Win: Darren Ledbetter Loss: Kevin Sparks
Save: Joe Freeze
Inning: 1 Detroit Tommy Habyan pitching. Jason Marsans grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Naton flies out to the right fielder. Dario Nelson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Kevin Sparks pitching. Chris Suder singles to center field. Khris Bryant pops out to the second baseman. Lance Hunter hits a home run. Chris Suder scores. Clint Handrahan hits a home run. Dan Eyre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Karl Bates strikes out. Orville Smith is hit by a pitch. Tookie Scott grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Orville Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Diehl flies out to the center fielder. Gene Metzler hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Laurinaitis walks. Oswald Cobblepot lines out to the second baseman. Jim Grace grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Laurinaitis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pat Wheaton doubles to left field. Tommy Habyan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tommy Habyan walks. Chris Suder doubles to left field. Pat Wheaton scores. Rene Brickell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Khris Bryant grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Habyan scores. Chris Suder advances to third on the play. Lance Hunter bunts for a base hit. Chris Suder scores. Lance Hunter steals second. Clint Handrahan pops out to the shortstop. Karl Bates walks. Orville Smith singles past the shortstop. Lance Hunter scores. Gil West comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tookie Scott bunts for a base hit. Pat Wheaton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Gil West strikes out. Jason Marsans strikes out. Tiny Naton doubles to center field. Dario Nelson triples. Tiny Naton scores. Bob Diehl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tommy Habyan strikes out. Chris Suder walks. Khris Bryant flies out to the right fielder. Chris Suder steals second. Lance Hunter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Gene Metzler walks. Joe Laurinaitis walks. Oswald Cobblepot walks. Jim Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Metzler scores. Joe Laurinaitis advances to third on the play. Oswald Cobblepot advances to second on the play. Gil West flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Laurinaitis scores. Jason Marsans walks. Tiny Naton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Clint Handrahan walks. Karl Bates grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clint Handrahan advances to second on the play. Orville Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Tookie Scott pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Darren Ledbetter 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. Dario Nelson grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Diehl singles past the first baseman. Gene Metzler pops out to the shortstop. Joe Laurinaitis walks. Oswald Cobblepot grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Pat Wheaton singles to left field. Darren Ledbetter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Darren Ledbetter strikes out. Chris Suder strikes out. Khris Bryant flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Grace singles to center field. Gil West lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jason Marsans strikes out. Tiny Naton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lance Hunter bunts for a base hit. Clint Handrahan flies out to the right fielder. Lance Hunter steals second. Karl Bates strikes out. Orville Smith pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dario Nelson doubles to center field. Bob Diehl grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dario Nelson advances to third on the play. Gene Metzler pops out to the shortstop. Joe Laurinaitis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tookie Scott flies out to the right fielder. Eric Conley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Pat Wheaton flies out to the right fielder. Stu Redman is pinch hitting for Darren Ledbetter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stu Redman doubles to left field. Chris Suder lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jack Mueller pitching. Oswald Cobblepot grounds out to the second baseman. Dale Richards is pinch hitting for Jim Grace. Dale Richards walks. Eric Conley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jason Marsans singles to center field. Dale Richards scores. Tiny Naton lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Raidel Rodriguez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dale Richards at 2B. Khris Bryant singles to center field. Lance Hunter singles to right field. Clint Handrahan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Khris Bryant advances to third on the play. Karl Bates grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Freeze comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dario Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Diehl grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Metzler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10