Win: John Houck (16-11) Loss: Tom Coleman (4-13)
Save: Tom Ryan (45)
Inning: 1 Detroit Tom Coleman pitching. Clarence Dobens flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Burkle grounds out to the third baseman. Ricardo Barker doubles to left field. Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Seattle John Houck pitching. George Riles strikes out. George Knoblauch grounds out to the shortstop. Smoky Kramer singles to center field. Dave Brucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Archie Bauers grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuaki Sato singles to left field. Joe Andersen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuaki Sato advances to second on the play. Chikao Taguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Jeff Himes doubles to center field. Joe Johnson walks. Tito Garibaldi flies out to the left fielder. Jim Yurak grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit John Houck grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Bruce Burkle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle George Riles strikes out. George Knoblauch strikes out. Smoky Kramer lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ricardo Barker strikes out. Glenn Sprinz grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Bauers doubles to right field. Kazuaki Sato singles to right field. Archie Bauers scores. Joe Andersen grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kazuaki Sato is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Dave Brucker walks. Jeff Himes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Brucker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Himes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Johnson gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Chikao Taguchi pops out to the second baseman. John Houck flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Dobens hits a home run. Bruce Burkle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Tito Garibaldi singles to right field. Jim Yurak flies out to the center fielder. Tom Coleman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Riles singles to center field. Tito Garibaldi scores. George Riles steals second. George Knoblauch triples. George Riles scores. Smoky Kramer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Ricardo Barker singles to left field. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Archie Bauers strikes out. Kazuaki Sato reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Riles. Joe Andersen singles to right field. Ricardo Barker scores. Kazuaki Sato scores. Chikao Taguchi walks. John Houck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Dave Brucker doubles past the center fielder. Jeff Himes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Brucker advances to third on the play. Joe Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Brucker scores. Tito Garibaldi singles to center field. Jim Yurak pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Clarence Dobens grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Burkle grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Fred Clarke is pinch hitting for Tom Coleman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Fred Clarke strikes out. George Riles strikes out. George Knoblauch lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Henry pitching. Glenn Sprinz hits a home run. Archie Bauers hits a home run. Michel Palmero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuaki Sato grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Andersen flies out to the right fielder. Chikao Taguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Smoky Kramer flies out to the center fielder. Dave Brucker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Himes singles to center field. Jeff Himes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Masami Kojima is pinch hitting for John Houck. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masami Kojima walks. Clarence Dobens singles to left field. Masami Kojima advances to third on the hit. Bruce Burkle singles to center field. Masami Kojima scores. Ricardo Barker reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Knoblauch. Clarence Dobens scores. Glenn Sprinz flies out to the left fielder. Archie Bauers walks. Buck Barkley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Kazuaki Sato lines out to the first baseman. Joe Andersen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Seattle Mike Daniels pitching. Joe Johnson doubles to center field. Tito Garibaldi singles to right field. Joe Johnson scores. Jim Yurak singles to right field. Tom Ryan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Nobuhiro Nakamura is pinch hitting for Buck Barkley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Nobuhiro Nakamura grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tito Garibaldi advances to third on the play. George Riles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Seattle total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Dave Brucker (19), Jeff Himes (36), Joe Johnson (16).3B - George Knoblauch (7).GIDP - Nobuhiro Nakamura. Baserunning: SB - George Riles (9).CS - Jeff Himes (10). Fielding: E - George Riles, George Knoblauch.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lu Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Timlin improves in power_vs_lefty Ross Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Brenly did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Raziano improves in arm Mike Shearer did not respond to coaching in control Joe Powers did not respond to coaching in 2B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kurt Lefevre did not respond to coaching in control Gus Evans did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jermaine Corkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Wally Serad improves in range Kurt Lefevre did not respond to coaching in velocity Erik Matuzak improves in speed