Win: Jeff Chadwick (12-9) Loss: Ray Jackson (12-8)
Save: Bash Brannigan (16)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jeff Chadwick pitching. Ed Hunt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carroll Dreyer flies out to the center fielder. Ron Daly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Ray Jackson pitching. Ken Fantetti grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Homer Elias doubles to right field. Luther Blue grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Bevil grounds out to the second baseman. Victor Rodriguez singles to left field. John Zipfel grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Victor Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ricky Natal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Roscoe P.Coletrain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Spuds Mackenzie strikes out. Wedge Antilles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dmitri Camnitz grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Jackson strikes out. Ed Hunt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Chuck Long flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Chadwick flies out to the left fielder. Ken Fantetti hits a home run. Herman Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Carroll Dreyer strikes out. Ron Daly strikes out. Jim Bevil singles to left field. Jim Bevil is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Homer Elias pops out to the first baseman. Luther Blue grounds out to the shortstop. Roscoe P.Coletrain pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Victor Rodriguez strikes out. John Zipfel flies out to the left fielder. Ricky Natal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Spuds Mackenzie singles to right field. Wedge Antilles singles in front of the right fielder. Spuds Mackenzie advances to third on the hit. Chuck Long grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Spuds Mackenzie scores. Jeff Chadwick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dmitri Camnitz lines out to the first baseman. Ray Jackson strikes out. Ed Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ken Fantetti grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Homer Elias singles to right field. Luther Blue grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Homer Elias is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Carroll Dreyer strikes out. Ron Daly singles to right field. Jim Bevil lines out to the second baseman. Victor Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Roscoe P.Coletrain pops out to the shortstop. Spuds Mackenzie flies out to the right fielder. Wedge Antilles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Zipfel flies out to the center fielder. Tim Gagliano is pinch hitting for Ricky Natal. Tim Gagliano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dmitri Camnitz singles to right field. Don Surhoff is pinch hitting for Ray Jackson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dmitri Camnitz steals second. Don Surhoff singles to center field. Dmitri Camnitz scores. Ed Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Tom Rowe pitching. Allen Bonness enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim Gagliano at C. Chuck Long reached on a fielding error by Ron Daly. Hal Walker is pinch hitting for Jeff Chadwick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hal Walker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Long is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Fantetti strikes out. Herman Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bash Brannigan pitching. Carroll Dreyer grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Daly lines out to the second baseman. Jim Bevil grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Hal Walker is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Coonie Keeton improves in range Rimp Wood did not respond to coaching in range Babe Distefano improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ Bolinger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Sanders did not respond to coaching in speed Nate Newton did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Sanders improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Callicutt did not respond to coaching in 2B