Win: Mike Maynard (5-5) Loss: Chris Blackburne (7-4)
Save: Flick Williams (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Chris Blackburne pitching. Andy Fox strikes out. Ruben Rivera grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Bonanno walks. Bernie Williams. grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Maynard pitching. Lew Plesac strikes out. Tom Doak flies out to the right fielder. Andy Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Rick Parker flies out to the center fielder. Ham Martzell doubles to center field. Mike Blowers grounds out to the third baseman. Spoon Dorsett singles to center field. Ham Martzell scores. Mike Maynard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rollie Chouinard singles to center field. Fred Baldwin walks. Walter Sprague grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rollie Chouinard advances to third on the play. Buzz Elliot walks. Van Sikorski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Andy Fox flies out to the center fielder. Ruben Rivera strikes out. Tony Bonanno pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Chris Blackburne strikes out. Lew Plesac pops out to the second baseman. Tom Doak singles past the second baseman. Andy Mack walks. Rollie Chouinard grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bernie Williams. grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Parker strikes out. Ham Martzell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Fred Baldwin pops out to the second baseman. Walter Sprague singles to center field. Buzz Elliot grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Blowers pops out to the second baseman. Spoon Dorsett strikes out. Mike Maynard singles to left field. Andy Fox singles to left field. Ruben Rivera flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Van Sikorski flies out to the center fielder. Chris Blackburne pops out to the first baseman. Lew Plesac flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Tony Bonanno singles to right field. Tony Bonanno steals second. Bernie Williams. strikes out. Rick Parker strikes out. Ham Martzell singles to right field. Tony Bonanno scores. Don Holmes is pinch hitting for Mike Blowers. Don Holmes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Holmes at 3B. Pat Kelly. enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bernie Williams. at LF. Spencer Billings enters the game as a defensive replacement for Spoon Dorsett at C. Tom Doak flies out to the center fielder. Andy Mack singles to left field. Rollie Chouinard singles in front of the right fielder. Fred Baldwin walks. Walter Sprague pops out to the shortstop. Buzz Elliot flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Spencer Billings flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Mike Maynard flies out to the right fielder. Andy Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harrison Hoko is pinch hitting for Van Sikorski. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harrison Hoko singles to left field. Takumi Osumi is pinch hitting for Chris Blackburne. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Takumi Osumi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harrison Hoko advances to second on the play. Lew Plesac walks. Tom Doak grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Lew Plesac is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Andy Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Barry pitching. Ruben Rivera doubles to left field. Tony Bonanno singles to left field. Ruben Rivera scores. Pat Kelly. singles to left field. Rick Parker singles to right field. Tony Bonanno scores. Pee-Wee Hendricks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ham Martzell strikes out. Jim Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Scott Kamieniecki. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rollie Chouinard singles to right field. Ed Brodie is pinch hitting for Fred Baldwin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Brodie lines out to the shortstop. Walter Sprague flies out to the right fielder. Dan Inks is pinch hitting for Buzz Elliot. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Inks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Spencer Billings strikes out. B.B. Mickels is pinch hitting for Scott Kamieniecki.. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. B.B. Mickels grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Fox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mickey Roberts pitching. Harrison Hoko flies out to the center fielder. Steve Courtney is pinch hitting for Pee-Wee Hendricks. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Courtney singles to left field. Lew Plesac hits a home run. Steve Courtney scores. Flick Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Doak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Mack singles past the first baseman. Rollie Chouinard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Clem Essegian did not respond to coaching in control Ron Huber improves in arm Tommy Buoy improves in power_vs_righty Marv Coakley did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Buoy did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bruce Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Park Vaughn did not respond to coaching in control Julio Garriott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dale Baumer did not respond to coaching in speed