Inning: 1 New York Barry Hurst pitching. Gus Benton walks. Moe Smith flies out to the left fielder. Tom Rodriguez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Pinky Jones pitching. Haroll Fordham flies out to the left fielder. Rich Chris grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Paddy Warhop strikes out. Mark Hartgraves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Drabowsky doubles to center field. Calentio Baerga singles to left field. Bob Drabowsky scores. Johnny Gear grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Takeshi Tajiri pops out to the shortstop. Verne Walton singles to center field. Cal Kvasnak strikes out. Terry McGee is hit by a pitch. Don Ballenger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Pinky Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Benton flies out to the center fielder. Moe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Barry Hurst flies out to the center fielder. Haroll Fordham singles to left field. Rich Chris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Tom Rodriguez walks. Paddy Warhop flies out to the left fielder. Mark Hartgraves flies out to the right fielder. Bob Drabowsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Carlos Johnson walks. Takeshi Tajiri flies out to the right fielder. Verne Walton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Johnson advances to second on the play. Cal Kvasnak flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Calentio Baerga strikes out. Johnny Gear doubles past the left fielder. Passed ball. Johnny Gear advances to third. Pinky Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Terry McGee strikes out. Don Ballenger strikes out. Barry Hurst hits an infield single to the pitcher. Haroll Fordham reached on a fielding error by Pinky Jones. Rich Chris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Moe Smith strikes out. Tom Rodriguez singles to right field. Paddy Warhop singles to left field. Tom Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Mark Hartgraves strikes out. Bob Drabowsky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Carlos Johnson strikes out. Takeshi Tajiri strikes out. Verne Walton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Calentio Baerga strikes out. Johnny Gear walks. Pinky Jones lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Johnny Gear forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Gus Benton walks. Moe Smith singles to left field. Pinky Jones scores. Gus Benton advances to third on the hit. Tom Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Cal Kvasnak strikes out. Terry McGee singles to right field. Don Ballenger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Paddy Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Hartgraves strikes out. Al Masteller is pinch hitting for Bob Drabowsky. Al Masteller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Matt Houck enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Masteller at CF. Barry Hurst strikes out. Haroll Fordham singles in front of the center fielder. Rich Chris grounds out to the shortstop. Haroll Fordham advances to second on the play. Jim Newton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Carlos Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Calentio Baerga grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Gear singles to left field. Jim Newton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Eddie Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Benton flies out to the left fielder. Moe Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Takeshi Tajiri doubles to center field. Verne Walton grounds out to the second baseman. Takeshi Tajiri advances to third on the play. Cal Kvasnak walks. Cal Kvasnak steals second. Terry McGee singles to center field. Takeshi Tajiri scores. Cal Kvasnak scores. Bill Elmore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tracy Bemis is pinch hitting for Don Ballenger. Tracy Bemis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Koichi Ishida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tracy Bemis at C. Tom Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Paddy Warhop grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Hartgraves grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Ed Whitman is pinch hitting for Eddie Walker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Whitman grounds out to the third baseman. Haroll Fordham pops out to the third baseman. Rich Chris walks. Carlos Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 New York Caesar Rodney pitching. Matt Houck strikes out. Calentio Baerga strikes out. Johnny Gear walks. Jesse Baumholtz is pinch hitting for Bill Elmore. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jesse Baumholtz grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Gear is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Detroit Jim Smith pitching. Takeshi Tajiri flies out to the right fielder. Verne Walton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cal Kvasnak grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 New York Gus Benton singles to left field. Moe Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom Rodriguez singles to center field. Paddy Warhop singles to center field. Mark Hartgraves flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Detroit Terry McGee flies out to the center fielder. Koichi Ishida grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Difani is pinch hitting for Caesar Rodney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Difani grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 New York Gus Harrah pitching. Matt Houck grounds out to the second baseman. Calentio Baerga triples. Johnny Gear grounds out to the shortstop. Ham Redfield is pinch hitting for Jim Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ham Redfield grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Detroit Harlond Tyler pitching. Haroll Fordham singles to center field. Rich Chris flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Johnson lines out to the shortstop. Haroll Fordham is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 New York Gus Benton strikes out. Moe Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Rodriguez singles to center field. Paddy Warhop singles to left field. Tom Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Mark Hartgraves strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 14 Detroit Takeshi Tajiri walks. Verne Walton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Cal Kvasnak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 New York Matt Houck strikes out. Calentio Baerga walks. Johnny Gear pops out to the second baseman. George Lee is pinch hitting for Harlond Tyler. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Detroit Dave Phelps pitching. Terry McGee pops out to the second baseman. Koichi Ishida strikes out. Danny Nguyen is pinch hitting for Gus Harrah. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Nguyen walks. Haroll Fordham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Danny Nguyen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 16 New York John Mussina pitching. Gus Benton pops out to the catcher. Moe Smith hits a home run. Tom Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Paddy Warhop hits a home run. Joe Norris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Hartgraves hits a home run. Matt Houck singles past the third baseman. Calentio Baerga flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 16 Detroit Rich Chris walks. Carlos Johnson walks. Takeshi Tajiri flies out to the center fielder. Verne Walton grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Chris advances to third on the play. Carlos Johnson advances to second on the play. Cal Kvasnak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners LOB: 17 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Orlando Husta improves in contact_vs_lefty Garland Blanks did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rafael Labine did not respond to coaching in velocity Sal Mullen did not respond to coaching in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Bagby did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Don Knowlson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kevin Blankenship did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Pillette did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Nichting improves in 3B