Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Ross pitching. Loy Barbeau flies out to the center fielder. Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Jack Freigau strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Dick Sorrells pitching. Dick Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Yunier Rives walks. Effie Kiser hits a home run. Yunier Rives scores. Ty Graham pops out to the second baseman. Bob Muniz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Lowdermilk strikes out. Mike Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Nieves singles to center field. Joe Berg pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ron Gyselman grounds out to the third baseman. Mel Peacock grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Knoop grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Urbano Arnold flies out to the center fielder. Dick Sorrells strikes out. Loy Barbeau singles to left field. Dan Pierzynski singles to right field. Loy Barbeau advances to third on the hit. Jack Freigau grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Jim Ross grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Brown flies out to the left fielder. Yunier Rives strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Lowdermilk flies out to the center fielder. Mike Callahan singles to center field. Eddie Nieves singles to left field. Mike Callahan advances to third on the hit. Joe Berg singles to center field. Mike Callahan scores. Urbano Arnold singles to left field. Eddie Nieves scores. Joe Berg advances to third on the hit. Dick Sorrells strikes out. Loy Barbeau singles to left field. Joe Berg scores. Urbano Arnold advances to third on the hit. Dan Pierzynski pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Effie Kiser lines out to the second baseman. Ty Graham flies out to the center fielder. Bob Muniz singles to right field. Ron Gyselman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Muniz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jack Freigau strikes out. John Lowdermilk grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Callahan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mel Peacock pops out to the catcher. Bill Knoop strikes out. Jim Ross singles to right field. Dick Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Eddie Nieves strikes out. Joe Berg flies out to the left fielder. Urbano Arnold walks. Dick Sorrells flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Yunier Rives flies out to the right fielder. Effie Kiser singles to right field. Ty Graham singles to right field. Bob Muniz lines out to the shortstop. Ron Gyselman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Loy Barbeau reached on a fielding error by Bob Muniz. Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Jack Freigau grounds out to the shortstop. Loy Barbeau advances to second on the play. John Lowdermilk walks. Mike Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Mel Peacock lines out to the second baseman. Bill Knoop flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Greg Leonard is pinch hitting for Jim Ross. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Greg Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harley Schaive pitching. Eddie Nieves singles to left field. Joe Berg singles to left field. Eddie Nieves advances to third on the hit. Urbano Arnold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Nieves scores. Joe Berg advances to second on the play. John Mata is pinch hitting for Dick Sorrells. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Mata doubles to left field. Joe Berg scores. Jim Farr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Loy Barbeau flies out to the center fielder. Dan Pierzynski hits a home run. John Mata scores. Jack Freigau grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Berg pitching. Dick Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Yunier Rives grounds out to the shortstop. Effie Kiser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Lowdermilk flies out to the left fielder. Mike Callahan pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Nieves singles to center field. Joe Berg reached on a fielding error by Dick Brown. Urbano Arnold doubles to right field. Eddie Nieves scores. Joe Berg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Berg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ty Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Smith is pinch hitting for Bob Muniz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ron Gyselman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Harley Schaive is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Juan Bliss did not respond to coaching in range Rod Maxwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Trenidad Easton did not respond to coaching in velocity John Purdy did not respond to coaching in range Juan Bliss did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Peter Wiggin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Otis Velez improves in arm Sandy Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Dee Puig did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty