Inning: 1 Minnesota Buster Wade pitching. Curt Smith walks. Mike Oulliber strikes out. Joe Bell singles to center field. Curt Smith advances to third on the hit. Izzy Morales flies out to the center fielder. Merritt Hancock hits a home run. Curt Smith scores. Joe Bell scores. Juan Santiago flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Dan Garber pitching. Ray Singleton flies out to the right fielder. Luke Helms flies out to the center fielder. Sumner Schemer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Fred Tuttle hits a home run. Kent Davison singles to center field. Dan Garber fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dan Garber strikes out. Curt Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kent Davison advances to second on the play. Mike Oulliber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Milt Brondell singles to left field. Dave Meaney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sam Stahoviak singles to center field. Trent Trentmaker singles to center field. Tetsuhiro Takano pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Bell walks. Izzy Morales grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Bell advances to second on the play. Merritt Hancock walks. Juan Santiago pops out to the first baseman. Fred Tuttle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Buster Wade grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Singleton strikes out. Luke Helms grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kent Davison grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Garber lines out to the second baseman. Curt Smith singles to center field. Mike Oulliber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Sumner Schemer walks. Milt Brondell strikes out. Dave Meaney flies out to the center fielder. Sam Stahoviak flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Bell strikes out. Izzy Morales triples. Merritt Hancock singles to center field. Izzy Morales scores. Nick Ramirez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Santiago grounds out to the third baseman. Merritt Hancock advances to second on the play. Fred Tuttle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Trent Trentmaker walks. Trent Trentmaker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tetsuhiro Takano strikes out. Nick Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Kent Davison grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Garber strikes out. Curt Smith singles to center field. Mike Oulliber walks. Joe Bell walks. Izzy Morales strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Ray Singleton strikes out. Luke Helms flies out to the center fielder. Sumner Schemer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Merritt Hancock singles to center field. Juan Santiago singles to left field. Merritt Hancock advances to third on the hit. Juan Santiago is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Fred Tuttle grounds out to the third baseman. Merritt Hancock scores. Kent Davison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Milt Brondell singles to right field. Dave Meaney grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Sam Stahoviak flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dan Garber singles to center field. Curt Smith pops out to the first baseman. Mike Oulliber grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dan Garber is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Bell singles to center field. Mike Oulliber aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Roseman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Izzy Morales singles to left field. Mike Oulliber scores. Merritt Hancock strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Trent Trentmaker hits a home run. Tetsuhiro Takano flies out to the left fielder. Ed Chalk is pinch hitting for Joe Roseman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Chalk singles to left field. Ray Singleton flies out to the center fielder. Ed Chalk steals second. Luke Helms grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Reynaldo Simone pitching. Juan Santiago flies out to the left fielder. Fred Tuttle pops out to the third baseman. Damian Barrios is pinch hitting for Kent Davison. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Damian Barrios singles to left field. Dan Garber flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Sumner Schemer singles to right field. Milt Brondell walks. Dave Meaney flies out to the left fielder. Sam Stahoviak flies out to the left fielder. Trent Trentmaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rafael Garboza did not respond to coaching in control Danny Girardi improves in range Marty Ruhle improves in power_vs_righty Tom Brown improves in power_vs_lefty Danny Girardi did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jorge Shafer did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Coleman improves in arm Mickey Mitchell did not respond to coaching in arm John Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty