Win: Seneca Spinks (8-8) Loss: Jim Palmer (13-9)
Save: Bill Morejon (22)
Inning: 1 Detroit Seneca Spinks pitching. Jeff Healy grounds out to the second baseman. Jigger Statz walks. Billy Queen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jigger Statz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Magglio Ordonez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jim Palmer pitching. Steve Pickering walks. Lee Hubbard hits a home run. Steve Pickering scores. Ron Backman grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Adams singles to right field. Scott Rader singles to right field. Randy McColl singles to right field. Randy Adams scores. Scott Rader advances to third on the hit. Don Rheam walks. Oscar Gonzalez strikes out. Seneca Spinks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Chase Utley flies out to the left fielder. Halo Rozema flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Gaston singles to right field. Hank Aaron grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Clarence Gaston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Steve Pickering grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Hubbard flies out to the left fielder. Ron Backman singles to center field. Randy Adams grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Backman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jim Palmer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lee Hubbard. Jeff Healy flies out to the center fielder. Jigger Statz pops out to the third baseman. Billy Queen doubles to right field. Jim Palmer scores. Magglio Ordonez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Scott Rader strikes out. Randy McColl strikes out. Don Rheam grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Chase Utley strikes out. Halo Rozema pops out to the second baseman. Clarence Gaston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Oscar Gonzalez singles to center field. Seneca Spinks lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Oscar Gonzalez forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Pickering strikes out. Lee Hubbard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Hank Aaron grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Palmer strikes out. Jeff Healy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Ron Backman singles past the shortstop. Randy Adams singles to center field. Ron Backman advances to third on the hit. Scott Rader flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Randy McColl singles to right field. Ron Backman scores. Don Rheam flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Jigger Statz walks. Billy Queen doubles to right field. Jigger Statz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Magglio Ordonez strikes out. Chase Utley lines out to the shortstop. Halo Rozema strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Seneca Spinks flies out to the right fielder. Steve Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Hubbard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Clarence Gaston strikes out. Hank Aaron grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Palmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Ron Backman flies out to the center fielder. Randy Adams reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jeff Healy. Scott Rader grounds out to the catcher. Randy McColl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jake Guiney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Randy Adams at LF. Jeff Healy flies out to the right fielder. Jigger Statz lines out to the second baseman. Billy Queen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Don Rheam flies out to the left fielder. Luis Kittridge is pinch hitting for Oscar Gonzalez. Luis Kittridge singles to center field. Aaron Valdivielso is pinch hitting for Seneca Spinks. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Aaron Valdivielso walks. Steve Pickering strikes out. Lee Hubbard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Morejon pitching. Joe Sadowski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Kittridge at C. Magglio Ordonez strikes out. Chase Utley flies out to the center fielder. Halo Rozema strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 New York total runners left on base: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chip Hale did not respond to coaching in arm Ivan Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chris Moran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chris Moran did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cedric Richard improves in velocity Jack Freehan improves in arm George Leifer did not respond to coaching in control Ron Perkins did not respond to coaching in speed Wes Preston did not respond to coaching in CF