Win: Buddy Villegas (4-7) Loss: Al Geary (1-2)
Save: Matt Ligtenberg (29)
Inning: 1 New York Scott Hill pitching. Jimmy Leard grounds out to the second baseman. Amos Boyd grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Spencer walks. Les Gleason flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Stahoviak pitching. Doyle Howard strikes out. Curt Branca singles to left field. Alex Miller walks. Curt Branca steals third. Alex Miller steals second. Matt Harper hits a home run. Curt Branca scores. Alex Miller scores. Earl Shinall singles to right field. Ed Peterson singles to left field. Earl Shinall advances to third on the hit. Angel Whitaker strikes out. Hughie Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Amos Rowland flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Brusstar flies out to the right fielder. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Scott Hill flies out to the center fielder. Doyle Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Branca grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Mike Carmichael pops out to the first baseman. Jim Stahoviak grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Leard singles to center field. Amos Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Alex Miller singles to right field. Alex Miller steals second. Matt Harper flies out to the right fielder. Earl Shinall strikes out. Ed Peterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Greg Spencer singles to center field. Les Gleason flies out to the left fielder. Amos Rowland singles past the third baseman. Greg Spencer advances to third on the hit. Dutch Brusstar singles to center field. Greg Spencer scores. Amos Rowland advances to third on the hit. Joe Williams singles to left field. Amos Rowland scores. Mike Carmichael flies out to the right fielder. Jim Stahoviak flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Angel Whitaker hits a home run. Irv McGowan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hughie Wright strikes out. Scott Hill strikes out. Doyle Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Jimmy Leard singles to left field. Amos Boyd strikes out. Greg Spencer flies out to the left fielder. Les Gleason singles to right field. Jimmy Leard advances to third on the hit. Amos Rowland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Curt Branca flies out to the center fielder. Alex Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Dutch Brusstar strikes out. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Mike Carmichael grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Earl Shinall singles past the third baseman. Earl Shinall steals second. Mike Carmichael throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ed Peterson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Earl Shinall scores. Angel Whitaker lines out to the second baseman. Hughie Wright singles to right field. Rich Storie is pinch hitting for Scott Hill. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Rich Storie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Rick Porzio pitching. Ed Priest is pinch hitting for Irv McGowan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ed Priest walks. Jimmy Leard strikes out. Amos Boyd pops out to the shortstop. Greg Spencer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Priest is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Murray pitching. Doyle Howard strikes out. Curt Branca flies out to the center fielder. Alex Miller hits an infield single to the first baseman. Alex Miller steals second. Alex Miller steals third. Matt Harper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Les Gleason singles to center field. Amos Rowland grounds out to the pitcher. Les Gleason advances to second on the play. Dutch Brusstar singles to center field. Les Gleason scores. Barry Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Williams strikes out. Mike Carmichael doubles to center field. Ron Boehling is pinch hitting for Jack Murray. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ron Boehling singles past the second baseman. Dutch Brusstar scores. Mike Carmichael scores. Jimmy Leard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Buddy Villegas pitching. Earl Shinall strikes out. Ed Peterson flies out to the left fielder. Angel Whitaker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Walter Medeiros enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hughie Wright at 1B. Amos Boyd walks. Greg Spencer strikes out. George Pujols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Gleason singles to center field. Amos Rowland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Walter Medeiros flies out to the left fielder. Shag Lyons is pinch hitting for George Pujols. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shag Lyons singles to left field. Doyle Howard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Al Geary pitching. Dutch Brusstar reached on a 2-base throwing error by Doyle Howard. Joe Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Carmichael hits a home run. Dutch Brusstar scores. Buddy Villegas strikes out. Jimmy Leard singles to center field. Amos Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Matt Ligtenberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Curt Branca strikes out. Alex Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Motton improves in arm Gordon Luderus improves in power_vs_righty Stan Menechino improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Willis improves in velocity Gordon Luderus improves in power_vs_lefty Stan Menechino improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bunty Simba improves in range Dink Palmeiro did not respond to coaching in control Ab Espinoza did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bunty Simba improves in arm Blackie Manush improves in arm Ken King improves in contact_vs_righty