Win: Bill Brown (13-8) Loss: Chuck Simmons (6-13)
Save: Merlin Koppe (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Chuck Simmons pitching. Justin Reagan walks. Randy Houtz strikes out. Dave Langford walks. Fred Mayer singles to right field. Justin Reagan scores. Dave Langford advances to third on the hit. Scott Goltz doubles to right field. Dave Langford scores. Fred Mayer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Dillard grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Goltz advances to third on the play. Bob Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Bill Brown pitching. Bill Sanberg lines out to the second baseman. Tommy Crawford pops out to the shortstop. Rickey Bush singles past the third baseman. Buck Stottlemyre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Frank Grady grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bill Brown flies out to the right fielder. Justin Reagan singles to left field. Randy Houtz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Bill Munson hits a home run. Billy Goodson strikes out. Ricky Kitson strikes out. Al Chervinko walks. Chuck Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Dave Langford walks. Fred Mayer walks. Scott Goltz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dave Langford advances to third on the play. Ray Dillard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Bill Sanberg walks. Tommy Crawford grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Sanberg advances to second on the play. Rickey Bush strikes out. Buck Stottlemyre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Fernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Grady strikes out. Bill Brown lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bill Munson grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Goodson strikes out. Ricky Kitson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Charles Mulligan, Jr. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Justin Reagan singles to right field. Randy Houtz singles to right field. Dave Langford singles to right field. Justin Reagan scores. Randy Houtz advances to third on the hit. Ismael Vizquel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Mayer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Randy Houtz scores. Scott Goltz walks. Ray Dillard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Al Chervinko strikes out. Ismael Vizquel flies out to the left fielder. Bill Sanberg pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Fernandez strikes out. Frank Grady strikes out. Bill Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Tommy Crawford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rickey Bush singles to center field. Buck Stottlemyre singles to center field. Rickey Bush advances to third on the hit. Buck Stottlemyre steals second. Bill Munson grounds out to the second baseman. Rickey Bush scores. Buck Stottlemyre advances to third on the play. Billy Goodson walks. Ricky Kitson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Justin Reagan grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Houtz strikes out. Dave Langford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Al Chervinko bunts for a base hit. Ismael Vizquel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Sanberg doubles to center field. Al Chervinko scores. Tommy Crawford flies out to the left fielder. Rickey Bush singles to right field. Bill Sanberg scores. Monk Rohr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Stottlemyre grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rickey Bush is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred Mayer pops out to the third baseman. Scott Goltz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ray Dillard walks. Ray Dillard steals second. Bob Fernandez is hit by a pitch. Frank Grady singles to right field. Ray Dillard scores. Claude Welch is pinch hitting for Monk Rohr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Claude Welch grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Merlin Koppe pitching. Bill Munson flies out to the center fielder. Billy Goodson singles to center field. Ricky Kitson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Goodson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Chervinko flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Justin Reagan walks. Randy Houtz singles to right field. Justin Reagan advances to third on the hit. Randy Houtz steals second. Dave Langford singles to center field. Justin Reagan scores. Randy Houtz scores. Fred Mayer strikes out. Scott Goltz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Langford advances to second on the play. Ray Dillard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Ismael Vizquel strikes out. Bill Sanberg strikes out. Tommy Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 New York total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Frank Grady is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Gordon did not respond to coaching in endurance John Stillman did not respond to coaching in control Frank Jones improves in contact_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dennis Kolb improves in arm Nemo Baird improves in control Dave Flanagan did not respond to coaching in velocity Dennis Kolb improves in range