Win: Atley Taylor (17-7) Loss: Hardin Dede (10-14)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Hardin Dede pitching. Frank Ford hits a home run. Terry Brewington walks. Terry Brewington steals second. Tanka Jahari singles to center field. Terry Brewington scores. Tanka Jahari steals second. Rude Justin Rudi strikes out. Chris Lundbom doubles to right field. Tanka Jahari scores. Johnny Fluhrer singles to center field. Chris Lundbom scores. Don Leheny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Fluhrer steals second. Bombo Mertz pops out to the first baseman. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Atley Taylor pitching. Jimmy Suzuki grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Lewis strikes out. Paul Lange grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Atley Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Ford singles to center field. Terry Brewington grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Frank Ford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Terry Brewington steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tanka Jahari walks. Rude Justin Rudi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Gorman Barna flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Davis flies out to the right fielder. Steve Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Chris Lundbom hits a home run. Bob Ramsay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Fluhrer flies out to the right fielder. Bombo Mertz flies out to the left fielder. Rod Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Burbrink strikes out. Bill Benz strikes out. Bob Ramsay singles to left field. Jimmy Suzuki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Ramsay is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Atley Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Frank Ford lines out to the second baseman. Terry Brewington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Lange strikes out. Gorman Barna singles past the shortstop. Jimmy Davis walks. Steve Simon doubles to center field. Gorman Barna scores. Jimmy Davis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Burbrink flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tanka Jahari flies out to the left fielder. Rude Justin Rudi singles to center field. Chris Lundbom reached on a fielding error by Gorman Barna. Johnny Fluhrer bunts for a base hit. Bombo Mertz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Benz grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Ramsay flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Suzuki bunts for a base hit. Mike Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rod Smith singles to center field. Atley Taylor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Ford singles to center field. Rod Smith scores. Danny Gill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Ford steals second. Terry Brewington flies out to the left fielder. Tanka Jahari hits a home run. Frank Ford scores. Frank Delaney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rude Justin Rudi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Paul Lange singles to left field. Gorman Barna grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Lange is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmy Davis hits a home run. Gorman Barna scores. Watty Downs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Simon walks. Bill Burbrink strikes out. Bill Benz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Chris Lundbom singles to right field. Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Lundbom advances to second on the play. Bombo Mertz walks. Rod Smith pops out to the first baseman. Masaki Yamanaka is pinch hitting for Watty Downs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masaki Yamanaka walks. Frank Ford singles to right field. Chris Lundbom scores. Bombo Mertz scores. Masaki Yamanaka advances to third on the hit. Terry Brewington walks. Tanka Jahari strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Roy Dealy pitching. Frank Delaney grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Suzuki singles to left field. Mike Lewis strikes out. Paul Lange singles past the second baseman. Jimmy Suzuki advances to third on the hit. Gorman Barna strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rude Justin Rudi singles to right field. Chris Lundbom flies out to the left fielder. Rude Justin Rudi steals second. Johnny Fluhrer strikes out. Bombo Mertz singles to right field. Rude Justin Rudi scores. Rod Smith singles to left field. Bombo Mertz advances to third on the hit. Gene Wehmeier is pinch hitting for Roy Dealy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rod Smith steals second. Gene Wehmeier walks. Frank Ford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Cupid Ross pitching. Jimmy Davis strikes out. Steve Simon walks. Bill Burbrink strikes out. Bill Benz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Terry Brewington singles to center field. Terry Brewington is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tanka Jahari reached on a 2-base fielding error by Paul Lange. Rude Justin Rudi grounds out to the second baseman. Tanka Jahari advances to third on the play. Chris Lundbom walks. Johnny Fluhrer walks. Bombo Mertz singles to left field. Tanka Jahari scores. Chris Lundbom scores. Johnny Fluhrer advances to third on the hit. Rod Smith walks. Hiromi Nagai is pinch hitting for Cupid Ross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hiromi Nagai flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Kazuhiro Inagaki pitching. Bill Casey is pinch hitting for Frank Delaney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Casey pops out to the third baseman. Jimmy Suzuki bunts for a base hit. Mike Lewis walks. Paul Lange singles to right field. Jimmy Suzuki scores. Gorman Barna flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Davis walks. Steve Simon singles to right field. Mike Lewis scores. Paul Lange scores. Jimmy Davis advances to third on the hit. Jose Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Burbrink walks. Bill Benz strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 14 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Chris Lundbom (16).HR - Frank Ford (12), Tanka Jahari (17), Chris Lundbom (18).GIDP - Bombo Mertz. Baserunning: SB - Frank Ford (27), Terry Brewington 2 (28), Tanka Jahari (29), Rude Justin Rudi (25), Johnny Fluhrer (18), Rod Smith (18).CS - Terry Brewington (6).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jeff Schick improves in arm Mike Stanky did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Steinbrenner did not respond to coaching in control Ryan Maxwell did not respond to coaching in control Bob Closter did not respond to coaching in control Frank Steinbrenner did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jonathan Cortes did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Jablonski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Biff Maddox improves in contact_vs_righty Don Christiansen did not respond to coaching in arm George Raymond improves in range Biff Maddox improves in speed