Win: Scott Mejias (5-4) Loss: Bill Benes (3-3)
Save: Howie Martinez (20)
Inning: 1 Detroit Scott Mejias pitching. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ricardo Barker flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Sprinz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Bayless. Archie Bauers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Benes pitching. Marsh Callison grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Loucks pops out to the first baseman. Harvey Boggs singles to center field. Gary Bayless bunts for a base hit. Al Watkins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Kazuaki Sato lines out to the pitcher. Joe Andersen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clay Sheridan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Larry DeTore grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Blackburn singles to left field. Kurt Grover walks. Scott Mejias fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Scott Mejias strikes out. Marsh Callison singles to center field. Billy Blackburn scores. Kurt Grover advances to third on the hit. Bruce Loucks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Don George strikes out. Bill Benes strikes out. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harvey Boggs hits a home run. Gary Bayless walks. Al Watkins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Larry DeTore singles to center field. Osdanis Gavilan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Blackburn grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Larry DeTore is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Ricardo Barker flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Archie Bauers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kurt Grover walks. Scott Mejias lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marsh Callison walks. Bruce Loucks is hit by a pitch. Harvey Boggs grounds out to the third baseman. Kurt Grover scores. Marsh Callison advances to third on the play. Bruce Loucks advances to second on the play. Gary Bayless singles to right field. Marsh Callison scores. Bruce Loucks scores. Joe Renko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Watkins walks. Larry DeTore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Kazuaki Sato grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Andersen singles to center field. Clay Sheridan walks. Don George grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Billy Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Grover walks. Scott Mejias fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Scott Mejias grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Brian Williams is pinch hitting for Joe Renko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brian Williams strikes out. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Buck Koonce pitching. Marsh Callison grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the shortstop. Harvey Boggs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the third baseman. Archie Bauers grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuaki Sato flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gary Bayless strikes out. Al Watkins pops out to the third baseman. Larry DeTore flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Andersen reached on a fielding error by Bruce Loucks. Clay Sheridan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Andersen advances to second on the play. Don George lines out to the pitcher. Osdanis Gracial is pinch hitting for Buck Koonce. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Osdanis Gracial walks. Clarence Dobens singles to center field. Joe Andersen scores. Osdanis Gracial advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tom Ryan pitching. Billy Blackburn singles to right field. Kurt Grover flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Scott Mejias lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marsh Callison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the pitcher. Archie Bauers hits a home run. Kazuaki Sato singles to right field. Howie Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Andersen strikes out. Clay Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Erik Watt did not respond to coaching in range Mike Shearer did not respond to coaching in control Billy Timlin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lu Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Ownie Oeschger did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Shearer did not respond to coaching in control Joe Powers did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Welchel did not respond to coaching in speed Bennie Jackson improves in arm Jack Gabler did not respond to coaching in velocity Ham Cronin improves in range Jack Gabler did not respond to coaching in control Ike Winceniak improves in power_vs_lefty