Inning: 1 Kansas City Akihiro Takano pitching. J.C. Heintzelman doubles to center field. Juan Martin doubles to left field. J.C. Heintzelman scores. Bob Dashiell grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Montalvo pops out to the second baseman. Alan Castino grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Brady McRae pitching. Tatsuya Mimura grounds out to the shortstop. Kunio Togano flies out to the right fielder. Herm Creel singles to right field. Masao Santo singles to left field. Steve Brown walks. Lance Qualters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mark Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. John Bedford doubles to center field. Bobby Kiefer strikes out. Brady McRae grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Kazuo Nakajima singles to left field. Ken Gladd grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuo Nakajima advances to second on the play. Akihiro Takano singles to center field. Kazuo Nakajima scores. Tatsuya Mimura grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Akihiro Takano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kunio Togano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City J.C. Heintzelman flies out to the left fielder. Juan Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Dashiell walks. Ron Montalvo singles to right field. Bob Dashiell advances to third on the hit. Alan Castino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Herm Creel flies out to the center fielder. Masao Santo singles to center field. Steve Brown flies out to the center fielder. Masao Santo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mark Colbert singles to right field. John Bedford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Colbert advances to second on the play. Bobby Kiefer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Brady McRae singles to center field. Mark Colbert scores. J.C. Heintzelman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Lance Qualters strikes out. Kazuo Nakajima walks. Ken Gladd flies out to the center fielder. Akihiro Takano singles past the third baseman. Kazuo Nakajima advances to third on the hit. Tatsuya Mimura pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Juan Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dashiell singles to left field. Bob Dashiell steals second. Ron Montalvo strikes out. Alan Castino singles to center field. Bob Dashiell scores. Bryan Onis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Castino steals second. Alan Castino is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Kunio Togano flies out to the center fielder. Herm Creel pops out to the catcher. Masao Santo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mark Colbert walks. John Bedford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bobby Kiefer doubles to right field. Brady McRae pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Brown pops out to the first baseman. Lance Qualters grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuo Nakajima grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City J.C. Heintzelman walks. J.C. Heintzelman steals second. Juan Martin hits a home run. J.C. Heintzelman scores. Boris Pasternak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Dashiell walks. Bob Dashiell steals second. Ron Montalvo grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Castino strikes out. Mark Colbert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ken Gladd strikes out. Boris Pasternak walks. Tatsuya Mimura grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Boris Pasternak is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kunio Togano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Bedford singles to center field. Bobby Kiefer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Brady McRae flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Herm Creel walks. Masao Santo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Steve Brown walks. Lance Qualters grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City J.C. Heintzelman hits a home run. Juan Martin strikes out. Bob Dashiell walks. Roland Short comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Montalvo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Alan Castino grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Kazuo Nakajima hits a home run. Harley Hopkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Gladd strikes out. Tommy Yeager is pinch hitting for Roland Short. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tommy Yeager flies out to the center fielder. Tatsuya Mimura reached on a fielding error by John Bedford. Kunio Togano walks. Jim Mogridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Herm Creel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - J.C. Heintzelman (20), Juan Martin (35), John Bedford (2), Bobby Kiefer (8).HR - J.C. Heintzelman (17), Juan Martin (16).GIDP - Alan Castino, John Bedford, Bobby Kiefer. Baserunning: SB - J.C. Heintzelman (31), Bob Dashiell 2 (34), Alan Castino (26).CS - Alan Castino (11). Fielding: E - John Bedford.
Game Notes Tatsuya Mimura is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Drake improves in arm Del Bagby did not respond to coaching in control Molly Hersh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tommy Pratt improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Burch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Cuccinello improves in power_vs_lefty Sparky Harper did not respond to coaching in control Dick Robidoux did not respond to coaching in velocity