Win: Andy Griffin (14-11) Loss: Erisbel Castaneda (16-12)
Inning: 1 Detroit Erisbel Castaneda pitching. Dave Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Wally Sanicki grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Andy Griffin pitching. Leroy Anchor strikes out. Toshiyuki Matsuda strikes out. Jethro Bodine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Kelly Leak strikes out. Hack Sacka singles to right field. Tommy Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hack Sacka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Seven Costanza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Zachary grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Decker walks. Vic Weaver pops out to the third baseman. Jim Decker steals second. Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jamie Pitlock singles to center field. Andy Griffin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Andy Griffin singles to right field. Jamie Pitlock advances to third on the hit. Dave Bailey singles to center field. Jamie Pitlock scores. Jim Barnes singles to center field. Wally Sanicki singles to center field. Andy Griffin scores. Dave Bailey scores. Jim Barnes advances to third on the hit. Kelly Leak strikes out. Hack Sacka strikes out. Tommy Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mark Cooke grounds out to the shortstop. Erisbel Castaneda strikes out. Leroy Anchor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Seven Costanza flies out to the right fielder. Jamie Pitlock flies out to the left fielder. Andy Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Toshiyuki Matsuda grounds out to the second baseman. Jethro Bodine grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Zachary singles to center field. Jim Decker pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Bailey strikes out. Jim Barnes singles to right field. Wally Sanicki strikes out. Jim Barnes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Vic Weaver triples. Topper Carney flies out to the right fielder. Mark Cooke singles to center field. Vic Weaver scores. Erisbel Castaneda lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Kelly Leak walks. Hack Sacka grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kelly Leak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hack Sacka steals second. Tommy Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Hack Sacka advances to third on the play. Seven Costanza flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Leroy Anchor grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiyuki Matsuda singles to center field. Jethro Bodine grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Toshiyuki Matsuda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Zachary flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jamie Pitlock flies out to the left fielder. Andy Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Topper Carney walks. Mark Cooke doubles to right field. Erisbel Castaneda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Sanicki strikes out. Kelly Leak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Leroy Anchor grounds out to the second baseman. Toshiyuki Matsuda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jethro Bodine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Hack Sacka walks. Andy Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Hack Sacka steals second. Tommy Miller singles to left field. Hack Sacka scores. Seven Costanza doubles to left field. Jamie Pitlock strikes out. Cal Davis is pinch hitting for Andy Griffin. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Cal Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Miller scores. Seven Costanza advances to third on the play. Al Cipriani comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Bailey singles to left field. Seven Costanza scores. Jim Barnes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Clark pitching. Bob Zachary triples. Rollie Arnsberg is pinch hitting for Jim Decker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rollie Arnsberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Zachary scores. Vic Weaver strikes out. Topper Carney walks. Mark Cooke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Al Cipriani is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Elliott Niehoff did not respond to coaching in control Sal Rabinowitz improves in speed Sal Rabinowitz improves in contact_vs_lefty Lou Sprague improves in velocity Bill Fields improves in velocity Joe Schomberg did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Ligtenberg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Kane improves in contact_vs_lefty Rudy Walsh did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Kane did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Williams did not respond to coaching in control Dwight Brashear did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty