Win: Billy Niebergall (7-12) Loss: John Eyrich (3-14)
Inning: 1 Detroit Billy Niebergall pitching. Steve Alston grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Leary flies out to the left fielder. Steve Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York John Eyrich pitching. Gus Meloan singles to center field. Gus Meloan steals second. Tracy Roberts strikes out. Akihito Kinoshita flies out to the center fielder. John McIntosh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Bowman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny King flies out to the left fielder. Beryl Pittinger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Joe Brito strikes out. Joe Malone flies out to the right fielder. Steve Look singles to right field. Steve Look is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Matty Lindsay strikes out. Doug Ferguson strikes out. John Eyrich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Motofumi Miwa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Niebergall pops out to the shortstop. Gus Meloan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Alston strikes out. Tom Leary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Tracy Roberts pops out to the shortstop. Akihito Kinoshita reached on a fielding error by Doug Ferguson. John McIntosh flies out to the center fielder. Joe Brito pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Johnny King grounds out to the shortstop. Beryl Pittinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Joe Malone flies out to the right fielder. Steve Look grounds out to the second baseman. Motofumi Miwa singles to left field. Billy Niebergall grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Motofumi Miwa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Matty Lindsay walks. Matty Lindsay steals second. Doug Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman. Matty Lindsay advances to third on the play. John Eyrich strikes out. Steve Alston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Gus Meloan grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Akihito Kinoshita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Tom Leary flies out to the center fielder. Steve Bancroft grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bowman doubles to right field. Johnny King flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York John McIntosh doubles to right field. Joe Brito grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Malone flies out to the center fielder. Steve Look walks. Motofumi Miwa walks. Billy Niebergall strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Beryl Pittinger flies out to the center fielder. Matty Lindsay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Gus Meloan strikes out. Tracy Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Akihito Kinoshita singles to center field. Akihito Kinoshita steals second. Bill Reuschel 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. John McIntosh singles to left field. Akihito Kinoshita scores. Joe Brito singles to left field. Joe Malone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit John Spoljaric is pinch hitting for Bill Reuschel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Spoljaric flies out to the center fielder. Steve Alston grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Leary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 2 New York total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jerry Blanco improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Balor Aaron did not respond to coaching in arm Hugh Loughlin did not respond to coaching in control Frank Taylor did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sam Semproch did not respond to coaching in control Taylor Giambi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tyler Connors did not respond to coaching in control Larry Crowley did not respond to coaching in speed Babe Elsh improves in contact_vs_lefty Mark Stump did not respond to coaching in control