Win: Andy Cardenas (4-2) Loss: Daisaku Tezuka (6-3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Andy Cardenas pitching. John Mathewson grounds out to the shortstop. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Fran Sterrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Daisaku Tezuka pitching. Clarence Dobens singles to right field. Bruce Burkle hits a home run. Clarence Dobens scores. Ricardo Barker flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Archie Bauers triples. Glenn Sprinz doubles to right field. Archie Bauers scores. Ricardo Lastre grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Himes pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bennie Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Alex McClure flies out to the left fielder. Yadiel Bartolome flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Powers singles to right field. Andy Cardenas lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Powers advances to third on the play. Andy Cardenas advances to second on the play. Bruce Burkle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Powers scores. Andy Cardenas advances to third on the play. Ricardo Barker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Billy Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Max Sconiers singles to left field. Daisaku Tezuka lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Mathewson singles to right field. Max Sconiers scores. John Mathewson steals second. Rodmy Perez singles to center field. Fran Sterrett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Archie Bauers walks. Glenn Sprinz singles to center field. Archie Bauers advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Lastre flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Archie Bauers scores. Jeff Himes strikes out. Joe Powers grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Glenn Sprinz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bennie Jackson singles to center field. Alex McClure strikes out. Yadiel Bartolome strikes out. Billy Blackburn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bennie Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Andy Cardenas grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Dobens walks. Bruce Burkle singles to center field. Clarence Dobens advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Barker grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Max Sconiers grounds out to the shortstop. Kurt Grover is pinch hitting for Daisaku Tezuka. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Kurt Grover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Mathewson singles to center field. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Libe Murtaugh pitching. Archie Bauers strikes out. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Ricardo Lastre pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Fran Sterrett walks. Bennie Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Alex McClure hits an infield single to the pitcher. Opie Otterby 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. Yadiel Bartolome strikes out. Billy Blackburn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex McClure is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Jeff Himes singles to left field. Joe Powers hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave Brucker is pinch hitting for Opie Otterby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Brucker walks. Clarence Dobens walks. Jeff Himes scores. Hidekazu Yamamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Burkle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Powers scores. Dave Brucker advances to third on the play. Clarence Dobens advances to second on the play. Ricardo Barker walks. Archie Bauers singles to center field. Dave Brucker scores. Clarence Dobens scores. Ricardo Barker advances to third on the hit. Glenn Sprinz singles in front of the left fielder. Ricardo Barker scores. Archie Bauers advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Lastre singles to left field. Archie Bauers scores. Glenn Sprinz is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jeff Himes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Renko pitching. Max Sconiers doubles past the center fielder. Masaru Nishizawa is pinch hitting for Hidekazu Yamamoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masaru Nishizawa strikes out. John Mathewson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Max Sconiers advances to third on the play. Rodmy Perez singles to center field. Max Sconiers scores. Fran Sterrett grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Bowling pitching. Joe Powers strikes out. Hugh Carpenter is pinch hitting for Joe Renko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hugh Carpenter strikes out. Hy Dean is pinch hitting for Clarence Dobens. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hy Dean walks. Bruce Burkle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Daniels pitching. Bennie Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Yadiel Bartolome walks. Billy Blackburn singles to right field. Max Sconiers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Sig MacDonald is pinch hitting for Ricardo Barker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sig MacDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Bauers strikes out. Glenn Sprinz singles past the third baseman. Ricardo Lastre pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Billy Foster is pinch hitting for Bill Bowling. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Foster grounds out to the shortstop. John Mathewson strikes out. Rodmy Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Opie Otterby is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Leroy Babe improves in control Bill Nash improves in arm Rich Mills improves in contact_vs_righty Charley Jones did not respond to coaching in control Jake Davis improves in range Charley Jones did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lefty Mientkiewicz improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Blackaby improves in velocity Everett Pressnell improves in contact_vs_righty Erik Watt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Raziano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ryoji Oshio did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rawly Kubenka improves in CF