Win: Clark Kay (12-8) Loss: Henry Crawford (14-10)
Save: Frank Dressendorfer (41)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Clark Kay pitching. Irv Curry doubles to left field. Bruce Perrin flies out to the right fielder. Ron Felton lines out to the second baseman. Ecky McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Henry Crawford pitching. Jay Smith reached on a fielding error by Henry Crawford. Sean Casey singles to center field. Jay Smith advances to third on the hit. Sean Casey steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Katsuo Machida grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Smith scores. Sean Casey advances to third on the play. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Sims singles to right field. Sean Casey scores. Todd Helton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gene Ramos lines out to the second baseman. Bill Konieczny grounds out to the pitcher. Claude Hernandez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Sidney DeFate pops out to the second baseman. Clark Kay flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bobby Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Henry Crawford singles to right field. Irv Curry strikes out. Bruce Perrin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jay Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Sean Casey walks. Katsuo Machida strikes out. Klondike Douglass grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sean Casey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ron Felton grounds out to the second baseman. Ecky McMillan singles to center field. Ecky McMillan gets picked off first. Gene Ramos singles to right field. Gene Ramos steals second. Bill Konieczny singles to right field. Gene Ramos scores. Claude Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Duke Sims doubles to center field. Todd Helton grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bailor singles to right field. Duke Sims scores. Sidney DeFate grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bobby Bradford strikes out. Henry Crawford strikes out. Irv Curry lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Clark Kay walks. Jay Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Clark Kay is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sean Casey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jay Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Katsuo Machida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bruce Perrin singles to left field. Ron Felton grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Perrin advances to second on the play. Ecky McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Gene Ramos flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Klondike Douglass doubles to left field. Duke Sims singles to center field. Klondike Douglass scores. Todd Helton hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Bailor hits a home run. Duke Sims scores. Todd Helton scores. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Clark Kay strikes out. Jay Smith hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sean Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Konieczny hits a home run. Claude Hernandez doubles to right field. Bobby Bradford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Hernandez advances to third on the play. Noboru Asakura is pinch hitting for Henry Crawford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Noboru Asakura flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Claude Hernandez scores. Irv Curry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Frank Melvin pitching. Katsuo Machida strikes out. Klondike Douglass singles to left field. Duke Sims grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bruce Perrin singles to right field. Ron Felton flies out to the left fielder. Ecky McMillan hits a home run. Bruce Perrin scores. Henry Gallego comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Ramos grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Konieczny walks. Claude Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Todd Helton singles to center field. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Bob Bailor. Desi Coco grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Sidney DeFate flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Frank Dressendorfer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby Bradford singles to center field. Kimiyasu Kadota is pinch hitting for Frank Melvin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kimiyasu Kadota grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Bobby Bradford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Irv Curry grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kimiyasu Kadota is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Irv Curry steals second. Bruce Perrin singles to left field. Irv Curry scores. Ron Felton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Frank Melvin is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Eddie Chadbourne did not respond to coaching in control Cotton Eyrich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gibby Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Merritt did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bert Lee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kim Herrera improves in power_vs_lefty Kim Herrera improves in speed David Martin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty