Inning: 1 Detroit Bret Lauterborn pitching. Eddie Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Manuel Garcia-Castellon singles to right field. Al Cueto flies out to the center fielder. Bartolo Torres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mototoshi Nishimura pitching. Nixey Caballero flies out to the right fielder. John Wyrostek grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Myers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bernie Uglesich pops out to the catcher. Clay Baker singles to center field. Chris Harding pops out to the catcher. Takashi Ohtsuka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Don Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Doug Barrios flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! George Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mototoshi Nishimura strikes out. Eddie Decker strikes out. Manuel Garcia-Castellon walks. Al Cueto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nino Ackley flies out to the center fielder. Dick Poloni singles to left field. Bret Lauterborn lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Nixey Caballero singles to right field. John Wyrostek hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dick Poloni scores. Fred Myers grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Wyrostek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bartolo Torres grounds out to the pitcher. Bernie Uglesich strikes out. Clay Baker singles to right field. Chris Harding pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Don Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Doug Barrios grounds out to the third baseman. George Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Takashi Ohtsuka singles to center field. Mototoshi Nishimura lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. 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. Eddie Decker strikes out. Manuel Garcia-Castellon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nino Ackley flies out to the right fielder. Dick Poloni flies out to the center fielder. Yats Aponte flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Al Cueto flies out to the right fielder. Bartolo Torres flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Uglesich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nixey Caballero grounds out to the third baseman. John Wyrostek grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Myers triples. Don Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Clay Baker pops out to the first baseman. Jim Warner is pinch hitting for Chris Harding. Jim Warner triples. Stan Palagyi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Takashi Ohtsuka singles to left field. Jim Warner scores. Mototoshi Nishimura fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mototoshi Nishimura walks. Eddie Decker grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Wally Larkin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Warner at 1B. Doug Barrios walks. George Brown singles to left field. Doug Barrios advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Maurice Karow is pinch hitting for Nino Ackley. Maurice Karow walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Dick Poloni grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Doug Barrios is out at home. The defense is playing the corners in. Stan Palagyi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Peasley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Maurice Karow at LF. Manuel Garcia-Castellon flies out to the right fielder. Al Cueto singles to center field. Bartolo Torres walks. Bernie Uglesich grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bartolo Torres is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clay Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Nixey Caballero grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Wyrostek grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Myers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Wally Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Takashi Ohtsuka singles to right field. Mark Stein is pinch hitting for Mototoshi Nishimura. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mark Stein singles to right field. Eddie Decker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bud Wilson pitching. Don Renteria reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al Cueto. Doug Barrios singles to right field. Don Renteria is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. George Brown grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Doug Barrios is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Peasley grounds into a force play to the first baseman. George Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Manuel Garcia-Castellon flies out to the left fielder. Al Cueto grounds out to the third baseman. Bartolo Torres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Dick Poloni flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Cary is pinch hitting for Stan Palagyi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Cary strikes out. Nixey Caballero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Steve Ferguson pitching. Bernie Uglesich singles to center field. Bernie Uglesich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Clay Baker flies out to the right fielder. Wally Larkin singles to center field. Takashi Ohtsuka singles past the second baseman. Wally Larkin advances to third on the hit. Walter Withrow is pinch hitting for Bud Wilson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Withrow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Kansas City Hensley Tising pitching. John Wyrostek singles to center field. Fred Myers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Don Renteria walks. Doug Barrios grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Detroit Eddie Decker walks. Manuel Garcia-Castellon pops out to the catcher. Al Cueto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Kansas City George Brown flies out to the left fielder. Ed Peasley grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Poloni pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Detroit Bartolo Torres singles to right field. Bartolo Torres steals second. Bernie Uglesich flies out to the right fielder. Clay Baker pops out to the shortstop. Wally Larkin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Kansas City Nate McCall is pinch hitting for Steve Ferguson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Nate McCall grounds out to the second baseman. Nixey Caballero grounds out to the second baseman. John Wyrostek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Detroit George Platt pitching. Takashi Ohtsuka strikes out. 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 grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Decker singles to right field. Manuel Garcia-Castellon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Kansas City Ed Gomez pitching. Fred Myers singles to center field. Fred Myers steals second. Don Renteria grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Barrios grounds out to the shortstop. George Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Detroit Al Cueto grounds out to the shortstop. Bartolo Torres walks. Bernie Uglesich singles to right field. Clay Baker strikes out. Wally Larkin singles to right field. Bartolo Torres scores. Takashi Ohtsuka walks. Steve Stennett is pinch hitting for Ed Gomez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Stennett singles to right field. Bernie Uglesich scores. Wally Larkin scores. Eddie Decker singles to left field. Takashi Ohtsuka scores. Steve Stennett advances to third on the hit. Manuel Garcia-Castellon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Poloni. Steve Stennett scores. Al Cueto singles to right field. Eddie Decker scores. Manuel Garcia-Castellon scores. Bartolo Torres doubles to center field. Bernie Uglesich pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 15 Kansas City Walter Garrett pitching. Ed Peasley strikes out. Dick Poloni singles to right field. George Platt fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Platt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 15 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bartolo Torres (17).3B - Jim Warner (2).GIDP - Eddie Decker 2, Al Cueto. Baserunning: SB - Bartolo Torres (20).CS - Bernie Uglesich (16). Fielding: E - Al Cueto.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Scott Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Tom McMillan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Flitcraft did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Nitkowski did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Remneas did not respond to coaching in control Mike Nischwitz did not respond to coaching in endurance Garland Bowman improves in velocity