Win: Joe Becker (4-1) Loss: J.P. Drysdale (3-3)
Save: Dick Lewis (14)
Inning: 1 Detroit Norlis Saez pitching. Walter Tiegen strikes out. John Heiserman strikes out. Jeff Charton hits a home run. Eddie Kopacz walks. Scott Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Tomofumi Akaike pitching. Gary Winkelman flies out to the center fielder. Tim Smith strikes out. Joe Bell walks. Bill Rooks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit J.T. Stone strikes out. Henry Erickson strikes out. Rod Trout grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Kane Candini strikes out. Curtis Romano walks. Hugh Becker strikes out. Rick Decker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Tomofumi Akaike singles to right field. Tomofumi Akaike is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Walter Tiegen flies out to the center fielder. John Heiserman walks. John Heiserman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Norlis Saez strikes out. Gary Winkelman pops out to the third baseman. Tim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jeff Charton grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Kopacz flies out to the center fielder. Scott Hunt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Joe Bell flies out to the left fielder. Bill Rooks singles to center field. Kane Candini strikes out. Bill Rooks is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit J.T. Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Henry Erickson flies out to the center fielder. Rod Trout strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Curtis Romano strikes out. Hugh Becker singles to right field. Rick Decker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Tomofumi Akaike flies out to the right fielder. Walter Tiegen pops out to the third baseman. John Heiserman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Norlis Saez doubles past the first baseman. Gary Winkelman strikes out. Tim Smith singles to center field. Joe Bell singles to center field. Norlis Saez scores. Tim Smith advances to third on the hit. Bill Rooks hits a home run. Tim Smith scores. Joe Bell scores. Kane Candini grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curtis Romano grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ed Brinkman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Curtis Romano at SS. Jim Latimer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hugh Becker at 2B. Jeff Charton strikes out. Eddie Kopacz flies out to the left fielder. Scott Hunt walks. J.T. Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Fred Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Latimer singles to right field. Jim Latimer steals second. Rick Decker doubles to center field. Jim Latimer scores. Norlis Saez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Rick Decker is thrown out at third. Gary Winkelman strikes out. Tim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Henry Erickson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tim Smith. Jose Farmer 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. Rod Trout is hit by a pitch. Chad Hunt is pinch hitting for Fred Myers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chad Hunt singles to right field. Henry Erickson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walter Tiegen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chad Hunt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Heiserman hits a home run. Rod Trout scores. Walter Tiegen scores. J.P. Drysdale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Charton strikes out. Eddie Kopacz walks. Scott Hunt singles to left field. J.T. Stone singles to left field. Eddie Kopacz is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Joe Becker pitching. Joe Bell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Eddie Kopacz. Bill Rooks grounds out to the shortstop. Kane Candini flies out to the right fielder. Ed Brinkman reached on a fielding error by Henry Erickson. Jim Latimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Henry Erickson triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Rod Trout strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. John Magrini is pinch hitting for Joe Becker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Magrini strikes out. Walter Tiegen singles to left field. Henry Erickson scores. Ed Sweeney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Tiegen steals second. John Heiserman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Dick Lewis pitching. Rick Decker pops out to the third baseman. Kiyoitsu Aiba is pinch hitting for Ed Sweeney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kiyoitsu Aiba singles to center field. Kiyoitsu Aiba is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gary Winkelman doubles to center field. Tim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 New York total runners LOB: 6
Batting:3B - Henry Erickson (4).HR - John Heiserman (7), Jeff Charton (10).HBP - Rod Trout (1). Baserunning: SB - Walter Tiegen (3).CS - John Heiserman (6), Tomofumi Akaike (1). Fielding: E - Eddie Kopacz, Henry Erickson.
Batting:2B - Gary Winkelman (14), Rick Decker (3), Norlis Saez (1).HR - Bill Rooks (6).GIDP - Rick Decker. Baserunning: SB - Jim Latimer (1).CS - Bill Rooks (4), Kiyoitsu Aiba (3). Fielding: E - Tim Smith.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George McNichol improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Lovullo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George McNichol improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Winegarner did not respond to coaching in range
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chuck Marrero improves in range Chuck Marrero improves in contact_vs_righty Chuck Marrero improves in arm Bert Alexander did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty