Inning: 1 Detroit Roger Gonzales pitching. Roberto Luis_Medina flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Gaston singles to center field. Mike Morales walks. Hank Aaron singles to left field. Clarence Gaston scores. Mike Morales advances to third on the hit. Prince Fielder walks. Chase Utley grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Morales scores. Hank Aaron advances to third on the play. Prince Fielder advances to second on the play. Ron Freeman lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Andy Wright pitching. Lee Hubbard flies out to the center fielder. Steve Pickering singles to right field. Wes Preston pops out to the first baseman. Steve Pickering is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Gary Thomasson doubles to center field. Andy Wright fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Andy Wright flies out to the left fielder. Roberto Luis_Medina reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Backman. Gary Thomasson scores. Clarence Gaston flies out to the right fielder. Mike Morales singles to left field. Roberto Luis_Medina scores. Mike Morales is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Oral Faneyte strikes out. Randy Adams walks. Al Locke grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Randy Adams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Backman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Hank Aaron flies out to the left fielder. Prince Fielder lines out to the pitcher. Chase Utley singles to right field. Ron Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Ron Perkins grounds out to the third baseman. Roger Gonzales strikes out. Lee Hubbard walks. Steve Pickering hits an infield single to the third baseman. Wes Preston walks. Oral Faneyte strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Gary Thomasson triples. Andy Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Roberto Luis_Medina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Gaston pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Randy Adams strikes out. Al Locke flies out to the left fielder. Ron Backman hits a home run. Ron Perkins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Morales grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Aaron strikes out. Prince Fielder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Roger Gonzales grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Hubbard grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Pickering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Chase Utley strikes out. Ron Freeman grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Thomasson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Wes Preston pops out to the first baseman. Oral Faneyte singles to left field. Randy Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Oral Faneyte advances to second on the play. Al Locke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Andy Wright strikes out. Roberto Luis_Medina strikes out. Clarence Gaston pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Ron Backman singles to left field. Ron Perkins grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Backman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roger Gonzales fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Roger Gonzales flies out to the center fielder. Lee Hubbard walks. Steve Pickering flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Morales flies out to the left fielder. Hank Aaron hits a home run. Prince Fielder doubles to left field. Tom Baker 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. Chase Utley flies out to the right fielder. Ron Freeman flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Wes Preston lines out to the shortstop. Oral Faneyte singles to left field. Randy Adams flies out to the left fielder. Al Locke doubles to center field. Oral Faneyte uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ron Backman doubles to center field. Al Locke scores. Ron Perkins singles to left field. Ron Backman scores. Jim Seitzer is pinch hitting for Tom Baker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Seitzer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Perkins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Chad Guerrero pitching. Gary Thomasson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Magglio Ordonez is pinch hitting for Andy Wright. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Magglio Ordonez walks. Roberto Luis_Medina grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Jose Suche pitching. Lee Hubbard grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Pickering flies out to the right fielder. Wes Preston hits a home run. Oral Faneyte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Clarence Gaston flies out to the center fielder. Mike Morales grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Aaron walks. Prince Fielder grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hank Aaron is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 New York Randy Adams grounds out to the third baseman. Al Locke grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Backman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Chase Utley flies out to the center fielder. Ron Freeman grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Thomasson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 New York Ron Perkins doubles to right field. Dom Brown is pinch hitting for Chad Guerrero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dom Brown flies out to the right fielder. Lee Hubbard grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Pickering grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Detroit Joe Phelps pitching. Jose Suche grounds out to the second baseman. Roberto Luis_Medina strikes out. Clarence Gaston singles to center field. Mike Morales walks. Hank Aaron singles to center field. Clarence Gaston scores. Joe Gibbons comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Prince Fielder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 New York Wes Preston pops out to the pitcher. Oral Faneyte lines out to the shortstop. Randy Adams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 New York total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Al Locke (5), Ron Backman (8), Ron Perkins (2).HR - Wes Preston (16), Ron Backman (5). Baserunning: CS - Steve Pickering (1). Fielding: E - Ron Backman.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Angel Langston improves in range Eddie Huston improves in arm Al Nipper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Durr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Myers did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Wagner did not respond to coaching in control Doc Davidson did not respond to coaching in range Bill Knowlson did not respond to coaching in control Frank Helms did not respond to coaching in 3B