Win: Johan Santana (4-4) Loss: Hal Broglio (9-9)
Save: Carlos Velasquez (5)
Inning: 1 Detroit Hal Broglio pitching. Tony Gwynn singles in front of the left fielder. Salvi Vina hits a home run. Tony Gwynn scores. Bobby Higginson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ellis Valentine singles to right field. Mike Piazza flies out to the right fielder. Joe DiMaggio hits a home run. Ellis Valentine scores. Matt Holliday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Johan Santana pitching. Tony Dixon singles past the shortstop. Chet Manto strikes out. Charley Lum grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tony Dixon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Happy McNamara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Johan Santana singles to left field. Tony Gwynn flies out to the right fielder. Salvi Vina doubles past the first baseman. Bobby Higginson singles to center field. Johan Santana scores. Salvi Vina scores. Ellis Valentine pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lynn Augustine strikes out. Phil Ferrer hits a home run. Dick Kilhullen lines out to the third baseman. Bob Selkirk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Piazza singles to center field. Joe DiMaggio flies out to the left fielder. Mike Piazza is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Matt Holliday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hal Broglio strikes out. Tony Dixon hits a home run. Chet Manto hits a home run. Charley Lum singles to right field. Happy McNamara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Nolan lines out to the second baseman. Johan Santana strikes out. Tony Gwynn walks. Salvi Vina triples. Tony Gwynn scores. Bobby Higginson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lynn Augustine reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe DiMaggio. Phil Ferrer singles to left field. Lynn Augustine scores. Dick Kilhullen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Selkirk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ellis Valentine grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Piazza strikes out. Joe DiMaggio pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hal Broglio strikes out. Tony Dixon singles to left field. Chet Manto strikes out. Charley Lum grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tony Dixon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Matt Holliday reached on a fielding error by Phil Ferrer. Joe Nolan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Matt Holliday is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johan Santana lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Gwynn walks. Salvi Vina grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Gwynn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Happy McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Lynn Augustine strikes out. Phil Ferrer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bobby Higginson flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Valentine walks. Mike Piazza grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ellis Valentine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe DiMaggio grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Piazza is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dick Kilhullen walks. Bob Selkirk doubles to left field. Dick Kilhullen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mickey Triandos is pinch hitting for Hal Broglio. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mickey Triandos flies out to the left fielder. Tony Dixon grounds out to the third baseman. Chet Manto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Dax Ramsey pitching. Riley Greene is pinch hitting for Matt Holliday. Riley Greene grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Nolan strikes out. Johan Santana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Charley Lum pops out to the second baseman. Happy McNamara strikes out. Lynn Augustine doubles to right field. Phil Ferrer singles to right field. Lynn Augustine scores. Dick Kilhullen singles to right field. Phil Ferrer advances to third on the hit. Bob Selkirk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Jeff Bagwell is pinch hitting for Tony Gwynn. Jeff Bagwell grounds out to the second baseman. Salvi Vina grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Higginson singles to left field. Ellis Valentine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rudy Pemberton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Bagwell at SS. Carlos Velasquez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Russ Hill is pinch hitting for Dax Ramsey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Russ Hill singles to right field. Tony Dixon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chet Manto pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Lynn Augustine (24), Bob Selkirk (26).HR - Tony Dixon (16), Chet Manto (23), Phil Ferrer (28).GIDP - Tony Dixon, Happy McNamara, Dick Kilhullen. Fielding: E - Phil Ferrer.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chip Hale improves in arm Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in arm Todd Steverson did not respond to coaching in arm Home Run Baker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Felix Jose did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: A.J. Walls did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Quinones did not respond to coaching in speed Nino Donnelly improves in power_vs_righty Nino Donnelly improves in contact_vs_righty