Win: Enrique Gentile (19-12) Loss: George Sanchez (13-17)
Save: John Spencer (43)
Inning: 1 Kansas City George Sanchez pitching. Claude Franklin grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Petrocelli grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Kull singles to left field. Tom Herndon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Enrique Gentile pitching. J.C. Rogodzinski grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Inski pops out to the shortstop. Ron DesVue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Steve Wheat flies out to the center fielder. Cal Ettles flies out to the center fielder. Len Rath flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Hirofumi Yoshimura singles to right field. Tristan Schaut walks. Bjorn Liar doubles to center field. Hirofumi Yoshimura scores. Tristan Schaut scores. Buck Adams pops out to the first baseman. Al Ligori grounds out to the pitcher. George Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Greg Meier flies out to the left fielder. Enrique Gentile strikes out. Claude Franklin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit J.C. Rogodzinski strikes out. Bud Inski strikes out. Ron DesVue grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Petrocelli grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Kull doubles to right field. Tom Herndon grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Wheat triples. Tony Kull scores. Cal Ettles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Hirofumi Yoshimura flies out to the right fielder. Tristan Schaut strikes out. Bjorn Liar pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Len Rath strikes out. Greg Meier strikes out. Enrique Gentile singles past the first baseman. Claude Franklin doubles to center field. Jim Petrocelli doubles to center field. Enrique Gentile scores. Claude Franklin scores. Tony Kull strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Buck Adams flies out to the right fielder. Al Ligori reached on a fielding error by Steve Wheat. George Sanchez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. J.C. Rogodzinski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Herndon walks. Steve Wheat singles to center field. Cal Ettles singles to center field. Tom Herndon scores. Steve Wheat advances to third on the hit. Chief Hill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Len Rath pops out to the third baseman. Greg Meier grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bud Inski singles to right field. Ron DesVue strikes out. Hirofumi Yoshimura strikes out. Tristan Schaut singles to right field. Bud Inski is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Enrique Gentile grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Claude Franklin flies out to the center fielder. Jim Petrocelli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bjorn Liar lines out to the third baseman. Buck Adams doubles to right field. Al Ligori strikes out. Chief Hill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tony Kull grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tom Herndon strikes out. Steve Wheat walks. Cal Ettles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit J.C. Rogodzinski walks. Bud Inski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. J.C. Rogodzinski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bud Inski steals second. Ron DesVue singles to left field. Bud Inski scores. Hirofumi Yoshimura grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Len Rath hits a home run. Greg Meier grounds out to the third baseman. John Haas is pinch hitting for Enrique Gentile. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Haas singles to right field. Claude Franklin singles to left field. Jim Petrocelli strikes out. Tony Kull pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit John Spencer pitching. Tristan Schaut grounds out to the shortstop. Hideo Medeiros is pinch hitting for Bjorn Liar. Hideo Medeiros flies out to the left fielder. Buck Adams singles to right field. Upton Leftus is pinch hitting for Al Ligori. Upton Leftus grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Buck Adams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Claude Franklin (39), Jim Petrocelli (9), Tony Kull (22).3B - Steve Wheat (5).HR - Len Rath (5).GIDP - Greg Meier. Fielding: E - Steve Wheat.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ike Woodall did not respond to coaching in arm Gil Monchak improves in arm Dickey Burke did not respond to coaching in control Raidel Trujillo did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ian Bobby McGee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ian Bobby McGee improves in arm Victor Analysis did not respond to coaching in speed Hiromi Norose did not respond to coaching in range Victor Analysis did not respond to coaching in SS