Win: Opie Otterby (8-5) Loss: Rube Brown (6-8)
Save: Tom Ryan (23)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Opie Otterby pitching. Rene Carey flies out to the left fielder. Gary Bayless grounds out to the shortstop. Harvey Boggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Rube Brown pitching. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Burkle walks. Ricardo Barker flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Burkle steals second. Glenn Sprinz walks. Kazuaki Sato flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Phil Thorpe singles to center field. Masaru Nishizawa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bruce Loucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Chikao Taguchi singles to center field. Jackie Marshall grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rodmy Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Max Sconiers walks. Rube Brown lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rene Carey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Opie Otterby grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Dobens doubles to center field. Bruce Burkle triples. Clarence Dobens scores. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Burkle scores. Glenn Sprinz singles to center field. Kazuaki Sato lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Gary Bayless flies out to the right fielder. Harvey Boggs strikes out. Phil Thorpe singles to center field. Masaru Nishizawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Andersen pops out to the second baseman. Chikao Taguchi pops out to the second baseman. Jackie Marshall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bruce Loucks grounds out to the third baseman. Rodmy Perez pops out to the third baseman. Max Sconiers pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Opie Otterby grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Dobens walks. Bruce Burkle strikes out. Ricardo Barker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rube Brown pops out to the pitcher. Rene Carey grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Bayless flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Kazuaki Sato walks. Joe Andersen doubles to center field. Kazuaki Sato uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chikao Taguchi strikes out. Jackie Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harvey Boggs grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Thorpe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masaru Nishizawa grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Opie Otterby singles to left field. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Bruce Burkle singles to left field. Ricardo Barker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bruce Loucks strikes out. Rodmy Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Max Sconiers walks. Rube Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Glenn Sprinz singles to right field. Kazuaki Sato flies out to the right fielder. Joe Andersen strikes out. Chikao Taguchi singles to left field. Chris Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Marshall lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rene Carey grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Bayless doubles to center field. Tom Ryan 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. Harvey Boggs strikes out. Phil Thorpe walks. Masaru Nishizawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jodie Murrell improves in range George Milner improves in range Pat Kirby did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Karst improves in contact_vs_lefty Wheezer Schmitz did not respond to coaching in endurance Roy Karst improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Renko did not respond to coaching in velocity Rawly Kubenka did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bucky Bullock did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Erik Watt improves in range Danny Archer did not respond to coaching in range Danny Archer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty