Inning: 1 Detroit Les Grove pitching. Ricardo Barker triples. Clarence Dobens singles past the second baseman. Ricardo Barker scores. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Bruce Burkle hits a home run. Clarence Dobens scores. Archie Bauers singles to left field. Billy Timlin hits a home run. Archie Bauers scores. Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Lastre pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ross Davis pitching. Max Sconiers walks. John Mathewson doubles past the left fielder. Yadiel Bartolome pops out to the shortstop. Rodmy Perez singles to center field. Max Sconiers scores. John Mathewson scores. Gary Bayless grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ross Davis pops out to the catcher. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Dobens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Bokelmann strikes out. Larry DeTore singles to center field. Larry DeTore is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Glenn Sprinz reached on a fielding error by Larry DeTore. Bruce Burkle flies out to the center fielder. Archie Bauers flies out to the right fielder. Billy Timlin lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Les Grove flies out to the right fielder. Max Sconiers flies out to the right fielder. John Mathewson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Andersen doubles to left field. Ricardo Lastre flies out to the center fielder. Ross Davis singles to center field. Joe Andersen scores. Libe Murtaugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the second baseman. Ross Davis advances to second on the play. Clarence Dobens walks. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Yadiel Bartolome grounds out to the shortstop. Rodmy Perez singles to center field. Gary Bayless hits a home run. Rodmy Perez scores. Bill Bokelmann pops out to the third baseman. Larry DeTore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bruce Burkle singles to center field. Archie Bauers walks. Billy Timlin grounds out to the pitcher. Bruce Burkle advances to third on the play. Archie Bauers advances to second on the play. Joe Andersen pops out to the first baseman. Ricardo Lastre singles to center field. Bruce Burkle scores. Archie Bauers scores. Herman Ward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ross Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ricardo Lastre is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Billy Foster flies out to the center fielder. Herman Ward flies out to the center fielder. Max Sconiers walks. Max Sconiers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ricardo Barker doubles to right field. Clarence Dobens walks. Glenn Sprinz flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Burkle flies out to the center fielder. Archie Bauers hits a home run. Ricardo Barker scores. Clarence Dobens scores. Hidekazu Yamamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Timlin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Mathewson grounds out to the shortstop. Yadiel Bartolome flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Rodmy Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Powers is pinch hitting for Joe Andersen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Powers flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Lastre strikes out. Ross Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gary Bayless flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bokelmann walks. Bill Bokelmann is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Larry DeTore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Sig MacDonald is pinch hitting for Ricardo Barker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sig MacDonald strikes out. Hy Dean is pinch hitting for Clarence Dobens. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hy Dean strikes out. Glenn Sprinz hits a home run. Bruce Burkle reached on a fielding error by John Mathewson. Archie Bauers singles to right field. Bruce Burkle advances to third on the hit. Billy Timlin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Billy Foster walks. Bennie Jackson is pinch hitting for Hidekazu Yamamoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bennie Jackson strikes out. Max Sconiers hits a home run. Billy Foster scores. Opie Otterby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Mathewson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Opie Otterby. Yadiel Bartolome grounds out to the shortstop. Rodmy Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Howie Martinez pitching. Joe Powers flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Lastre walks. Jeff Himes is pinch hitting for Opie Otterby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jeff Himes flies out to the left fielder. Sig MacDonald singles past the second baseman. Ricardo Lastre advances to third on the hit. Hy Dean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Renko pitching. Gary Bayless strikes out. Bill Bokelmann strikes out. Larry DeTore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 1
Batting:2B - John Mathewson (11).HR - Max Sconiers (7), Gary Bayless (7).GIDP - Gary Bayless. Baserunning: CS - Max Sconiers (11), Bill Bokelmann (8), Larry DeTore (2). Fielding: E - John Mathewson, Larry DeTore.
Game Notes Billy Timlin is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chad Taber did not respond to coaching in arm Everett Pressnell improves in speed Everett Pressnell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lefty Mientkiewicz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rich Sparks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Zettlein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rawly Kubenka did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nestor DeMars improves in range John Alicea did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charley Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Nestor DeMars did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kirtley Stevens did not respond to coaching in velocity George Worden did not respond to coaching in control