Win: Rocky Hermansen (15-6) Loss: Al Thompson (9-11)
Save: Steve Micelotta (30)
Inning: 1 Detroit Al Thompson pitching. Yunier Caceres strikes out. Butch Zientara grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Ernaga flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Rocky Hermansen pitching. Hugo Smalls pops out to the third baseman. Cort Jennings walks. Tunah Finches grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Brooks Milchin grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Thiel flies out to the right fielder. Osamu Kimura pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Johnny Taylor strikes out. Shiro Goshima grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Bob Conners is hit by a pitch. Bobby Heathcock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Dean Shovlin singles to center field. Joe Taylor strikes out. Rocky Hermansen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yunier Caceres grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Joel Gorguet singles to right field. Al Thompson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Thompson strikes out. Hugo Smalls grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joel Gorguet is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Cort Jennings flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Butch Zientara grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Ernaga grounds out to the pitcher. Brooks Milchin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Tunah Finches grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Taylor singles to center field. Shiro Goshima is hit by a pitch. Billy Bob Conners lines out to the second baseman. Bobby Heathcock flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Walt Thiel grounds out to the third baseman. Osamu Kimura singles to center field. Dean Shovlin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Osamu Kimura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dean Shovlin steals second. Joe Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Joel Gorguet singles to left field. Al Thompson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hugo Smalls grounds out to the second baseman. Joel Gorguet advances to third on the play. Cort Jennings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Rocky Hermansen singles to center field. Yunier Caceres singles to center field. Rocky Hermansen advances to third on the hit. Butch Zientara strikes out. Yunier Caceres steals second. Tom Ernaga grounds out to the shortstop. Rocky Hermansen scores. Yunier Caceres advances to third on the play. Brooks Milchin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tunah Finches strikes out. Johnny Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Shiro Goshima singles to left field. Billy Bob Conners grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Walt Thiel grounds out to the third baseman. Osamu Kimura grounds out to the third baseman. Dean Shovlin singles to center field. Dean Shovlin steals second. Joe Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Bobby Heathcock singles to left field. Joel Gorguet flies out to the left fielder. Kazushi Yano is pinch hitting for Al Thompson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kazushi Yano flies out to the center fielder. Hugo Smalls strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Rick Lyons pitching. Rocky Hermansen strikes out. Yunier Caceres singles to right field. Jack Madison is pinch hitting for Butch Zientara. Jack Madison strikes out. Yunier Caceres is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Julio Ayala enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Madison at 3B. Cort Jennings singles to center field. Tunah Finches lines out to the shortstop. Johnny Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Shiro Goshima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Tom Ernaga grounds out to the shortstop. Brooks Milchin walks. Walt Thiel flies out to the right fielder. Osamu Kimura singles to right field. Dean Shovlin doubles to right field. Brooks Milchin scores. Osamu Kimura uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Steve Micelotta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy Bob Conners triples. Bobby Heathcock strikes out. Joel Gorguet strikes out. John Potter is pinch hitting for Rick Lyons. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Potter singles to center field. Billy Bob Conners scores. Hugo Smalls grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Potter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 New York total runners LOB: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jeff Eyre improves in power_vs_righty Marty Scarbery did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Fox did not respond to coaching in arm Brian Murakami did not respond to coaching in endurance Hick Macleod did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hick Macleod did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Upshaw did not respond to coaching in SS
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rickey Little did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Kuhn improves in range Roger Kelly did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Mauser did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Kuhn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Jennings did not respond to coaching in control