Win: Eddie Hogan (5-7) Loss: Skippy Heilmann (2-4)
Save: Steve Ferguson (13)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Skippy Heilmann pitching. Fred Myers strikes out. John Wyrostek singles past the shortstop. Don Renteria strikes out. Doug Barrios grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Eddie Hogan pitching. Walter Withrow grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Decker singles to left field. Al Cueto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Brown singles to center field. Nino Ackley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Taylor singles to right field. Nino Ackley advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Maurice Karow grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Taylor advances to second on the play. Eddie Hogan singles to center field. Nino Ackley scores. Tom Taylor scores. Fred Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Clay Baker pops out to the third baseman. Takashi Ohtsuka walks. Takashi Ohtsuka is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chris Harding grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Wyrostek lines out to the shortstop. Don Renteria grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Barrios singles to right field. George Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Manuel Garcia-Castellon singles to right field. Manuel Garcia-Castellon steals second. Mark Stein grounds out to the pitcher. Skippy Heilmann singles to center field. Walter Withrow grounds out to the third baseman. Skippy Heilmann advances to second on the play. Eddie Decker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nino Ackley doubles to right field. Tom Taylor strikes out. Maurice Karow walks. Eddie Hogan lays a bunt down the first 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: 4 Detroit Al Cueto flies out to the right fielder. Clay Baker strikes out. Takashi Ohtsuka doubles to left field. Chris Harding strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Wyrostek grounds out to the catcher. Don Renteria hits an infield single to the third baseman. Doug Barrios singles to center field. Don Renteria advances to third on the hit. Ed Gomez 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. George Brown strikes out. Nino Ackley singles to right field. Don Renteria scores. Tom Taylor reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mark Stein. Doug Barrios scores. Maurice Karow grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Manuel Garcia-Castellon lines out to the shortstop. Mark Stein flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Eddie Hogan strikes out. Fred Myers grounds out to the catcher. John Wyrostek singles to right field. Don Renteria lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Walter Withrow walks. Eddie Decker strikes out. Al Cueto singles to left field. Clay Baker pops out to the shortstop. Takashi Ohtsuka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Doug Barrios grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Brown strikes out. Nino Ackley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Warner is pinch hitting for Chris Harding. Jim Warner grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Larkin is pinch hitting for Manuel Garcia-Castellon. Wally Larkin strikes out. Mark Stein singles to center field. Mo Greene is pinch hitting for Ed Gomez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Stein is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hensley Tising pitching. Bartolo Torres enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Larkin at CF. Tom Taylor singles to left field. Maurice Karow flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Hogan 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 flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Sid Brady is pinch hitting for Hensley Tising. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sid Brady pops out to the second baseman. Walter Withrow flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Decker doubles past the left fielder. George Platt 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. Al Cueto singles to left field. Eddie Decker scores. Clay Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bud Wilson pitching. John Wyrostek walks. Don Renteria singles past the shortstop. Doug Barrios walks. George Brown grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Wyrostek scores. Don Renteria advances to third on the play. Walter Garrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nino Ackley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Takashi Ohtsuka singles to right field. Jim Warner grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Takashi Ohtsuka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bartolo Torres flies out to the right fielder. Mark Stein walks. Steve Ferguson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Stennett is pinch hitting for Walter Garrett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Stennett lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Eddie Decker (16), Takashi Ohtsuka (8).GIDP - Al Cueto. Baserunning: SB - Manuel Garcia-Castellon (18).CS - Takashi Ohtsuka (8), Mark Stein (5). Fielding: E - Mark Stein.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Frank Muniz did not respond to coaching in control John Sharrott did not respond to coaching in endurance Wade Walton did not respond to coaching in control Mike Nischwitz did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Scott Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leon Tavarez did not respond to coaching in range Frank Flitcraft improves in range Glenn Mann improves in power_vs_lefty