Inning: 1 Kansas City Abie McKay pitching. Andy Lavandera triples. Ren Smith walks. Bip Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Lavandera scores. Ren Smith advances to second on the play. Charley Jolly flies out to the right fielder. Steve Gainer reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Clay. Ren Smith scores. Yogey Pulido flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Kevin Chamberlain pitching. George Clay walks. Roger Wertz strikes out. Phil Suppan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ariel Mendoza singles to left field. Ariel Mendoza steals second. Domingo Lowery walks. Kevin Chamberlain lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Lavandera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ariel Mendoza scores. Domingo Lowery advances to third on the play. Ren Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Shore singles to left field. Paul Adams strikes out. John McCurry flies out to the center fielder. Pat Long flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bip Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Charley Jolly walks. Steve Gainer strikes out. Yogey Pulido grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ramon Kiefer grounds out to the shortstop. Abie McKay pops out to the third baseman. George Clay grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ariel Mendoza flies out to the right fielder. Domingo Lowery grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Chamberlain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Roger Wertz flies out to the left fielder. Phil Suppan singles to center field. Bob Shore walks. Paul Adams strikes out. John McCurry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Andy Lavandera reached on a fielding error by Pat Long. Andy Lavandera steals second. Ren Smith singles to left field. Andy Lavandera scores. Ren Smith steals second. Bip Roberts walks. Charley Jolly strikes out. Steve Gainer lines out to the pitcher. Yogey Pulido grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Pat Long singles to center field. Ramon Kiefer walks. Abie McKay lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Clay flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Pat Long scores. Roger Wertz walks. Phil Suppan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ariel Mendoza strikes out. Domingo Lowery walks. Kevin Chamberlain lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Lavandera walks. Ren Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Shore singles to left field. Paul Adams strikes out. John McCurry singles to center field. Bob Shore advances to third on the hit. Pat Long hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bob Shore scores. Ramon Kiefer doubles to left field. John McCurry scores. Pat Long uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kip Bullinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Abie McKay grounds out to the shortstop. George Clay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bip Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Charley Jolly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Gainer hits a home run. Yogey Pulido pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Roger Wertz walks. Phil Suppan flies out to the left fielder. Bob Shore grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Puddy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ariel Mendoza walks. Marv McCarthy is pinch running for Ariel Mendoza on 1st base. Domingo Lowery doubles to right field. Marv McCarthy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ryan Bowen is pinch hitting for Kip Bullinger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ryan Bowen reached on a fielding error by Pat Long. Andy Lavandera hits a home run. Domingo Lowery scores. Ryan Bowen scores. Lenny Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ren Smith walks. Ren Smith steals second. Bip Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Charley Jolly singles to left field. Ren Smith scores. Chikashi Kato is pinch hitting for Steve Gainer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chikashi Kato flies out to the center fielder. Yogey Pulido grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Tokuji Tamura pitching. Paul Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Walker is pinch hitting for John McCurry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Walker pops out to the shortstop. Pat Long grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Marv McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Domingo Lowery strikes out. Ken Moss is pinch hitting for Tokuji Tamura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ken Moss grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit George Whipple pitching. Ramon Kiefer singles to center field. Terry Sparks is pinch hitting for Lenny Hale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Terry Sparks strikes out. George Clay flies out to the right fielder. Roger Wertz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Murphy Scott improves in contact_vs_lefty Wally Holly improves in speed Bill Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Ross Savage did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walker Pettit improves in control Pete Shipley did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Bako did not respond to coaching in control Keith Wade did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Hildebrand did not respond to coaching in 2B