Win: Miguel Knepper (17-7) Loss: Art Dahlke (8-16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Miguel Knepper pitching. Steve Krause walks. Frank Shopay flies out to the left fielder. Hank Crowder strikes out. Johnnie Gwosdz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Krause is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Art Dahlke pitching. Randy Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Nyls Brown doubles to right field. Carlos Russell flies out to the left fielder. Matt Arnold flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wesley Wohlers flies out to the right fielder. Joe Brett singles to left field. Rick Johnson grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Frank Kearns singles to center field. Leo Cardenas reached on a fielding error by Hank Crowder. Tom Baker strikes out. Bobby Villanueva singles to center field. Frank Kearns scores. Miguel Knepper fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Miguel Knepper strikes out. Randy Hunt doubles to left field. Leo Cardenas scores. Bobby Villanueva uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nyls Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rafael Crawford flies out to the left fielder. Art Dahlke singles to right field. Steve Krause doubles to right field. Frank Shopay doubles to center field. Art Dahlke scores. Steve Krause scores. Hank Crowder grounds out to the pitcher. Johnnie Gwosdz singles to center field. Frank Shopay uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wesley Wohlers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Carlos Russell singles to center field. Matt Arnold walks. Frank Kearns singles to center field. Carlos Russell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leo Cardenas doubles to center field. Matt Arnold scores. Frank Kearns uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Baker singles to right field. Leo Cardenas scores. Ben Erstad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Villanueva strikes out. Miguel Knepper lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Randy Hunt walks. Nyls Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Brett walks. Rick Johnson strikes out. Rafael Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Brett advances to second on the play. Ben Erstad flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Carlos Russell hits a home run. Matt Arnold strikes out. Frank Kearns flies out to the left fielder. Leo Cardenas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Steve Krause grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Shopay grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Crowder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Villanueva lines out to the shortstop. Miguel Knepper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Johnnie Gwosdz grounds out to the shortstop. Wesley Wohlers pops out to the first baseman. Joe Brett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Randy Hunt doubles to right field. Nyls Brown doubles to left field. Randy Hunt scores. Carlos Russell singles to center field. Nyls Brown scores. Matt Arnold pops out to the first baseman. Frank Kearns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Russell advances to second on the play. Leo Cardenas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rick Johnson strikes out. Rafael Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Springer is pinch hitting for Ben Erstad. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Springer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dan Reyes pitching. Tom Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Villanueva grounds out to the second baseman. Miguel Knepper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Steve Krause singles to right field. Frank Shopay flies out to the center fielder. Hank Crowder flies out to the left fielder. Johnnie Gwosdz singles to right field. Wesley Wohlers lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Randy Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Nyls Brown hits a home run. Carlos Russell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Randy Nabors is pinch hitting for Matt Arnold. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Nabors pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Brett strikes out. Rick Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Rafael Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Garcia did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Javier did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Hubbell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jesus Bankhead did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: King Stephen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Pfeffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Marv Langston did not respond to coaching in endurance