Win: Ben Braeburn (1-0) Loss: Ned House (0-1)
Save: Julio Hawkes (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ben Braeburn pitching. Verne Walton singles to center field. Don Knowlson strikes out. Rich Chris lines out to the first baseman. Verne Walton steals second. Kevin Espy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ned House pitching. Joe Duncan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lee Smith singles to center field. Joe Grissom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Lee Smith advances to second on the play. Bill Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Isidro Driessen strikes out. Kenen Hidalgo strikes out. Paul Ashburn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wayne Gutierrez strikes out. Rick Petrick flies out to the right fielder. Craig Moore doubles to left field. Terry Squires flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Terry McGee walks. Ned House lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Verne Walton doubles to center field. Terry McGee scores. Don Knowlson pops out to the catcher. Rich Chris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ben Braeburn pops out to the second baseman. Joe Duncan walks. Lee Smith singles to center field. Joe Grissom strikes out. Bill Brown singles to right field. Joe Duncan scores. Wayne Gutierrez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Kevin Espy flies out to the right fielder. Isidro Driessen doubles to left field. Kenen Hidalgo flies out to the left fielder. Paul Ashburn singles to center field. Isidro Driessen scores. Terry McGee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rick Petrick strikes out. Craig Moore hits a home run. Terry Squires singles to center field. Ben Braeburn lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ned House strikes out. Verne Walton strikes out. Don Knowlson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Duncan pops out to the shortstop. Lee Smith singles to center field. Lee Smith steals second. Joe Grissom walks. Bill Brown singles to right field. Wayne Gutierrez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Lee Smith scores. Rick Petrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Rich Chris grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Espy pops out to the second baseman. Isidro Driessen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Craig Moore singles past the second baseman. Terry Squires walks. Ben Braeburn lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Duncan strikes out. Lee Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Kenen Hidalgo doubles to right field. Paul Ashburn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Terry McGee flies out to the center fielder. Tracy Bemis is pinch hitting for Ned House. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tracy Bemis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Terry Hatten pitching. Joe Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Brown flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Gutierrez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Julio Hawkes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Verne Walton grounds out to the second baseman. Don Knowlson strikes out. Rich Chris pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rick Petrick singles to right field. Craig Moore flies out to the right fielder. Terry Squires singles past the second baseman. Rick Petrick advances to third on the hit. Julio Hawkes singles past the first baseman. Rick Petrick scores. Joe Norris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Duncan flies out to the right fielder. Lee Smith walks. Joe Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit John Guy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Craig Moore at RF. Kevin Espy grounds out to the third baseman. Isidro Driessen doubles to left field. Kenen Hidalgo strikes out. Paul Ashburn singles past the shortstop. Isidro Driessen scores. Terry McGee pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Holman improves in contact_vs_righty Hal Masterson did not respond to coaching in control Gene Brucker did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Bohne did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rupe Muller improves in RF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Rajsich did not respond to coaching in range Casey Nichols did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Davidson improves in contact_vs_righty Allen Scheffing improves in contact_vs_righty