Win: Steve Hamilton (5-4) Loss: Al Susce (4-4)
Save: Flea Hunt (8)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Steve Hamilton pitching. Fred Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Biff Gaudet strikes out. Merv Curd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Al Susce pitching. Taylor Rook walks. Barry Boyle grounds out to the shortstop. Taylor Rook advances to second on the play. Taylor Rook steals third. Tom McLean strikes out. Mike Torrez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Chris Fleming grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Orme reached on a fielding error by Stan Young. Sammy Berardino grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Kelly Leak strikes out. Stan Young singles past the second baseman. Stan Young steals second. Ed Converse singles to center field. Stan Young scores. Seven Costanza flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hamilton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Converse is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Deacon Valdez strikes out. Jason Knoblauch walks. Al Susce lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Taylor Rook flies out to the center fielder. Barry Boyle grounds out to the shortstop. Tom McLean hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Torrez pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Biff Gaudet grounds out to the second baseman. Merv Curd strikes out. Chris Fleming flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Kelly Leak doubles to center field. Stan Young grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Leak advances to third on the play. Ed Converse reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sam Orme. Kelly Leak scores. Seven Costanza pops out to the shortstop. Steve Hamilton singles to center field. Ed Converse scores. Taylor Rook pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Sam Orme flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Berardino grounds out to the third baseman. Deacon Valdez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Barry Boyle grounds out to the shortstop. Tom McLean singles to center field. Mike Torrez lines out to the second baseman. Kelly Leak grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom McLean is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jason Knoblauch strikes out. Al Susce walks. Fred Wright flies out to the right fielder. Biff Gaudet grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Stan Young grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Converse strikes out. Seven Costanza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Merv Curd singles to right field. Chris Fleming flies out to the left fielder. Merv Curd steals second. Sam Orme strikes out. Dave Ramsay is pinch hitting for Sammy Berardino. Dave Ramsay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Gary Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Ramsay at C. Steve Hamilton grounds out to the shortstop. Taylor Rook singles to left field. Barry Boyle grounds out to the pitcher. Taylor Rook advances to second on the play. Tom McLean grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Deacon Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Knoblauch grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Roy is pinch hitting for Al Susce. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cliff Roy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Tovar pitching. Mike Torrez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kelly Leak grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Young grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Flea Hunt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fred Wright triples. Biff Gaudet grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Wright scores. Merv Curd grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Fleming grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Al Susce is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Cipriani did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bruce Terry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Works did not respond to coaching in control Ted Crane did not respond to coaching in control Jim Kison did not respond to coaching in velocity Elston Robitaille improves in velocity Pat Kutcher did not respond to coaching in 1B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Donovan Marty did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Trench Klimkowski improves in speed John Scanlan did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Barnes did not respond to coaching in speed Whitey Poole did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Barnes improves in speed