Win: Fred Smith (2-0) Loss: Windy Easterly (2-4)
Save: Mike Saucier (5)
Inning: 1 New York Windy Easterly pitching. Bill Sanberg strikes out. Rickey Bush grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Munson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Chuck Simmons pitching. Frank Grady grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Houtz pops out to the second baseman. Bob Fernandez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ricky Kitson. Harry Shipley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Ricky Kitson pops out to the catcher. Buck Stottlemyre strikes out. Al Chervinko walks. Billy Goodson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Dean Varney singles to center field. Ray Dillard hits a home run. Dean Varney scores. Marcus Prentiss walks. Claude Welch pops out to the first baseman. Windy Easterly lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Grady grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Tommy Crawford doubles to center field. Chuck Simmons lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Tommy Crawford is thrown out at third. Bill Sanberg singles to right field. Rickey Bush singles to right field. Bill Munson doubles to right field. Chuck Simmons scores. Bill Sanberg scores. Rickey Bush is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Ricky Kitson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Fernandez. Bill Munson scores. Buck Stottlemyre doubles to left field. Ricky Kitson scores. Al Chervinko grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Randy Houtz singles past the shortstop. Randy Houtz steals second. Bob Fernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Shipley singles to left field. Dean Varney singles to center field. Randy Houtz scores. Harry Shipley advances to third on the hit. Ray Dillard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Billy Goodson strikes out. Tommy Crawford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chuck Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Marcus Prentiss singles to right field. Claude Welch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marcus Prentiss advances to second on the play. Windy Easterly grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Grady strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Bill Sanberg grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Rickey Bush doubles to left field. Bill Munson doubles to center field. Rickey Bush scores. Ricky Kitson strikes out. Buck Stottlemyre pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Fred Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Houtz grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Shipley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Al Chervinko pops out to the first baseman. Billy Goodson flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Crawford singles to right field. Fred Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Dean Varney flies out to the right fielder. Ray Dillard walks. Marcus Prentiss walks. Claude Welch singles to center field. Ray Dillard scores. Marcus Prentiss advances to third on the hit. Charles Mulligan, Jr. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Windy Easterly grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Bill Sanberg strikes out. Rickey Bush doubles to left field. Bill Munson grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Kitson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Frank Grady grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Houtz flies out to the right fielder. Bob Fernandez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Buck Stottlemyre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Chervinko bunts for a base hit. Al Chervinko is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Goodson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Harry Shipley flies out to the center fielder. Dean Varney grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Dillard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Johnny Farmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Crawford grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Ware is pinch hitting for Charles Mulligan, Jr.. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andy Ware strikes out. Bill Sanberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Saucier pitching. Marcus Prentiss grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Welch singles to right field. Fred Mayer is pinch hitting for Johnny Farmer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fred Mayer flies out to the left fielder. Frank Grady grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Claude Welch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Alvarez did not respond to coaching in range Bobby Drake improves in power_vs_lefty Luis Maisel did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paul Colbrunn improves in velocity Todd Toth improves in power_vs_righty Al Gonzalez improves in range