Win: Tim Clark (11-4) Loss: Corey Gould (9-12)
Save: Steve Smith (29)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Corey Gould pitching. Carl Furillo walks. Carlos Griffey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carl Furillo advances to second on the play. Junior Caminaro flies out to the right fielder. Paul Blair flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Tim Clark pitching. Jack Fox strikes out. Roy Flanagan strikes out. Jason Farmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Belt grounds out to the third baseman. Al Ramirez walks. Harry Coles strikes out. Bill Mazeroski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Harry Cox strikes out. Craig Molina lines out to the shortstop. Roger DeFreitas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tim Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Furillo flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Griffey walks. Carlos Griffey steals second. Junior Caminaro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Tommy Roig grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Andy Fanwell singles to left field. Corey Gould lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Paul Blair doubles to center field. Alex Belt grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Blair advances to third on the play. Al Ramirez pops out to the second baseman. Harry Coles walks. Bill Mazeroski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Roy Flanagan singles to center field. Jason Farmer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Flanagan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Cox flies out to the right fielder. Craig Molina strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tim Clark lines out to the second baseman. Carl Furillo strikes out. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Roger DeFreitas flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Roig grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Fanwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Junior Caminaro pops out to the first baseman. Paul Blair doubles to center field. Alex Belt pops out to the catcher. Al Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Corey Gould pops out to the shortstop. Jack Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Flanagan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Coles walks. Bill Mazeroski strikes out. Tim Clark lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Furillo walks. Carlos Griffey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carl Furillo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Jason Farmer grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Cox singles to left field. Craig Molina singles to right field. Roger DeFreitas singles to center field. Harry Cox scores. Craig Molina advances to third on the hit. Tommy Roig grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Junior Caminaro singles to right field. Paul Blair singles to center field. Mike Tillman 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. Alex Belt flies out to the left fielder. Al Ramirez hits a home run. Junior Caminaro scores. Paul Blair scores. Harry Coles grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mazeroski pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Pete Quinn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Coles at LF. Andy Fanwell grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Corrales is pinch hitting for Mike Tillman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Corrales grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Turner pitching. Ron Shelton is pinch hitting for Tim Clark. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ron Shelton is hit by a pitch. Ron Shelton steals second. Carl Furillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Shelton advances to third on the play. Carlos Griffey pops out to the shortstop. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Steve Smith pitching. Roy Flanagan strikes out. Jason Farmer grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Cox walks. Craig Molina grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Bibby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Escobar improves in arm Matt Sheridan improves in power_vs_lefty Jim McKnight did not respond to coaching in control Ray Schultz did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Barry Reed did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Gaffke did not respond to coaching in control Nate Etherton improves in velocity Nate Etherton did not respond to coaching in velocity