Inning: 1 Baltimore Merv Nelson pitching. Bob Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Sasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jack Billings lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Brad Steiner pitching. Rich Sheely strikes out. Lou Regan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jake Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Freddy Wood strikes out. Bill Cliburn reached on a fielding error by Danny Bonetti. Archie Christenbury singles to right field. Hideki Birtsas singles to right field. Dewey Lanier hits a home run. Bill Cliburn scores. Archie Christenbury scores. Hideki Birtsas scores. Brad Steiner flies out to the center fielder. Bob Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Paul Solomon strikes out. Danny Bonetti flies out to the center fielder. Bill Staller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Ken Sasaki flies out to the left fielder. Jack Billings pops out to the shortstop. Freddy Wood singles to center field. Bill Cliburn singles to center field. Archie Christenbury lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit David Wadell singles to left field. Jim Metha walks. Merv Nelson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and David Wadell is thrown out at third. Jim Metha advances to second on the play. Jim Metha advances to second on the play. Rich Sheely strikes out. Lou Regan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Hideki Birtsas pops out to the shortstop. Dewey Lanier flies out to the left fielder. Brad Steiner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jake Moore strikes out. Paul Solomon singles to center field. Danny Bonetti reached on a fielding error by Jack Billings. Bill Staller hits a home run. Paul Solomon scores. Danny Bonetti scores. David Wadell hits a home run. Jim Metha grounds out to the shortstop. Merv Nelson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Bob Moore pops out to the shortstop. Ken Sasaki singles to center field. Jack Billings singles to right field. Freddy Wood singles to center field. Ken Sasaki scores. Jack Billings advances to third on the hit. Freddy Wood is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Cliburn walks. Archie Christenbury hits a home run. Jack Billings scores. Bill Cliburn scores. Sean Gomez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hideki Birtsas walks. Dewey Lanier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hideki Birtsas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Rich Sheely flies out to the right fielder. Lou Regan doubles to right field. Jake Moore pops out to the second baseman. Paul Solomon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Brad Steiner pops out to the shortstop. Bob Moore singles to right field. Ken Sasaki flies out to the center fielder. Jack Billings singles to left field. Bob Moore advances to third on the hit. Freddy Wood hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Moore scores. Bill Cliburn singles to left field. Jack Billings scores. Archie Christenbury strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Danny Bonetti singles to left field. Bill Staller singles to center field. David Wadell strikes out. Jim Metha grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Hideki Birtsas flies out to the left fielder. Dewey Lanier grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Steiner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Henry Valenzuela is pinch hitting for Sean Gomez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Henry Valenzuela grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Sheely strikes out. Lou Regan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Bill Griner pitching. Bob Moore doubles to center field. Bob Moore gets picked off second (1-6). Ken Sasaki flies out to the center fielder. Jack Billings singles to left field. Freddy Wood singles to center field. Jack Billings advances to third on the hit. Bill Cliburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Mark Springer 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. Jake Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Williams is pinch hitting for Paul Solomon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Bonetti pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Archie Christenbury singles to right field. Archie Christenbury steals second. Hideki Birtsas flies out to the left fielder. Dewey Lanier strikes out. Mike Davis is pinch hitting for Mark Springer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Holcombe pitching. Bill Staller flies out to the right fielder. David Wadell grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Metha grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Danny Bonetti is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Gillis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Gillis improves in contact_vs_righty Lew Blanks did not respond to coaching in endurance Frank Elvira did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fred Valdez improves in contact_vs_righty Norm Clayton did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Moeller improves in arm Alex Markland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ray Roy improves in arm Danny Archer improves in arm Sonny Runyan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alex Markland improves in arm