flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ad Killins flies out to the left fielder. Orie Hunter triples. Miguel Boken strikes out. Jack Hadley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dixie Guinn pops out to the third baseman. Earl Powell strikes out. Chuck Leverett walks. John Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Goose Kores strikes out. Josias Lugo strikes out. Lou McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Red Maddox strikes out. Bip Conine flies out to the center fielder. Boom-Boom Grubb doubles to right field. Roy Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jorge Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Osteen strikes out. Ad Killins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Shuba singles to right field. Dixie Guinn strikes out. Earl Powell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Shuba is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Orie Hunter walks. Miguel Boken grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Orie Hunter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Hadley singles to right field. Goose Kores flies out to the center fielder. Josias Lugo walks. Ken Wyrostek is pinch hitting for Lou McLean. Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Verhoeven enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Wyrostek at 3B. John Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Red Maddox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bip Conine pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jorge Foster flies out to the center fielder. Red Williams is pinch hitting for Ed Osteen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Red Williams singles to right field. Ad Killins walks. Dave Goldy 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 2nd. Orie Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Red Williams advances to third on the play. Ad Killins advances to second on the play. Miguel Boken singles to left field. Red Williams scores. Ad Killins scores. Jack Hadley grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Miguel Boken is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Hernandez pitching. Boom-Boom Grubb grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Goldy strikes out. Mike Shuba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Goose Kores grounds out to the catcher. Josias Lugo singles to center field. Bob Verhoeven walks. Jorge Foster singles to center field. Josias Lugo scores. Bob Verhoeven advances to third on the hit. Dave Hernandez pops out to the second baseman. Ad Killins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dixie Guinn strikes out. Earl Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Leverett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Miguel Boken is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Troy Roberts improves in arm Leo Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty William K. Cuthrell did not respond to coaching in velocity Tyrone Slothrop did not respond to coaching in velocity William K. Cuthrell did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Sauveur did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Irv Baldwin did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Grant Stein improves in endurance Grant Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Sprowl improves in contact_vs_lefty Grant Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B