Win: Walker Ruebel (2-0) Loss: Steve Hamilton (4-6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Erisbel Castaneda pitching. Wally Sanicki singles to center field. Dave Bailey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wally Sanicki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bruce Terry walks. Ed Converse flies out to the right fielder. George Prothro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Bailey is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jeff Knickerbocker pitching. Jose Serrano strikes out. Jim Decker walks. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Vic Weaver grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Decker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Stan Young walks. Michael Engelberg pops out to the second baseman. Cal Davis pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Knickerbocker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Henriksen grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Cooke flies out to the center fielder. Taylor Rook strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Wally Sanicki strikes out. Dave Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Topper Carney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Erisbel Castaneda singles to right field. Jose Serrano singles to center field. Erisbel Castaneda advances to third on the hit. Jim Decker grounds out to the third baseman. Erisbel Castaneda scores. Jose Serrano advances to second on the play. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Ed Converse singles to center field. George Prothro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Stan Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Vic Weaver singles to right field. Jim Henriksen strikes out. Mark Cooke singles to left field. Taylor Rook strikes out. Topper Carney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Michael Engelberg hits an infield single to the pitcher. Cal Davis strikes out. Jeff Knickerbocker fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Knickerbocker singles to left field. Michael Engelberg advances to third on the hit. Wally Sanicki grounds out to the third baseman. Michael Engelberg scores. Jeff Knickerbocker advances to second on the play. Dave Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Erisbel Castaneda grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Serrano flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jim Decker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bruce Terry singles to right field. Bruce Terry steals second. Ed Converse singles to left field. Bruce Terry scores. Ed Converse steals second. George Prothro grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Young grounds out to the pitcher. Michael Engelberg hits an infield single to the shortstop. Cal Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jethro Bodine strikes out. Vic Weaver singles to center field. Jim Henriksen flies out to the center fielder. Mark Cooke walks. Taylor Rook pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Amalio Blackburn is pinch hitting for Jeff Knickerbocker. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Amalio Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Sanicki pops out to the second baseman. Dave Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Clark pitching. Topper Carney grounds out to the shortstop. Erisbel Castaneda strikes out. Jose Serrano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bruce Terry doubles to right field. Ed Converse strikes out. George Prothro strikes out. Stan Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Decker doubles to left field. Jethro Bodine flies out to the left fielder. Vic Weaver grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Henriksen singles to left field. Jim Decker scores. Whitey Poole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Barracuda Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Michael Engelberg singles to right field. Cal Davis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Michael Engelberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Torrez is pinch hitting for Whitey Poole. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Torrez singles to left field. Cal Davis advances to third on the hit. Wally Sanicki walks. Walker Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Bailey strikes out. Bruce Terry lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Steve Hamilton pitching. Taylor Rook singles to left field. Topper Carney walks. Rollie Arnsberg is pinch hitting for Walker Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Rollie Arnsberg singles to center field. Taylor Rook scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rusty Tinning did not respond to coaching in speed Sam James did not respond to coaching in control Steve Grant improves in arm Steve Grant did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ernie Bessent did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Elliott Niehoff did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Herb Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Walsh improves in power_vs_lefty Eddie Lamline improves in arm Eddie Lamline improves in power_vs_righty Rudy Walsh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty