Win: Yukihiro Ono (5-5) Loss: Roy Biddle (3-4)
Save: Jose Gunderson (40)
Inning: 1 Detroit Charlie Patterson pitching. Leon Kotke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim White grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Leonard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City George Jones pitching. Harry Fuentes flies out to the left fielder. Ray Bottenfield singles to center field. Damon Vitelli strikes out. Eddie Nieves walks. Joe Skalski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Nieves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Larry Alten flies out to the center fielder. Billy Wallace flies out to the left fielder. Curtis Byrd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tom Torkelson walks. Orlando Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Bill Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Frank Bennett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Davenport strikes out. George Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harry Fuentes walks. Ray Bottenfield grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Harry Fuentes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Damon Vitelli singles to left field. Eddie Nieves strikes out. Joe Skalski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Leon Kotke strikes out. Jim White grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Leonard walks. Larry Alten singles to right field. Billy Wallace lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tom Torkelson reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Jones. Orlando Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Elliott pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Patterson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Curtis Byrd flies out to the center fielder. Frank Bennett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Davenport walks. George Jones singles to left field. Mike Davenport advances to third on the hit. George Jones steals second. Leon Kotke doubles past the center fielder. Mike Davenport scores. George Jones scores. Jim White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Harry Fuentes strikes out. Ray Bottenfield doubles to center field. Damon Vitelli doubles to left field. Ray Bottenfield scores. Eddie Nieves is hit by a pitch. Joe Skalski grounds out to the pitcher. Damon Vitelli advances to third on the play. Eddie Nieves advances to second on the play. Tom Torkelson walks. Orlando Patterson singles to right field. Damon Vitelli scores. Bill Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Greg Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Larry Alten singles to right field. Billy Wallace walks. Curtis Byrd grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Wallace is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Charlie Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Harry Fuentes grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Bottenfield flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Davenport grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Butler is pinch hitting for George Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Butler doubles to center field. Roy Biddle 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. Leon Kotke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Butler advances to third on the play. Jim White grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Yukihiro Ono pitching. Damon Vitelli walks. Eddie Nieves strikes out. Joe Skalski flies out to the center fielder. Tom Torkelson walks. Orlando Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Greg Leonard walks. Greg Leonard steals second. Larry Alten grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Leonard advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Billy Wallace hits an infield single to the first baseman. Greg Leonard scores. Hal Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curtis Byrd walks. Frank Bennett flies out to the center fielder. Mike Davenport singles to left field. Billy Wallace scores. Curtis Byrd advances to third on the hit. Bob Smith is pinch hitting for Yukihiro Ono. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jose Gunderson pitching. Bill Elliott walks. Hal Foster lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bill Elliott forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Harry Fuentes walks. Ray Bottenfield grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hal Foster is out at third base. Damon Vitelli pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Leon Kotke flies out to the center fielder. Jim White strikes out. Greg Leonard walks. Larry Alten grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Eddie Nieves lines out to the third baseman. Joe Skalski strikes out. Tom Torkelson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 13
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Musgraves improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Hassey-HOU improves in speed Honus Harstad improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Brown did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Urbano Arnold did not respond to coaching in arm Dan Pierzynski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Freigau did not respond to coaching in arm Dan Pierzynski improves in speed Urbano Arnold did not respond to coaching in C