Inning: 1 Toronto Jim Pastore pitching. Scott Johnson lines out to the shortstop. Rolando Ramirez grounds out to the catcher. Bill Lamp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Ben Neitzke pitching. Connie Loftus grounds out to the third baseman. Nyls Brown strikes out. Bobby Villanueva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Ben Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Jim Howard walks. Mark McCullers strikes out. Tony Oliva pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Leo Cardenas strikes out. Randy Nabors flies out to the right fielder. Carl Thomas pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Jim Skube grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Neitzke grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Matt Arnold flies out to the left fielder. Daryl Orme walks. Jim Pastore lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Connie Loftus is hit by a pitch. Nyls Brown hits a home run. Daryl Orme scores. Connie Loftus scores. Bobby Villanueva grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Rolando Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Bill Lamp pops out to the shortstop. Ben Elliott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Leo Cardenas singles to right field. Randy Nabors strikes out. Carl Thomas triples. Leo Cardenas scores. Matt Arnold doubles to center field. Carl Thomas scores. Daryl Orme flies out to the center fielder. Jim Pastore singles past the shortstop. Matt Arnold scores. Connie Loftus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Jim Howard flies out to the right fielder. Mark McCullers flies out to the right fielder. Tony Oliva grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Nyls Brown flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Villanueva grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Cardenas singles to right field. Leo Cardenas steals second. Randy Nabors flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Jim Skube singles to right field. Ben Neitzke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott Johnson strikes out. Rolando Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Carl Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Arnold singles to left field. Daryl Orme singles to center field. Jim Pastore fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Pastore grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Daryl Orme is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Connie Loftus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Bill Lamp flies out to the right fielder. Ben Elliott reached on a fielding error by Jim Pastore. Jim Howard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Nyls Brown singles to center field. Bobby Villanueva singles to center field. Nyls Brown advances to third on the hit. Leo Cardenas grounds out to the second baseman. Nyls Brown scores. Bobby Villanueva advances to second on the play. Harry Hittle 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. Randy Nabors singles to left field. Bobby Villanueva scores. Carl Thomas walks. Matt Arnold grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carl Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Daryl Orme triples. Randy Nabors scores. Matt Arnold scores. Jim Pastore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Mark McCullers walks. Tony Oliva grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Skube flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Connie Loftus grounds out to the third baseman. Nyls Brown triples. Bobby Villanueva grounds out to the second baseman. Nyls Brown scores. Leo Cardenas grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Doc Shocker is pinch hitting for Harry Hittle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doc Shocker flies out to the left fielder. Scott Johnson walks. Rolando Ramirez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Matt Arnold (9).3B - Nyls Brown (8), Carl Thomas (3), Daryl Orme (2).HR - Nyls Brown (26).HBP - Connie Loftus (2). Baserunning: SB - Leo Cardenas (8). Fielding: E - Jim Pastore.
Game Notes Daryl Orme is injured and is expected to be out 49 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carroll Hitchcock did not respond to coaching in control Jim Falkenberg did not respond to coaching in control Tom Guinn did not respond to coaching in control Carroll Hitchcock did not respond to coaching in velocity John Cornejo did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rip Perez did not respond to coaching in control Red Blake improves in power_vs_righty Ricky Coluccio improves in contact_vs_righty Sean Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty