Win: Jon McKain (6-3) Loss: Yoshihiro Tanaka (4-4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jeff Fullis pitching. Harry Chozen singles in front of the center fielder. Tom Dahlen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Freddy Powell walks. John Adams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Yoshihiro Tanaka pitching. John Mountain flies out to the center fielder. Stu Flanigan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Coumbe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Williams hits an infield single to the pitcher. Warren Payton grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Williams advances to second on the play. George Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Mark Linton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Al Smoltz singles to center field. Lou Ford flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Goldstein doubles to center field. Al Smoltz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Stone singles to center field. Charlie Goldstein scores. Mark Reynolds strikes out. Jeff Fullis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Yoshihiro Tanaka singles to center field. Harry Chozen doubles to right field. Yoshihiro Tanaka uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Dahlen grounds out to the third baseman. Freddy Powell hits a home run. Harry Chozen scores. John Adams doubles to left field. Jon McKain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Williams pops out to the first baseman. Warren Payton singles past the third baseman. John Adams is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago John Mountain hits an infield single to the pitcher. Stu Flanigan pops out to the first baseman. Bill Coumbe strikes out. Al Smoltz walks. Lou Ford grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Smoltz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit George Andrews strikes out. Mark Linton strikes out. Yoshihiro Tanaka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Charlie Goldstein strikes out. Mike Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Reynolds hits a home run. Jon McKain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Harry Chozen bunts for a base hit. Tom Dahlen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Freddy Powell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago John Mountain singles to center field. Stu Flanigan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Coumbe singles to left field. Al Smoltz singles to right field. John Mountain scores. Bill Coumbe advances to third on the hit. Lou Ford reached on a fielding error by Warren Payton. Bill Coumbe scores. Charlie Goldstein walks. Ray Ferrazzi 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 2nd. Mike Stone singles to right field. Al Smoltz scores. Lou Ford scores. Charlie Goldstein advances to third on the hit. Mark Reynolds doubles to center field. Charlie Goldstein scores. Mike Stone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Felder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jon McKain singles to center field. Mark Reynolds scores. John Mountain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jon McKain advances to second on the play. Stu Flanigan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit John Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Williams strikes out. Warren Payton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Bill Coumbe strikes out. Al Smoltz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit George Andrews strikes out. Mark Linton doubles to center field. Charlie Thompson is pinch hitting for Tom Felder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Thompson flies out to the center fielder. George Strittmatter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Harry Chozen walks. Tom Dahlen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Kirk Bradley pitching. Charlie Goldstein grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Stone grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mark Reynolds singles to right field. Ralph Smith is pinch hitting for George Strittmatter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ralph Smith singles to left field. John Mountain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Matt Gile pitching. Freddy Powell flies out to the center fielder. John Adams grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Stu Flanigan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Coumbe flies out to the left fielder. Al Smoltz walks. Lou Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Warren Payton singles to right field. George Andrews strikes out. Mark Linton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Chicago total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tsugio Nagatoshi improves in arm Will Smalley did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Krug did not respond to coaching in speed Pat Mason did not respond to coaching in speed Tsugio Nagatoshi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Will Smalley did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Mordecai did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mutt Allen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Sakata did not respond to coaching in control Al Jones improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Deering improves in power_vs_lefty Alex Deering improves in contact_vs_righty