Win: Stan Palagyi (1-2) Loss: Bud Wilson (0-6)
Save: Steve Ferguson (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bret Lauterborn pitching. Eddie Decker singles to center field. Manuel Garcia-Castellon grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Eddie Decker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Cueto hits a home run. Manuel Garcia-Castellon scores. Bartolo Torres strikes out. Bernie Uglesich hits a home run. Mo Greene grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Chente Fernandez pitching. Fred Myers strikes out. John Wyrostek grounds out to the shortstop. Nixey Caballero walks. Don Renteria pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Chris Harding pops out to the third baseman. Takashi Ohtsuka singles to right field. Chente Fernandez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chente Fernandez strikes out. Eddie Decker flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Brown singles to left field. Nino Ackley singles to left field. George Brown aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tom Taylor singles to center field. George Brown scores. Dick Poloni pops out to the shortstop. Bret Lauterborn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Myers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Manuel Garcia-Castellon lines out to the third baseman. Al Cueto strikes out. Bartolo Torres grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Wyrostek reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bernie Uglesich. Nixey Caballero strikes out. Don Renteria strikes out. George Brown singles to left field. Nino Ackley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bernie Uglesich strikes out. Mo Greene grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Chris Harding walks. Takashi Ohtsuka hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yats Aponte 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. Chente Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tom Taylor lines out to the second baseman. Dick Poloni singles to center field. Yats Aponte lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Myers reached on a fielding error by Bernie Uglesich. John Wyrostek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Eddie Decker pops out to the second baseman. Manuel Garcia-Castellon grounds out to the shortstop. Al Cueto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nixey Caballero doubles to left field. Don Renteria hits a home run. Nixey Caballero scores. Hensley Tising comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Brown grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Nino Ackley pops out to the catcher. Tom Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bartolo Torres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bernie Uglesich singles to center field. Mo Greene strikes out. Chris Harding strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dick Poloni flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ed Peasley is pinch hitting for Yats Aponte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Peasley pops out to the first baseman. Fred Myers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Stan Palagyi pitching. Takashi Ohtsuka doubles to right field. Jim Warner is pinch hitting for Hensley Tising. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Warner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Eddie Decker grounds out to the shortstop. Manuel Garcia-Castellon singles to left field. Takashi Ohtsuka is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bud Wilson pitching. John Wyrostek strikes out. Nixey Caballero hits a home run. Don Renteria strikes out. George Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Al Cueto strikes out. Bartolo Torres singles to right field. Bernie Uglesich hits an infield single to the second baseman. Wally Larkin is pinch hitting for Mo Greene. Wally Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Bartolo Torres advances to third on the play. Bernie Uglesich advances to second on the play. Chris Harding grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Clay Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Larkin at LF. Nino Ackley grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Taylor singles to center field. Dick Poloni flies out to the left fielder. Maurice Karow is pinch hitting for Stan Palagyi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Maurice Karow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Steve Ferguson pitching. Takashi Ohtsuka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Decker singles to right field. Manuel Garcia-Castellon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Desmond Scherman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dennis Russell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Arnie Clark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Brady did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Johnny Swingle did not respond to coaching in velocity Pasqual Dean did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Breazeale did not respond to coaching in velocity George Beecher improves in velocity