Inning: 1 Detroit Frank Brantley III pitching. Eddie Decker grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Manuel Garcia-Castellon grounds out to the third baseman. Al Cueto hits a home run. Bartolo Torres pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Las Vegas Ed Hajek pitching. Luis Krieg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Timmerman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Gorinski pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bernie Uglesich reached on a fielding error by Frank Brantley III. Mo Greene flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Uglesich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chris Harding singles past the third baseman. Chris Harding steals second. Takashi Ohtsuka singles to left field. Chris Harding is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Las Vegas Dick Whisenton singles to center field. Kal Ogea II strikes out. Ron Riley singles to left field. Keith Howard grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ed Hajek grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Decker walks. Manuel Garcia-Castellon strikes out. Eddie Decker steals second. Al Cueto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Las Vegas Danny Brittin pops out to the shortstop. Frank Brantley III grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Krieg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bartolo Torres walks. Bernie Uglesich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bartolo Torres advances to second on the play. Mo Greene lines out to the second baseman. Chris Harding flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Las Vegas Matt Timmerman hits a home run. George Gorinski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Whisenton grounds out to the second baseman. Kal Ogea II strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Takashi Ohtsuka pops out to the third baseman. Ed Hajek grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Las Vegas Ron Riley singles to right field. Keith Howard pops out to the catcher. Danny Brittin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Manuel Garcia-Castellon doubles to center field. Al Cueto grounds out to the shortstop. Bartolo Torres flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Uglesich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Las Vegas Frank Brantley III strikes out. Luis Krieg grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Timmerman walks. Matt Timmerman steals second. George Gorinski reached on a fielding error by Eddie Decker. Dick Whisenton walks. Ed Gomez 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 1st. Kal Ogea II grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Matt Timmerman is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Warner is pinch hitting for Mo Greene. Jim Warner strikes out. Wally Larkin is pinch hitting for Chris Harding. Wally Larkin grounds out to the second baseman. Takashi Ohtsuka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Las Vegas Clay Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Warner at LF. Ron Riley singles to right field. Keith Howard strikes out. Vic Schepner is pinch hitting for Danny Brittin. Vic Schepner walks. Freddy Wilson is pinch hitting for Frank Brantley III. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Freddy Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Luis Krieg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Izumi Nakamura pitching. Brian Ballou enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vic Schepner at C. Mark Stein is pinch hitting for Ed Gomez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Stein strikes out. Eddie Decker strikes out. Manuel Garcia-Castellon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Las Vegas Hensley Tising pitching. Matt Timmerman flies out to the center fielder. George Gorinski reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bernie Uglesich. Dick Whisenton triples. George Gorinski scores. Kal Ogea II strikes out. Ron Riley singles to right field. Dick Whisenton scores. Ron Riley steals second. Keith Howard singles to center field. Ron Riley scores. Brian Ballou singles to right field. Walter Garrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Bass is pinch hitting for Izumi Nakamura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Bass flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Norio Ohnuki pitching. Al Cueto strikes out. Bartolo Torres lines out to the second baseman. Bernie Uglesich singles to center field. Clay Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Las Vegas total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Manuel Garcia-Castellon (17).HR - Al Cueto (23). Baserunning: SB - Eddie Decker (18), Chris Harding (12).CS - Bernie Uglesich (17). Fielding: E - Eddie Decker, Bernie Uglesich.
Batting:3B - Dick Whisenton (12).HR - Matt Timmerman (28).GIDP - Keith Howard, Danny Brittin. Baserunning: SB - Matt Timmerman (23), Ron Riley (27). Fielding: E - Frank Brantley III.
Game Notes Izumi Nakamura is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Desmond Scherman improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Flitcraft improves in power_vs_righty Tom McMillan did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Garcia did not respond to coaching in speed
Las Vegas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Charlie Robinson did not respond to coaching in arm Tim Corey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Lynn did not respond to coaching in speed Jake Mejia did not respond to coaching in speed