Win: Andy Cardenas (9-3) Loss: Hideo Shimada (5-10)
Inning: 1 Detroit Hideo Shimada pitching. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Burkle grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Barker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Andy Cardenas pitching. Gary Bayless hits a home run. Fran Sterrett strikes out. Phil Thorpe strikes out. Masaru Nishizawa reached on a 2-base throwing error by Clarence Dobens. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Archie Bauers grounds out to the pitcher. Kazuaki Sato flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rodmy Perez flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Grover strikes out. Larry DeTore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Andersen lines out to the third baseman. Chikao Taguchi grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Cardenas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hideo Shimada strikes out. Gary Bayless flies out to the center fielder. Fran Sterrett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Clarence Dobens singles to left field. Bruce Burkle walks. Ricardo Barker hits a home run. Clarence Dobens scores. Bruce Burkle scores. Glenn Sprinz walks. Archie Bauers singles to center field. Kazuaki Sato grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Glenn Sprinz advances to third on the play. Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Phil Thorpe singles to center field. Masaru Nishizawa hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bruce Loucks flies out to the left fielder. Rodmy Perez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Masaru Nishizawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kurt Grover lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Chikao Taguchi singles to center field. Andy Cardenas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Dobens walks. Bruce Burkle singles to right field. Chikao Taguchi scores. Clarence Dobens advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Dobens scores. Bruce Burkle advances to second on the play. Lon Moeller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Larry DeTore grounds out to the third baseman. Lon Moeller strikes out. Gary Bayless grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Archie Bauers hits a home run. Kazuaki Sato singles past the shortstop. Joe Andersen flies out to the center fielder. Kazuaki Sato is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hidekazu Yamamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chikao Taguchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Fran Sterrett grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Masaru Nishizawa walks. Masaru Nishizawa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Masami Kojima is pinch hitting for Andy Cardenas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masami Kojima flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Dobens walks. Bruce Burkle flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ricardo Barker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clarence Dobens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Daniels pitching. Bruce Loucks flies out to the center fielder. Rodmy Perez doubles past the right fielder. Kurt Grover strikes out. Larry DeTore walks. Larry Houser is pinch hitting for Hidekazu Yamamoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Houser lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Chris Williams pitching. Glenn Sprinz singles to left field. Archie Bauers doubles to center field. Glenn Sprinz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazuaki Sato singles to left field. Archie Bauers scores. Jim Sheely comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Andersen flies out to the right fielder. Chikao Taguchi flies out to the center fielder. Koichi Ariyoshi is pinch hitting for Mike Daniels. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Koichi Ariyoshi walks. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Cy Crawford pitching. Gary Bayless grounds out to the shortstop. Fran Sterrett flies out to the right fielder. Billy Blackburn is pinch hitting for Phil Thorpe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Blackburn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bruce Burkle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ricardo Barker doubles to left field. Glenn Sprinz singles to center field. Ricardo Barker scores. Archie Bauers flies out to the center fielder. Kazuaki Sato triples. Glenn Sprinz scores. Joe Andersen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Masaru Nishizawa singles to center field. Bruce Loucks grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bucky Bullock improves in range Hy Dean did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hy Dean improves in contact_vs_righty Neal Loes did not respond to coaching in speed Danny Archer did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Brenly did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Yeniet Perez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bill Propst did not respond to coaching in range Wheezer Schmitz did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Yeniet Perez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty