Win: Buster Wade (15-3) Loss: Wayne Lewis (7-13)
Save: Reynaldo Simone (35)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Buster Wade pitching. Brian Merritt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Garrison strikes out. Frank Wilhelm lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Wayne Lewis pitching. Chip Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Luke Helms grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Booty pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Aaron Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Frank Rauch doubles to right field. Steve Hodkey walks. Bruce Spongberg singles to left field. Frank Rauch scores. Bill Garrison strikes out. Wayne Lewis singles to right field. Steve Hodkey scores. Bruce Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Brian Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Tetsuhiro Takano hits a home run. Scratchy Nuggins pops out to the catcher. Clint Lillard pops out to the shortstop. Milt Brondell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Greg Garrison doubles to right field. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Aaron Doyle strikes out. Frank Rauch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Trent Trentmaker grounds out to the second baseman. Buster Wade singles to left field. Chip Boone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Buster Wade is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Luke Helms hits a home run. Chip Boone scores. Heinie Booty hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tetsuhiro Takano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Hodkey flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Garrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Scratchy Nuggins singles to right field. Clint Lillard flies out to the right fielder. Milt Brondell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Scratchy Nuggins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Trent Trentmaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Wayne Lewis strikes out. Brian Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Garrison singles to center field. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Buster Wade pops out to the shortstop. Chip Boone strikes out. Luke Helms strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Aaron Doyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Rauch walks. Steve Hodkey singles to center field. Bruce Spongberg strikes out. Bill Garrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Heinie Booty grounds out to the third baseman. Tetsuhiro Takano singles to right field. Scratchy Nuggins walks. Clint Lillard flies out to the left fielder. Milt Brondell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jay Rolen is pinch hitting for Wayne Lewis. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jay Rolen singles to left field. Jay Rolen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Brian Merritt walks. Greg Garrison flies out to the center fielder. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Yusmel Ramirez pitching. Trent Trentmaker grounds out to the second baseman. Buster Wade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chip Boone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Aaron Doyle lines out to the second baseman. Frank Rauch singles to right field. Steve Hodkey pops out to the second baseman. Bruce Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Luke Helms singles to left field. Luke Helms steals second. Heinie Booty doubles to right field. Luke Helms scores. Bill Redman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tetsuhiro Takano pops out to the shortstop. Scratchy Nuggins strikes out. Clint Lillard reached on a fielding error by Greg Garrison. Milt Brondell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Reynaldo Simone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Garrison is hit by a pitch. Al Smith is pinch hitting for Bill Redman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Smith flies out to the left fielder. Brian Merritt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Reynaldo Simone. Greg Garrison grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Garrison scores. Brian Merritt advances to third on the play. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rusty Stenhouse improves in power_vs_righty Mike Grodzicki improves in arm Larry Keener improves in arm John Lee improves in range Rick Pasquella did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Les Bool did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jason Lusader improves in range Jorge Shafer did not respond to coaching in control Jason Lusader improves in arm