Win: Pete Magallanes (10-3) Loss: Charlie Patterson (1-13)
Save: George Jones (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Pete Magallanes pitching. Harry Fuentes grounds out to the third baseman. Orlando Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Mike Iburg singles to left field. Damon Vitelli pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Charlie Patterson pitching. Leon Kotke singles to left field. Curtis Byrd singles to left field. Leon Kotke aggressively advances to third on the hit. Curtis Byrd steals second. Larry Alten triples. Leon Kotke scores. Curtis Byrd scores. Billy Wallace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Alten scores. Frank Bennett pops out to the third baseman. Greg Leonard flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Eddie Nieves walks. Joe Skalski singles to center field. Joe Wyse walks. Nick Betts flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Eddie Nieves is thrown out at the plate. Charlie Patterson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Davenport triples. Bob Smith hits a home run. Mike Davenport scores. Hal Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Magallanes grounds out to the third baseman. Leon Kotke singles to right field. Curtis Byrd singles to center field. Leon Kotke advances to third on the hit. Curtis Byrd steals second. Larry Alten doubles to left field. Leon Kotke scores. Curtis Byrd scores. Harry Hug comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Wallace walks. Frank Bennett grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Alten advances to third on the play. Billy Wallace advances to second on the play. Greg Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harry Fuentes walks. Harry Fuentes steals second. Orlando Patterson walks. Mike Iburg grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Fuentes advances to third on the play. Orlando Patterson advances to second on the play. Damon Vitelli singles to right field. Harry Fuentes scores. Eddie Nieves grounds out to the pitcher. Damon Vitelli advances to second on the play. Joe Skalski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Davenport grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Smith strikes out. Pete Magallanes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Wyse grounds out to the shortstop. Nick Betts lines out to the second baseman. Harry Hug strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Leon Kotke flies out to the right fielder. Curtis Byrd flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Larry Alten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Harry Fuentes flies out to the center fielder. Orlando Patterson strikes out. Mike Iburg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Billy Wallace singles to right field. Frank Bennett singles to left field. Billy Wallace advances to third on the hit. Greg Leonard strikes out. Mike Davenport singles to left field. Billy Wallace scores. Frank Bennett is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Roy Biddle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Davenport steals second. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Damon Vitelli strikes out. Eddie Nieves singles to center field. Joe Skalski grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Eddie Nieves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Wyse flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Butler is pinch hitting for Pete Magallanes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Butler singles to center field. Bill Butler steals second. Leon Kotke walks. Curtis Byrd doubles past the third baseman. Bill Butler scores. Leon Kotke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Alten strikes out. Billy Wallace hits a home run. Curtis Byrd scores. Frank Bennett walks. Frank Bennett is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Greg Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City George Jones pitching. Bill Elliott is pinch hitting for Nick Betts. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Elliott walks. Ray Bottenfield is pinch hitting for Roy Biddle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ray Bottenfield flies out to the center fielder. Harry Fuentes grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dave McCabe pitching. Mike Davenport singles to right field. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Davenport advances to second on the play. George Jones strikes out. Leon Kotke singles to center field. Mike Davenport scores. Curtis Byrd grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leon Kotke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Orlando Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Iburg flies out to the center fielder. Jim Atkins is pinch hitting for Damon Vitelli. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Atkins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dan Alvarez is pinch hitting for Larry Alten. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Alvarez grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Wallace strikes out. Smead Berroa is pinch hitting for Frank Bennett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Smead Berroa singles to left field. Greg Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Eddie Nieves strikes out. Joe Skalski pops out to the shortstop. Heinie Birrer is pinch hitting for Joe Wyse. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Heinie Birrer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Curtis Byrd (17), Larry Alten (26).3B - Larry Alten (3), Mike Davenport (7).HR - Billy Wallace (29), Bob Smith (9). Baserunning: SB - Curtis Byrd 2 (13), Mike Davenport (8), Bill Butler (6).CS - Frank Bennett (9).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nick McCarthy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Loy Barbeau improves in contact_vs_righty Pete Twitchell did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Urbano Arnold did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Gates improves in arm Bill Bratschi did not respond to coaching in control Archi Hunter improves in power_vs_lefty Jing McCahan improves in speed Joe Musgraves did not respond to coaching in CF