Win: Kazuhiro Inagaki (9-5) Loss: Alan Burke (9-14)
Inning: 1 Detroit Kazuhiro Inagaki pitching. Jimmy Suzuki grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Paul Lange doubles past the first baseman. Gorman Barna flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Alan Burke pitching. Jim Maynard walks. Hiromi Nagai grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Chris Lundbom singles to center field. Walt Hartley singles to center field. Chris Lundbom advances to third on the hit. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jimmy Davis strikes out. Steve Simon pops out to the first baseman. Bill Burbrink strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rude Justin Rudi flies out to the left fielder. Frank Ford flies out to the left fielder. Terry Brewington doubles to center field. Kazuhiro Inagaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ramon Pelouze singles to center field. Alan Burke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jimmy Suzuki reached on a 2-base fielding error by Frank Ford. Ramon Pelouze scores. Mike Lewis singles to left field. Jimmy Suzuki scores. Mike Lewis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Lange doubles to left field. Gorman Barna doubles to left field. Paul Lange scores. Jimmy Davis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Maynard triples. Hiromi Nagai strikes out. Chris Lundbom strikes out. Walt Hartley walks. Rod Smith singles to right field. Jim Maynard scores. Rude Justin Rudi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Simon doubles to left field. Bill Burbrink strikes out. Ramon Pelouze grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Simon advances to third on the play. Alan Burke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Frank Ford hits a home run. Terry Brewington walks. Kazuhiro Inagaki fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kazuhiro Inagaki reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jimmy Davis. Jim Maynard flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Terry Brewington scores. Hiromi Nagai grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kazuhiro Inagaki advances to third on the play. Chris Lundbom hits a home run. Kazuhiro Inagaki scores. Walt Hartley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jimmy Suzuki strikes out. Mike Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Lange singles to center field. Gorman Barna flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rod Smith walks. Rude Justin Rudi walks. Frank Ford triples. Rod Smith scores. Rude Justin Rudi scores. Jerry Browning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Brewington singles to center field. Frank Ford scores. Kazuhiro Inagaki lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Maynard grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromi Nagai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jimmy Davis walks. Steve Simon strikes out. Bill Burbrink singles to left field. Ramon Pelouze strikes out. Jerry Browning flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Chris Lundbom strikes out. Walt Hartley flies out to the center fielder. Rod Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jimmy Suzuki grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Lewis strikes out. Paul Lange singles to left field. Gorman Barna flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rude Justin Rudi walks. Frank Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Rude Justin Rudi advances to second on the play. Terry Brewington doubles past the first baseman. Rude Justin Rudi scores. Juan Metcalfe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuhiro Inagaki singles past the third baseman. Terry Brewington scores. Jim Maynard grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kazuhiro Inagaki is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hiromi Nagai hits a home run. Jim Maynard scores. Chris Lundbom singles to right field. Walt Hartley singles to center field. Chris Lundbom advances to third on the hit. Rod Smith singles to center field. Chris Lundbom scores. Walt Hartley advances to third on the hit. Rude Justin Rudi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Jimmy Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Fitzgerald is pinch hitting for Steve Simon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Burbrink strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Ford flies out to the center fielder. Terry Brewington flies out to the center fielder. Kazuhiro Inagaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ken Archie is pinch hitting for Ramon Pelouze. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Archie walks. Watty Downs 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. Pat Coleman is pinch hitting for Juan Metcalfe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Coleman walks. Jason Hill is pinch hitting for Jimmy Suzuki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jason Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Archie advances to third on the play. Pat Coleman advances to second on the play. Mike Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Paul Lange strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Terry Brewington 2 (18).3B - Jim Maynard (1), Frank Ford (4).HR - Hiromi Nagai (8), Chris Lundbom (16), Frank Ford (17).SF - Jim Maynard.GIDP - Hiromi Nagai. Fielding: E - Frank Ford.
Game Notes Paul Lange is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Don Christiansen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Raymond did not respond to coaching in range Joe Nicol improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Hunter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hank Hunter improves in range Bill Casey did not respond to coaching in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Busby did not respond to coaching in arm Calvin Craig did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Clarke did not respond to coaching in endurance Ray Silva did not respond to coaching in velocity Ike Thomas did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Clarke did not respond to coaching in control