Win: Tod Browning (1-1) Loss: John Blackerby (1-2)
Save: S. Z. Sakall (4)
Inning: 1 New York Tod Browning pitching. Gabby Gagnier grounds out to the second baseman. German Brackenridge flies out to the left fielder. John McGaffigan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit John Blackerby pitching. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the shortstop. Domenica Mattina doubles to right field. Ryoichi Toyoda grounds out to the pitcher. Mitsuaki Kawasaki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Mike Aitchison grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Lara grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Theiss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit John Donald hits a home run. Keith Schneck grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Lockman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Huey Lewis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Chris Floyd grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Gilbert singles to center field. John Blackerby fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Blackerby strikes out. Tom Gilbert steals second. Gabby Gagnier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Tod Browning grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the pitcher. Domenica Mattina singles past the shortstop. Ryoichi Toyoda pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York German Brackenridge reached on a 2-base fielding error by Whitey Lockman. John McGaffigan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). German Brackenridge advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Aitchison singles to left field. German Brackenridge scores. Chris Lara singles to left field. Mike Aitchison advances to third on the hit. Chris Lara steals second. Dave Theiss strikes out. Chris Floyd grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Mitsuaki Kawasaki hits a home run. John Donald strikes out. Keith Schneck strikes out. Whitey Lockman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Tom Gilbert singles past the shortstop. John Blackerby lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gabby Gagnier flies out to the center fielder. German Brackenridge flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Huey Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Tod Browning strikes out. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York John McGaffigan grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Aitchison strikes out. Chris Lara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Domenica Mattina singles to right field. Ryoichi Toyoda hits an infield single to the pitcher. Harry Alston 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 1st. Mitsuaki Kawasaki strikes out. John Donald walks. Keith Schneck flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Domenica Mattina scores. Norsk Stein is pinch hitting for Whitey Lockman. Norsk Stein singles to right field. Ryoichi Toyoda scores. Huey Lewis walks. Tod Browning grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 New York Dave Theiss doubles to right field. Chris Floyd pops out to the third baseman. Tom Gilbert strikes out. Quinton Blyzka is pinch hitting for Harry Alston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Theiss steals third. Quinton Blyzka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Tom Gibbons pitching. Vic Woodhull walks. Domenica Mattina grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ryoichi Toyoda singles to center field. Mitsuaki Kawasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Gabby Gagnier strikes out. German Brackenridge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John McGaffigan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Donald walks. Keith Schneck strikes out. Norsk Stein walks. Huey Lewis singles to left field. John Donald scores. Norsk Stein advances to third on the hit. Bill Cey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tod Browning flies out to the right fielder. Vic Woodhull flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Mike Aitchison singles to right field. Chris Lara singles to right field. Mike Aitchison advances to third on the hit. S. Z. Sakall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Theiss singles to center field. Mike Aitchison scores. Chris Lara advances to third on the hit. Chris Floyd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Lara scores. Dave Theiss advances to second on the play. Tom Gilbert singles to center field. Dave Theiss scores. Bill Cey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Cey strikes out. Gabby Gagnier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lou Lowe improves in arm Tom Russell did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Butcher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Bryden did not respond to coaching in control Scott Casey did not respond to coaching in control Jake Rohwer improves in range