Win: Vic Lafata (6-8) Loss: Tommy Taber (2-10)
Save: Tony Hernandez (21)
Inning: 1 New York Tommy Taber pitching. Lefty Bocek strikes out. Paul Smith flies out to the left fielder. Al Schlitzer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Vic Lafata pitching. Alex Cora grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Burgmeier flies out to the left fielder. Tom Simpson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Hank Smith doubles to right field. Bob Yerkes singles to center field. Hank Smith is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. George Pugh flies out to the left fielder. Juan Veloz singles to center field. Bob Yerkes advances to third on the hit. Greg Cowley walks. Vic Lafata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Chris LePine strikes out. Bob Macleod strikes out. Andy Colton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Lefty Bocek walks. Paul Smith strikes out. Al Schlitzer strikes out. Hank Smith singles past the shortstop. Lefty Bocek advances to third on the hit. Bob Yerkes walks. George Pugh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Julio Maranda flies out to the left fielder. Bob McNamara flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Tommy Taber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Juan Veloz flies out to the center fielder. Greg Cowley grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Lafata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Alex Cora singles past the shortstop. Alex Cora steals second. Jerry Burgmeier strikes out. Tom Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Cora advances to third on the play. Chris LePine singles to left field. Alex Cora scores. Bob Macleod singles to left field. Andy Colton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Lefty Bocek flies out to the right fielder. Paul Smith walks. Paul Smith steals second. Al Schlitzer grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Smith singles to center field. Bob Yerkes doubles to right field. Paul Smith scores. Hank Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Pugh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Julio Maranda flies out to the left fielder. Bob McNamara grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Taber singles to center field. Alex Cora singles to left field. Jerry Burgmeier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Juan Veloz singles to center field. Greg Cowley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Vic Lafata flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Chris LePine flies out to the center fielder. Bob Macleod singles to center field. Andy Colton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Lefty Bocek walks. Lefty Bocek steals second. Paul Smith hits a home run. Lefty Bocek scores. Dale Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Schlitzer strikes out. Hank Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Yerkes walks. George Pugh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Julio Maranda pops out to the shortstop. Bob McNamara strikes out. Joe McCabe is pinch hitting for Dale Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe McCabe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Doug Holle pitching. Juan Veloz singles to center field. Juan Veloz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Greg Cowley singles to left field. Vic Lafata lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lefty Bocek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Alex Cora flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Burgmeier walks. Tom Simpson singles to left field. Chris LePine grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Paul Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Al Schlitzer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hank Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Tony Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Macleod flies out to the center fielder. Andy Colton strikes out. Julio Maranda lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Hank Smith (15), Bob Yerkes (17).HR - Paul Smith (13).GIDP - Greg Cowley. Baserunning: SB - Lefty Bocek (29), Paul Smith (13).CS - Juan Veloz (3).
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Ciaffone did not respond to coaching in control Jim Santangelo improves in arm Tyson Hoover did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Allen Braun improves in speed Reggie Young improves in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Irwin improves in contact_vs_righty Roy Maddox did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Arnold improves in control Roy Maddox did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Dorman did not respond to coaching in 1B