Win: Roy Oswalt (8-4) Loss: Hal McGraw (3-7)
Save: Rob Bohn (22)
Inning: 1 Detroit Hal McGraw pitching. Tony Gwynn walks. Salvi Vina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Gwynn advances to second on the play. Bobby Higginson pops out to the shortstop. Ellis Valentine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Roy Oswalt pitching. Joe Paige walks. Mickey Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Paige advances to second on the play. Alex Gomez pops out to the shortstop. Frank Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Holliday grounds out to the shortstop. Nelson Simmons singles to center field. Joe Nolan hits a home run. Nelson Simmons scores. Lou Tepedino walks. Roy Oswalt lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Gwynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York John Chiti walks. Billy Ballinger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jose Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Salvi Vina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Higginson strikes out. Ellis Valentine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Ed Seery singles to center field. Hal McGraw lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Paige flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Matt Holliday strikes out. Nelson Simmons singles to left field. Joe Nolan flies out to the right fielder. Lou Tepedino hits a home run. Nelson Simmons scores. Roy Oswalt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Alex Gomez flies out to the right fielder. Frank Perry grounds out to the pitcher. John Chiti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tony Gwynn doubles to left field. Salvi Vina pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Higginson walks. Ellis Valentine grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tony Gwynn is out at third base. Matt Holliday strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Billy Ballinger singles to right field. Jose Smith walks. Ed Seery flies out to the right fielder. Dean Palmer is pinch hitting for Hal McGraw. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dean Palmer reached on a fielding error by Roy Oswalt. Joe Paige singles to left field. Billy Ballinger scores. Jose Smith scores. Dean Palmer advances to third on the hit. Mickey Coleman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Garrett Brown pitching. Nelson Simmons singles to center field. Joe Nolan singles to center field. Lou Tepedino doubles to left field. Nelson Simmons scores. Joe Nolan is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Dave Jefferson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Oswalt grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Tepedino advances to third on the play. Tony Gwynn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Alex Gomez pops out to the first baseman. Frank Perry pops out to the first baseman. John Chiti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Salvi Vina singles to center field. Bobby Higginson singles to right field. Ellis Valentine flies out to the center fielder. Matt Holliday strikes out. Nelson Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Billy Ballinger flies out to the right fielder. Jose Smith walks. Jose Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Seery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Tepedino strikes out. Roy Oswalt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Rudy Pemberton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tony Gwynn at SS. Riley Greene enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Holliday at RF. Mike Piazza enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nelson Simmons at C. Hank Howard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Nolan at 3B. Clise Mackiewicz is pinch hitting for Dave Jefferson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Clise Mackiewicz flies out to the center fielder. Joe Paige pops out to the shortstop. Mickey Coleman singles to left field. Alex Gomez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Adam Mimbs pitching. Rudy Pemberton strikes out. Salvi Vina strikes out. Bobby Higginson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Rob Bohn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Perry hits a home run. John Chiti flies out to the left fielder. Billy Ballinger grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 New York total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in range Paul Thormasgard did not respond to coaching in control Derek Lee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Derek Lee did not respond to coaching in range Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in 2B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick McGregor did not respond to coaching in control Frank Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control Cy Dipoto improves in range Dutch Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity