Inning: 1 Kansas City Aryn Conda pitching. Paul Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Furillo strikes out. Bill Mazeroski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill McDowell pitching. Jack Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Farmer grounds out to the second baseman. Isamu Murata flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ron Shelton grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Caminaro singles to right field. Al McHale flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Griffey doubles to left field. Manny Hanning strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Craig Molina grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Primo flies out to the center fielder. Frank Myers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill McDowell grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Blair flies out to the left fielder. Carl Furillo bunts for a base hit. Bill Mazeroski singles to center field. Carl Furillo advances to third on the hit. Ron Shelton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Paul Kennedy pops out to the first baseman. Roger DeFreitas flies out to the left fielder. Aryn Conda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Junior Caminaro doubles to center field. Al McHale walks. Carlos Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Manny Hanning strikes out. Bill McDowell singles to right field. Junior Caminaro scores. Al McHale advances to third on the hit. Paul Blair singles to left field. Al McHale scores. Carl Furillo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jack Fox singles to center field. Jason Farmer grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Fox advances to second on the play. Isamu Murata flies out to the right fielder. Craig Molina flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Mazeroski singles to right field. Ron Shelton walks. Junior Caminaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mazeroski advances to third on the play. Ron Shelton advances to second on the play. Al McHale strikes out. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Johnny Primo singles to center field. Frank Myers flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Primo steals second. Paul Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Roger DeFreitas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Manny Hanning pops out to the first baseman. Bill McDowell flies out to the right fielder. Paul Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Aryn Conda strikes out. Jack Fox strikes out. Jason Farmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Carl Furillo walks. Bill Mazeroski grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Furillo advances to second on the play. Ron Shelton singles to left field. Carl Furillo scores. Junior Caminaro flies out to the center fielder. Al McHale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Isamu Murata flies out to the right fielder. Craig Molina grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Primo singles to left field. Frank Myers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Carlos Griffey hits a home run. Kim Bomback comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny Hanning walks. Manny Hanning steals second. Bill McDowell lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Manny Hanning is thrown out at third. Paul Blair grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Paul Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Roger DeFreitas grounds out to the second baseman. Blaine Firova is pinch hitting for Kim Bomback. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Blaine Firova grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Al Carpenter pitching. Carl Furillo singles to center field. Bill Mazeroski walks. Ron Shelton strikes out. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Al McHale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Woodie Randall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jack Fox walks. Jason Farmer strikes out. Isamu Murata strikes out. Craig Molina singles to right field. Jack Fox advances to third on the hit. Johnny Primo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Bill Mazeroski is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Win Sayers did not respond to coaching in arm Roberto Miranda improves in contact_vs_lefty Julio Taylor did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Rudy did not respond to coaching in speed Mack Weiss did not respond to coaching in 1B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Bilardello improves in power_vs_righty Juan Gumbert improves in power_vs_righty Joey Melendez did not respond to coaching in speed Don Elliott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty