Win: Larry Munch (8-2) Loss: Rod Smith (1-2)
Save: Marino Phillips (17)
Inning: 1 Detroit Larry Munch pitching. Harry Elliott grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Jackson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Chris Trout grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Rod Smith pitching. Jack Sims singles to left field. Chuck Fried strikes out. Tom Simon hits a home run. Jack Sims scores. Tommy Cash singles to right field. Tod Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Manny Champion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Marcus Pinn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Higbee grounds out to the second baseman. Nobuhiro Koike singles to center field. Bill Wathan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Nobuhiro Koike is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Dan Hitt strikes out. Tim Hack grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Munch grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Walt Calvert singles to center field. Rod Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Jackson walks. Chris Trout lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Jack Sims singles to left field. Chuck Fried grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tom Simon singles to left field. Tommy Cash flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Marcus Pinn pops out to the shortstop. Bill Higbee grounds out to the shortstop. Nobuhiro Koike strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Tod Patterson triples. Manny Champion grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Hitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tod Patterson scores. Tim Hack grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Wathan strikes out. Walt Calvert reached on a fielding error by Manny Champion. Walt Calvert steals second. Rod Smith strikes out. Harry Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Larry Munch pops out to the second baseman. Jack Sims walks. Jack Sims steals second. Bill Higbee throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Chuck Fried strikes out. Tom Simon singles to left field. Jack Sims scores. Tommy Cash strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Ed Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Chris Trout triples. Marcus Pinn grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Higbee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tod Patterson strikes out. Manny Champion doubles to center field. Dan Hitt strikes out. Tim Hack walks. Larry Munch pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Nobuhiro Koike pops out to the second baseman. Bill Wathan grounds out to the shortstop. Kip Johnson is pinch hitting for Walt Calvert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kip Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Jack Sims walks. Chuck Fried singles to center field. Jack Sims advances to third on the hit. Tom Simon flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Sims scores. Tommy Cash singles to right field. Chuck Fried advances to third on the hit. Tod Patterson hits a home run. Chuck Fried scores. Tommy Cash scores. George Narron comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Manny Champion flies out to the center fielder. Dan Hitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Don Zimmerman is pinch hitting for George Narron. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Zimmerman strikes out. Timo Roman is pinch hitting for Harry Elliott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Timo Roman grounds out to the shortstop. Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Ed Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Wohlers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Doug Busse pitching. Tim Hack grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Munch singles to center field. Jack Sims singles to right field. Larry Munch advances to third on the hit. Chuck Fried singles to right field. Larry Munch scores. Jack Sims advances to third on the hit. Tom Simon grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Chuck Fried advances to second on the play. Tommy Cash flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Chris Trout walks. Ray Wortham is pinch hitting for Marcus Pinn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Wortham singles to center field. Chris Trout advances to third on the hit. Fernando Torres is pinch hitting for Bill Higbee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Wortham is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Fernando Torres doubles to center field. Chris Trout scores. Nobuhiro Koike hits a home run. Fernando Torres scores. Bill Wathan singles past the third baseman. Kip Johnson hits a home run. Bill Wathan scores. Mickey Tavarez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Lowell is pinch hitting for Doug Busse. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Lowell grounds out to the third baseman. Timo Roman singles to left field. Glen Wohlers singles to left field. Marino Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chris Trout singles to left field. Ray Wortham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Fernando Torres (1).3B - Chris Trout (1).HR - Nobuhiro Koike (3), Kip Johnson (1).GIDP - Chris Trout. Baserunning: SB - Walt Calvert (7).CS - Ray Wortham (2). Fielding: E - Bill Higbee.
Batting:2B - Manny Champion (7).3B - Tod Patterson (2).HR - Tom Simon (5), Tod Patterson (4).SF - Tom Simon.GIDP - Chuck Fried. Baserunning: SB - Jack Sims (10). Fielding: E - Manny Champion.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Alten improves in power_vs_righty Gary Gwyndala did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Gwyndala did not respond to coaching in velocity Kelvim Banks did not respond to coaching in velocity
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim LaCock did not respond to coaching in speed Red Baird did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim LaCock improves in arm Billy Pyle did not respond to coaching in arm Troy Ohman did not respond to coaching in CF