Win: Toshikatsu Shinada (5-1) Loss: George Puig (4-4)
Save: Joe Afenir (30)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Roe pitching. Eddie Dickson flies out to the center fielder. Al Skiff pops out to the second baseman. George Torrez singles to right field. George Torrez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Tadashi Sasaki pitching. Hal Bayne pops out to the third baseman. Sammy Carlyle singles to right field. Sammy Carlyle steals second. Joe Correia walks. Jamie Pisciotta grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Takeshi Takahashi hits a home run. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Art Robles flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Willie Outen grounds out to the third baseman. Jesus Lolich singles to right field. Herb Sprague singles to left field. Frank Parker flies out to the right fielder. Jim Roe doubles to center field. Jesus Lolich scores. Hal Bayne walks. Sammy Carlyle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Wally Pujols singles to right field. Tadashi Sasaki lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eddie Dickson singles to center field. Wally Pujols is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Al Skiff singles to right field. George Torrez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Joe Correia singles to left field. Jamie Pisciotta strikes out. Joe Correia steals second. Willie Outen flies out to the right fielder. Jesus Lolich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Takeshi Takahashi singles to center field. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Art Robles flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Herb Sprague grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Parker flies out to the center fielder. Jim Roe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Wally Pujols strikes out. Tadashi Sasaki strikes out. Eddie Dickson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Hal Bayne flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Carlyle grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Correia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Al Skiff flies out to the center fielder. George Torrez walks. Takeshi Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. George Torrez advances to second on the play. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Jamie Pisciotta flies out to the right fielder. Willie Outen flies out to the center fielder. Jesus Lolich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Art Robles singles to left field. Eddie Brown doubles to right field. Wally Pujols lines out to the third baseman. Ren Johnson is pinch hitting for Tadashi Sasaki. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ren Johnson strikes out. Eddie Dickson hits a home run. Art Robles scores. Eddie Brown scores. July Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Skiff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Herb Jackson pitching. Herb Sprague walks. Frank Parker walks. Art Goslin is pinch hitting for July Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Art Goslin flies out to the right fielder. Hal Bayne walks. Sammy Carlyle walks. Herb Sprague scores. Joe Correia walks. Frank Parker scores. The defense is playing the corners in. George Puig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jamie Pisciotta grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Toshikatsu Shinada pitching. George Torrez strikes out. Takeshi Takahashi flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Salkeld singles to right field. Art Robles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Willie Outen flies out to the left fielder. Jesus Lolich singles to right field. Herb Sprague pops out to the first baseman. Frank Parker walks. Emmet McDermott is pinch hitting for Toshikatsu Shinada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Emmet McDermott walks. Hal Bayne singles to center field. Jesus Lolich scores. Frank Parker scores. Sammy Carlyle grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hal Bayne is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Afenir pitching. Eddie Brown pops out to the second baseman. Wally Pujols grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Kasko is pinch hitting for George Puig. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Kasko grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Joe Afenir is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Dees did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Russ Lowery did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Hargan did not respond to coaching in control Jim Speed did not respond to coaching in control Jim Speed did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Speed did not respond to coaching in velocity
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Reggie Young did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Krehmeyer did not respond to coaching in speed Archie Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Strickland improves in power_vs_righty Al Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Graham did not respond to coaching in arm Kent Oester did not respond to coaching in 3B