Win: Jack Flaherty (12-11) Loss: Hal McGraw (10-16)
Inning: 1 New York Jack Flaherty pitching. John Chiti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Paige walks. Joe Paige is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Ballinger singles to left field. Alex Gomez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Hal McGraw pitching. Tony Gwynn singles to left field. Salvi Vina strikes out. Tony Gwynn steals second. Bobby Higginson walks. Ellis Valentine hits a home run. Tony Gwynn scores. Bobby Higginson scores. Joe DiMaggio strikes out. Matt Holliday grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Frank Perry strikes out. Bud Stellberger strikes out. Jose Smith singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ed Seery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Nelson Simmons walks. Joe Nolan singles to center field. Nelson Simmons is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jack Flaherty fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Flaherty grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Nolan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Gwynn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Hal McGraw pops out to the first baseman. John Chiti singles to center field. Joe Paige lines out to the shortstop. Billy Ballinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Salvi Vina walks. Bobby Higginson strikes out. Ellis Valentine flies out to the left fielder. Joe DiMaggio pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Alex Gomez singles to center field. Frank Perry pops out to the first baseman. Bud Stellberger strikes out. Jose Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Matt Holliday hits a home run. Nelson Simmons singles to left field. Joe Nolan walks. Jack Flaherty lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Gwynn singles to center field. Nelson Simmons scores. Joe Nolan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Garrett Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Salvi Vina strikes out. Tony Gwynn steals second. Bobby Higginson singles to center field. Tony Gwynn is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Ed Seery pops out to the third baseman. Garrett Brown strikes out. John Chiti singles to center field. Joe Paige flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ellis Valentine singles to center field. Joe DiMaggio grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ellis Valentine is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Matt Holliday grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Billy Ballinger strikes out. Alex Gomez strikes out. Frank Perry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Nelson Simmons grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Nolan flies out to the left fielder. Jack Flaherty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Bud Stellberger singles to center field. Bud Stellberger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jose Smith singles to left field. Ed Seery singles to left field. Garrett Brown lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Chiti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Tony Gwynn strikes out. Salvi Vina is hit by a pitch. Bobby Higginson strikes out. Ellis Valentine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Joe Paige pops out to the first baseman. Billy Ballinger grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Gomez singles to right field. Frank Perry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Gomez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe DiMaggio grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Holliday reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Gomez. David Frye is pinch hitting for Nelson Simmons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. David Frye walks. Jeff Bagwell is pinch hitting for Joe Nolan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Bagwell doubles to right field. Matt Holliday scores. Jack Flaherty flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, David Frye scores. Tony Gwynn singles to center field. Jeff Bagwell scores. Salvi Vina singles to left field. Tony Gwynn advances to third on the hit. Bobby Higginson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Mickey Coleman is pinch hitting for Bud Stellberger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Coleman strikes out. Jose Smith pops out to the third baseman. Ed Seery doubles to center field. Dean Palmer is pinch hitting for Garrett Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dean Palmer singles to left field. Ed Seery scores. John Chiti triples. Dean Palmer scores. Joe Paige singles to left field. John Chiti scores. Billy Ballinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Taylor did not respond to coaching in velocity Cy Dipoto improves in speed Elijah Byrd did not respond to coaching in control Rick McGregor did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Huston Street did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Coleman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Barry Zito did not respond to coaching in velocity Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in 2B