Win: Wayne Valentine (2-2) Loss: Osamu Sogawa (0-3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Wayne Valentine pitching. Ed Russell strikes out. Jim Moreno grounds out to the pitcher. Pedro Gerber walks. Sherry Schulte flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Osamu Sogawa pitching. Edgardo Alfonzo lines out to the second baseman. Junior Barnes strikes out. Ron Swoboda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Sam Bottenfield strikes out. Dutch Verbanic singles to right field. Bill McHale strikes out. George Connolly walks. Osamu Sogawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Billy Bravo walks. Jim Bouchee strikes out. Billy Bravo steals second. Craig Cabrera grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Bravo advances to third on the play. Todd Zeile hits a home run. Billy Bravo scores. Al Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ed Russell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Moreno flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Gerber grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Wayne Valentine reached on a 2-base fielding error by Sherry Schulte. Edgardo Alfonzo grounds out to the third baseman. Junior Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Valentine advances to third on the play. Ron Swoboda walks. Billy Bravo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Sherry Schulte doubles to center field. Sam Bottenfield singles to center field. Dutch Verbanic grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Bottenfield advances to second on the play. Bill McHale singles to center field. Sherry Schulte scores. Sam Bottenfield uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Connolly singles to right field. Osamu Sogawa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Russell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Jim Bouchee flies out to the left fielder. Craig Cabrera singles to right field. Todd Zeile flies out to the center fielder. Al Diaz hits a home run. Craig Cabrera scores. Wayne Valentine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim Moreno singles to center field. Pedro Gerber grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Sherry Schulte flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Edgardo Alfonzo singles to center field. Glen Dempster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Junior Barnes singles to center field. Edgardo Alfonzo advances to third on the hit. Ron Swoboda singles to right field. Edgardo Alfonzo scores. Junior Barnes advances to third on the hit. Billy Bravo triples. Junior Barnes scores. Ron Swoboda scores. Jim Bouchee singles to center field. Billy Bravo scores. Matt Murray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bouchee steals second. Craig Cabrera flies out to the right fielder. Todd Zeile singles to left field. Jim Bouchee scores. Todd Zeile is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Sam Bottenfield grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Verbanic strikes out. Bill McHale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Rick Castino is pinch hitting for Wayne Valentine. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rick Castino walks. Edgardo Alfonzo singles past the third baseman. Rick Castino advances to third on the hit. Junior Barnes strikes out. Edgardo Alfonzo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Swoboda pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Mighty Flinn pitching. George Connolly doubles to center field. Matt Murray lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Russell walks. Jim Moreno strikes out. Pedro Gerber doubles to center field. George Connolly scores. Sherry Schulte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Billy Bravo pops out to the second baseman. Jim Bouchee strikes out. Craig Cabrera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Sam Bottenfield strikes out. Dutch Verbanic flies out to the left fielder. Bill McHale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Todd Zeile strikes out. Al Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Jo-Jo Stine is pinch hitting for Mighty Flinn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jo-Jo Stine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Teizo Kuroki pitching. George Connolly strikes out. Harry Acosta is pinch hitting for Matt Murray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Acosta doubles to left field. Ed Russell flies out to the left fielder. Jim Moreno triples. Harry Acosta scores. Pedro Gerber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Pedro Gerber (2), Sherry Schulte (1), George Connolly (4), Harry Acosta (2).3B - Jim Moreno (1).GIDP - Pedro Gerber. Fielding: E - Sherry Schulte.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy McClure did not respond to coaching in control Dwight Betzel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rudy Butcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Dwight Betzel improves in speed
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bojangle Dan improves in velocity Manuel Freeman did not respond to coaching in velocity Brent Jackson did not respond to coaching in control Fritz Carl improves in velocity Pep Baker did not respond to coaching in C