Win: Tex Thomas (2-9) Loss: Hitoshi Narita (2-1)
Save: Johnny Farmer (27)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tex Thomas pitching. Mike Huffman walks. Jeff Sprinz strikes out. Cy Nevers walks. Jake Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Liefer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Hitoshi Narita pitching. Justin Reagan doubles to left field. Randy Houtz strikes out. Claude Welch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Justin Reagan advances to third on the play. Harry Shipley doubles to center field. Justin Reagan scores. Dean Varney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Willy Fortugno flies out to the left fielder. Barry Tavener strikes out. Lee McCarthy lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ray Dillard walks. Marcus Prentiss singles to right field. Chris Lerian hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tex Thomas singles to right field. Ray Dillard scores. Marcus Prentiss scores. Justin Reagan flies out to the right fielder. Randy Houtz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Lerian advances to third on the play. Tex Thomas advances to second on the play. Claude Welch singles to right field. Chris Lerian scores. Tex Thomas scores. Harry Shipley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hitoshi Narita singles to center field. Mike Huffman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Sprinz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Dean Varney singles to center field. Ray Dillard strikes out. Marcus Prentiss strikes out. Chris Lerian walks. Tex Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Cy Nevers flies out to the center fielder. Jake Phillips pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Liefer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Justin Reagan flies out to the right fielder. Randy Houtz hits a home run. Jim Garagiola comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Welch singles to left field. Harry Shipley flies out to the right fielder. Dean Varney walks. Ray Dillard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Willy Fortugno grounds out to the pitcher. Barry Tavener singles to left field. Lee McCarthy singles to center field. Barry Tavener advances to third on the hit. Jim Garagiola grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Marcus Prentiss singles to center field. Marcus Prentiss steals second. Johnny Liefer throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Chris Lerian flies out to the center fielder. Tex Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Marcus Prentiss scores. Ross Metheny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Justin Reagan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Huffman doubles past the first baseman. Jeff Sprinz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Huffman advances to third on the play. Cy Nevers flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Huffman scores. Jake Phillips hits an infield single to the first baseman. Johnny Liefer lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Randy Houtz singles to right field. Claude Welch grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Harry Shipley singles to right field. Harry Shipley steals second. Dean Varney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Willy Fortugno singles to right field. Barry Tavener flies out to the center fielder. Lee McCarthy doubles to right field. Willy Fortugno uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Biggio is pinch hitting for Ross Metheny. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Biggio grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lee McCarthy advances to third on the play. Mike Huffman walks. Jeff Sprinz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Devon Shealy pitching. Ray Dillard singles to left field. Ray Dillard steals second. Marcus Prentiss flies out to the center fielder. Chris Lerian pops out to the shortstop. Tex Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve St.Claire enters the game as a defensive replacement for Justin Reagan at CF. Cy Nevers grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Phillips reached on a fielding error by Marcus Prentiss. Ray Jordan is pinch hitting for Johnny Liefer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jake Phillips steals second. Ray Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Phillips advances to third on the play. Willy Fortugno singles to center field. Jake Phillips scores. Barry Tavener flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve St.Claire flies out to the left fielder. Randy Houtz grounds out to the shortstop. Claude Welch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lee McCarthy singles to left field. Shigeyuki Nishiyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Hood is pinch hitting for Devon Shealy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Hood grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lee McCarthy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Hood is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Huffman singles to right field. Jeff Sprinz triples. Mike Huffman scores. Johnny Farmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Cy Nevers singles to right field. Jeff Sprinz scores. Jake Phillips grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cy Nevers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Mike Huffman (23), Lee McCarthy (7).3B - Jeff Sprinz (4).SF - Cy Nevers.GIDP - Mike Huffman, Jim Garagiola. Baserunning: SB - Jake Phillips (5).CS - Mike Hood (3). Fielding: E - Johnny Liefer.
Batting:2B - Justin Reagan (22), Harry Shipley (20).HR - Randy Houtz (7).GIDP - Claude Welch. Baserunning: SB - Harry Shipley (6), Ray Dillard (5), Marcus Prentiss (10). Fielding: E - Marcus Prentiss.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Eaton improves in contact_vs_lefty Bert Oliver did not respond to coaching in control Richie Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in endurance
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Eddie Gordon improves in control Todd Toth improves in speed Rudy Marquis did not respond to coaching in control