Inning: 1 Detroit Hideo Shimada pitching. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the second baseman. Normie Frisk flies out to the center fielder. Eric Nill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Denny Mundy pitching. Rene Carey strikes out. Ken Schriver pops out to the second baseman. Bill Juul singles in front of the left fielder. Emmett Bair grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Juul is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Andersen singles to right field. Glenn Sprinz walks. Andy Burton reached on a fielding error by Phil Thorpe. Jack Becker walks. Joe Andersen scores. Archie Bauers flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Glenn Sprinz scores. Denny Mundy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Dobens hits a home run. Andy Burton scores. Jack Becker scores. Normie Frisk singles to center field. Eric Nill grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Normie Frisk is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Billy Blackburn strikes out. Phil Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Bill Flood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Andersen strikes out. Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Burton walks. Jack Becker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harvey Boggs strikes out. Hideo Shimada walks. Rene Carey flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Hideo Shimada is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Archie Bauers singles to center field. Denny Mundy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Normie Frisk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ken Schriver singles to left field. Bill Juul strikes out. Emmett Bair strikes out. Billy Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Eric Nill singles to right field. Joe Andersen hits an infield single to the second baseman. Glenn Sprinz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Eric Nill advances to third on the play. Andy Burton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Phil Thorpe grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Flood singles to center field. Harvey Boggs flies out to the left fielder. Hideo Shimada pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jack Becker strikes out. Archie Bauers strikes out. Denny Mundy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rene Carey reached on a fielding error by Clarence Dobens. Ken Schriver flies out to the left fielder. Bill Juul singles in front of the center fielder. Rene Carey advances to third on the hit. Bill Juul is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Emmett Bair singles to right field. Rene Carey scores. Billy Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Clarence Dobens pops out to the shortstop. Normie Frisk walks. Eric Nill flies out to the center fielder. Joe Andersen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Phil Thorpe hits a home run. Bill Flood strikes out. Harvey Boggs grounds out to the shortstop. Hideo Shimada strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Glenn Sprinz reached on a fielding error by Harvey Boggs. Andy Burton singles to center field. Glenn Sprinz advances to third on the hit. Jack Becker grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Sprinz scores. Andy Burton advances to second on the play. Archie Bauers strikes out. Clay Sheridan is pinch hitting for Denny Mundy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Clay Sheridan walks. Clarence Dobens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Socks Fisher pitching. Rene Carey grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Schriver singles past the third baseman. Ken Schriver steals second. Bill Juul pops out to the catcher. Emmett Bair doubles to right field. Ken Schriver scores. Billy Blackburn walks. Phil Thorpe walks. Bill Flood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Howie Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Normie Frisk singles to left field. Eric Nill singles to right field. Normie Frisk advances to third on the hit. Joe Andersen flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Normie Frisk scores. Glenn Sprinz doubles to right field. Eric Nill uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Sheely comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Archer is pinch hitting for Andy Burton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Danny Archer flies out to the center fielder. Jack Becker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Harvey Boggs singles to right field. Kurt Grover is pinch hitting for Jim Sheely. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kurt Grover grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harvey Boggs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Milner is pinch hitting for Rene Carey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Milner pops out to the second baseman. Ken Schriver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes George Milner is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bruce Burkle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Powers improves in power_vs_lefty Ross Davis improves in velocity Lu Johnson improves in speed Mike Shearer did not respond to coaching in velocity Cy Crawford did not respond to coaching in control Ricardo Barker did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Watkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Propst improves in arm Johnny Lord did not respond to coaching in control Bill Propst improves in speed Bill Propst did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lee Decker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty