Win: Andy Melton (6-6) Loss: Ray Bob Oldham (5-4)
Save: Merwin Smith (28)
Inning: 1 New York Pie Washington pitching. Paul Briley walks. Jon Nixon pops out to the third baseman. Lou Wooten singles to center field. Paul Briley advances to third on the hit. Rob Gillespie strikes out. Cliff Suter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Dan Watt pitching. Jerry Golsteyn grounds out to the second baseman. Luther Blue walks. Ken Fantetti grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luther Blue is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herman Weaver pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Charlie Schmulbach strikes out. Dummy Giles flies out to the left fielder. B.J. Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Homer Elias reached on a fielding error by Lou Wooten. Spuds Mackenzie flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Long grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Dan Watt grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Briley singles to left field. Jon Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Paul Briley steals second. Lou Wooten strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Glenn Stricklett grounds out to the third baseman. Pie Washington flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Golsteyn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Rob Gillespie reached on a fielding error by Herman Weaver. Cliff Suter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Schmulbach grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Luther Blue singles to center field. Ken Fantetti strikes out. Herman Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luther Blue advances to second on the play. Homer Elias bunts for a base hit. Spuds Mackenzie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Dummy Giles grounds out to the third baseman. B.J. Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Watt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Chuck Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Stricklett flies out to the left fielder. Pie Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Paul Briley pops out to the third baseman. Jon Nixon strikes out. Lou Wooten grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jerry Golsteyn flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Luther Blue grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ken Fantetti singles to center field. Herman Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Rob Gillespie grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Suter strikes out. Charlie Schmulbach grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Homer Elias walks. Spuds Mackenzie flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Long flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Stricklett pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Dummy Giles strikes out. B.J. Carter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rick Aspromonte is pinch hitting for Dan Watt. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rick Aspromonte singles to right field. Paul Briley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rick Aspromonte is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Andy Melton pitching. Bubba Baker is pinch hitting for Pie Washington. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bubba Baker doubles to center field. Jerry Golsteyn walks. Luther Blue strikes out. Ken Fantetti strikes out. Herman Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Ray Bob Oldham pitching. Jon Nixon strikes out. Lou Wooten flies out to the left fielder. Rob Gillespie hits a home run. Cliff Suter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Merwin Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Homer Elias grounds out to the second baseman. Spuds Mackenzie grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Long grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 4 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Romonosky did not respond to coaching in velocity Otto Baldwin did not respond to coaching in control Kurt Gardner did not respond to coaching in control Jason Brewer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ Bolinger improves in power_vs_lefty John Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity John Jackson did not respond to coaching in control John Jackson improves in velocity Dave Pureifory did not respond to coaching in CF