Win: Lucky Mankowski (1-1) Loss: Ron Acre (1-3)
Save: Jonathan Bohen (14)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Paul Benn pitching. Ian McNulty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joseph Orwell strikes out. Ed Gregory walks. Dave Waddell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Roberts pitching. Mike Brown doubles to right field. Mark Urrea grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ken Veryzer grounds out to the third baseman. Paddy Slaughter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carl McElveen grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Kroll flies out to the left fielder. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Drake singles to right field. John Arnold pops out to the first baseman. Passed ball. Phil Drake advances to second. Fumio Kamai lines out to the third baseman. Bobby Ribant grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Hawk grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jack Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Ian McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Paul Benn grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Brown flies out to the left fielder. Mark Urrea walks. Ken Veryzer walks. Paddy Slaughter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Veryzer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joseph Orwell singles to right field. Ed Gregory grounds out to the pitcher. Joseph Orwell advances to second on the play. Dave Waddell singles to right field. Joseph Orwell scores. Carl McElveen singles to left field. Eric Kroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carl McElveen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Phil Drake reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ian McNulty. John Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Fumio Kamai flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Ribant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Hawk walks. Mike Hawk steals second. Jack Roberts lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ian McNulty singles to right field. Mike Hawk scores. Joseph Orwell grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ian McNulty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Gregory grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joseph Orwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Paul Benn strikes out. Mike Brown singles to right field. Mark Urrea singles past the third baseman. Mike Brown is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Waddell singles to center field. Carl McElveen strikes out. Eric Kroll strikes out. Yuuji Iwadate singles to center field. Dave Waddell advances to third on the hit. Mike Hawk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Paddy Slaughter strikes out. Phil Drake flies out to the center fielder. John Arnold walks. Fumio Kamai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jack Roberts lines out to the third baseman. Ian McNulty strikes out. Joseph Orwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bobby Ribant singles to right field. Angelo Scharein is pinch hitting for Paul Benn. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Angelo Scharein strikes out. Mike Brown walks. Gregg Haldeman 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. Mark Urrea walks. Ken Veryzer singles to right field. Bobby Ribant scores. Mike Brown scores. Mark Urrea advances to third on the hit. Paddy Slaughter strikes out. Phil Drake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Al Monroe pitching. Ed Gregory grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Waddell strikes out. Carl McElveen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Arnold grounds out to the third baseman. Fumio Kamai flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Ribant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Eric Kroll flies out to the center fielder. Yuuji Iwadate strikes out. Mike Hawk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Neal Bullock is pinch hitting for Al Monroe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Neal Bullock singles to center field. Mike Brown reached on a 2-base fielding error by Carl McElveen. The defense is playing the infield in. Lucky Mankowski 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. Mark Urrea grounds out to the third baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Ken Veryzer pops out to the shortstop. Paddy Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Ron Acre pitching. Lucky Mankowski strikes out. Ian McNulty hits a home run. Joe Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Gregory flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Jonathan Bohen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Phil Drake strikes out. John Arnold flies out to the right fielder. Fumio Kamai grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 11
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Johnny Matthews did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lamar Textor did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Benitez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Woodie Howard did not respond to coaching in velocity Ronn Moreno improves in power_vs_lefty Robin Politte improves in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Oreste Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chauncey Howard improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Fox improves in contact_vs_lefty Clem McCabe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Fox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty