Win: Rudy Thornton (3-1) Loss: Jim Johnson (0-2)
Save: Alex Rios (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Osteen pitching. Dixie Guinn flies out to the left fielder. Earl Powell strikes out. Chuck Leverett singles to center field. John Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Roy Williams pitching. Ad Killins strikes out. Orie Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Al Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Maddox flies out to the center fielder. Bip Conine flies out to the center fielder. Boom-Boom Grubb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the second baseman. Al Hansen singles to center field. Josias Lugo strikes out. Lou McLean grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles to center field. Roy Williams lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dixie Guinn flies out to the left fielder. Earl Powell singles to left field. Chuck Leverett walks. John Ward is hit by a pitch. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi scores. Red Maddox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Jorge Foster walks. Ed Osteen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ad Killins singles to left field. Jorge Foster uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ad Killins steals second. Orie Hunter strikes out. Al Butler doubles to right field. Ad Killins scores. Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bip Conine walks. Boom-Boom Grubb grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi walks. Roy Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Al Hansen flies out to the left fielder. Josias Lugo singles to right field. Lou McLean grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dixie Guinn grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Powell singles to left field. Chuck Leverett singles to center field. Earl Powell advances to third on the hit. John Ward singles to center field. Earl Powell scores. Red Maddox singles to left field. Chuck Leverett scores. John Ward advances to third on the hit. Bip Conine grounds out to the second baseman. John Ward scores. Red Maddox advances to second on the play. Boom-Boom Grubb singles to right field. Red Maddox scores. Brian House comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jorge Foster strikes out. Brian House strikes out. Ad Killins singles to right field. Orie Hunter grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ad Killins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Roy Williams flies out to the right fielder. Dixie Guinn flies out to the left fielder. Earl Powell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Al Butler flies out to the center fielder. Ken Wyrostek reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chuck Leverett. Al Hansen pops out to the second baseman. Josias Lugo walks. Lou McLean flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Chuck Leverett doubles to left field. John Ward flies out to the right fielder. Red Maddox strikes out. Bip Conine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jorge Foster flies out to the left fielder. Bob Verhoeven is pinch hitting for Brian House. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Verhoeven singles to left field. Bob Verhoeven steals second. Ad Killins strikes out. Orie Hunter singles to left field. Bob Verhoeven scores. Al Butler walks. Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Hernandez pitching. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi flies out to the left fielder. Tom Wood is pinch hitting for Roy Williams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Wood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dave Goldy pitching. Al Hansen walks. Josias Lugo strikes out. Lou McLean grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Hansen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Williams is pinch hitting for Jorge Foster. Red Williams singles to center field. Lou McLean advances to third on the hit. Richie Nitz is pinch hitting for Dave Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Richie Nitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Shane Berra pitching. Dixie Guinn flies out to the right fielder. Earl Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Leverett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Darrell Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ad Killins walks. Orie Hunter singles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Al Butler singles to right field. Ad Killins scores. Orie Hunter scores. Rudy Thornton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Wyrostek strikes out. Al Butler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Al Hansen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City John Ward singles to left field. Red Maddox flies out to the right fielder. Bip Conine grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Josias Lugo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chuck Leverett. Lou McLean strikes out. Red Williams strikes out. Goose Kores is pinch hitting for Shane Berra. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Goose Kores grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Kansas City Jim Johnson pitching. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles to right field. Emil May is pinch hitting for Rudy Thornton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Emil May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasuyuki Hamaguchi advances to second on the play. Dixie Guinn reached on a fielding error by Josias Lugo. Earl Powell singles to center field. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi scores. Dixie Guinn advances to third on the hit. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Detroit Alex Rios pitching. Ad Killins grounds out to the shortstop. Orie Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. Al Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Nichols improves in velocity Scott Nichols did not respond to coaching in velocity Izzy Tavener did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Adams improves in control Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: William K. Cuthrell improves in velocity Tyrone Slothrop did not respond to coaching in control Kurt Bentley improves in control Hensley Horne improves in velocity Kurt Bentley did not respond to coaching in endurance Troy Roberts did not respond to coaching in arm