Inning: 1 Detroit Les Grove pitching. Ricardo Barker strikes out. Clarence Dobens flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Sprinz singles to center field. Archie Bauers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Rob Gorman pitching. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the third baseman. Kurt Grover grounds out to the shortstop. Alex McClure doubles past the right fielder. Billy Blackburn doubles to center field. Alex McClure scores. Larry DeTore singles to center field. Yadiel Bartolome strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Billy Timlin reached on a fielding error by Kurt Grover. Joe Andersen walks. Noboru Hirata pops out to the catcher. Dave Brucker grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Billy Timlin advances to third on the play. Joe Andersen advances to second on the play. Rob Gorman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Larry Houser flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Gary Bayless strikes out. Les Grove flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ricardo Barker strikes out. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Sprinz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Loucks doubles to center field. Kurt Grover walks. Alex McClure singles to left field. Billy Blackburn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bruce Loucks scores. Kurt Grover advances to third on the play. Larry DeTore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Archie Bauers singles to right field. Billy Timlin walks. Joe Andersen singles to center field. Archie Bauers scores. Noboru Hirata doubles to center field. Billy Timlin scores. Joe Andersen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Brucker singles past the third baseman. Noboru Hirata scores. Rob Gorman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ricardo Barker walks. Clarence Dobens flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Sprinz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Yadiel Bartolome singles to center field. Larry Houser singles to center field. Gary Bayless flies out to the left fielder. Les Grove fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Les Grove flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Loucks singles to left field. Yadiel Bartolome scores. Larry Houser advances to third on the hit. Mike Daniels comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kurt Grover lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Archie Bauers flies out to the left fielder. Billy Timlin hits a home run. Libe Murtaugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Andersen flies out to the left fielder. Noboru Hirata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alex McClure singles to right field. Billy Blackburn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alex McClure is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Blackburn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Larry DeTore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Dave Brucker singles to left field. Joe Powers is pinch hitting for Mike Daniels. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Powers flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Barker flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Renko pitching. Yadiel Bartolome grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Houser flies out to the right fielder. Gary Bayless walks. Libe Murtaugh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gary Bayless is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Glenn Sprinz doubles to right field. Archie Bauers grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Sprinz advances to third on the play. Billy Timlin singles to right field. Glenn Sprinz scores. Sid Waszgis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Andersen walks. Noboru Hirata strikes out. Dave Brucker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Andersen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bruce Loucks strikes out. Kurt Grover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex McClure flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jackie Marshall is pinch hitting for Joe Renko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jackie Marshall strikes out. Ricardo Barker doubles to center field. Clarence Dobens singles to left field. Ricardo Barker scores. Bill Bowling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Sprinz doubles to center field. Clarence Dobens uses his aggressiveness and scores. Archie Bauers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Sprinz advances to third on the play. Billy Timlin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Andy Cardenas pitching. Billy Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bennie Jackson is pinch hitting for Larry DeTore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bennie Jackson singles to center field. Yadiel Bartolome singles to left field. Larry Houser grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Yadiel Bartolome is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gary Bayless grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Andersen walks. Noboru Hirata triples. Joe Andersen scores. Dave Brucker grounds out to the shortstop. Noboru Hirata scores. Howie Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chikao Taguchi is pinch hitting for Andy Cardenas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Chikao Taguchi strikes out. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tom Ryan pitching. Koji Saito is pinch hitting for Howie Martinez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Koji Saito singles to center field. Bruce Loucks grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Kurt Grover grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bruce Loucks (22), Alex McClure (15), Billy Blackburn (27).GIDP - Bruce Loucks, Billy Blackburn. Baserunning: CS - Billy Blackburn (11). Fielding: E - Kurt Grover.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Sparks did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bucky Bullock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rawly Kubenka did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lu Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Paul Raziano did not respond to coaching in range Rawly Kubenka did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Worden did not respond to coaching in control Ed White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lee Decker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rene Carey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Scott Fairbank did not respond to coaching in control Pat Kirby did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty