Win: Billy Fritz Jr. (22-9) Loss: Bash Brannigan (12-9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Billy Fritz Jr. pitching. Herman Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luther Blue singles to left field. Bubba Baker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luther Blue is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Homer Elias strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Bash Brannigan pitching. Yoshihiko Ohara pops out to the second baseman. Jon Nixon strikes out. Lou Wooten lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Doc Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. John Carney singles to right field. Dan Rostenkowski singles to left field. Keith Dorney flies out to the left fielder. Bash Brannigan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York B.J. Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Schwall flies out to the right fielder. Paul Briley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Herman Weaver walks. Luther Blue pops out to the third baseman. Bubba Baker flies out to the center fielder. Homer Elias grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Herman Weaver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Rob Gillespie walks. Bill Wilber strikes out. Rob Gillespie steals second. Billy Fritz Jr. pops out to the second baseman. Yoshihiko Ohara singles to center field. Rob Gillespie scores. Jon Nixon singles to right field. Lou Wooten walks. B.J. Carter singles to left field. Yoshihiko Ohara scores. Jon Nixon scores. Lou Wooten advances to third on the hit. Claude Schwall singles to right field. Lou Wooten scores. B.J. Carter advances to third on the hit. Paul Briley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Doc Schmidt strikes out. John Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Rostenkowski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Rob Gillespie flies out to the left fielder. Bill Wilber singles to right field. Billy Fritz Jr. lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoshihiko Ohara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Keith Dorney flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bash Brannigan pops out to the first baseman. Herman Weaver singles to center field. Luther Blue grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Jon Nixon grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Wooten pops out to the catcher. B.J. Carter singles to right field. Claude Schwall doubles to left field. B.J. Carter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Horace King comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Briley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bubba Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Homer Elias grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Schmidt singles to left field. John Carney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doc Schmidt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Rob Gillespie strikes out. Bill Wilber strikes out. Billy Fritz Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dan Rostenkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Keith Dorney flies out to the center fielder. Russ Davis is pinch hitting for Horace King. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Russ Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Dexter Bussey pitching. Dave Hansen is pinch hitting for Yoshihiko Ohara. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Hansen grounds out to the third baseman. Jon Nixon doubles to center field. Lou Wooten grounds out to the third baseman. B.J. Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Herman Weaver strikes out. Luther Blue grounds out to the second baseman. Bubba Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Claude Schwall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Briley hits a home run. Rob Gillespie singles to right field. Bill Wilber singles to left field. Rob Gillespie advances to third on the hit. Billy Fritz Jr. strikes out. Dave Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Homer Elias walks. Karl Chandler is pinch hitting for Doc Schmidt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Karl Chandler strikes out. John Carney singles to center field. Homer Elias advances to third on the hit. Dan Rostenkowski strikes out. Keith Dorney walks. Bloomfield Essex is pinch hitting for Dexter Bussey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bloomfield Essex strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 New York total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eric Hipple did not respond to coaching in control Eric Hipple did not respond to coaching in control Dave Pureifory did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray McAndrew improves in speed Chuck Long did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Verdo Sawyer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dan Watt did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity Verdo Sawyer improves in speed Cliff Suter did not respond to coaching in SS