Win: Stefan Kimble (1-0) Loss: Merv Nelson (10-11)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Merv Nelson pitching. Count Johnston walks. Chris Cousins grounds out to the shortstop. Count Johnston advances to second on the play. Mike Steinecke singles to center field. Count Johnston scores. Alex Petty flies out to the right fielder. Randy Pattison singles to right field. Mike Steinecke advances to third on the hit. Spider Holliday strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Todd Ley pitching. George Clark flies out to the center fielder. Shinichi Tanaka hits a home run. Jake Moore pops out to the first baseman. Alex Markland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Red Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Adkins flies out to the right fielder. Todd Ley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jim Metha grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Staller grounds out to the third baseman. Lisdey Amador strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Cousins walks. Mike Steinecke grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chris Cousins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alex Petty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Matos flies out to the left fielder. Merv Nelson strikes out. George Clark singles to center field. Shinichi Tanaka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Randy Pattison strikes out. Spider Holliday singles to center field. Red Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Spider Holliday advances to second on the play. Jack Adkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jake Moore grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Alex Markland walks. Jim Metha grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Todd Ley grounds out to the pitcher. Count Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Chris Cousins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Staller pops out to the third baseman. Lisdey Amador pops out to the shortstop. Mike Matos hits an infield single to the shortstop. Merv Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Steinecke grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Petty strikes out. Randy Pattison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit George Clark singles to right field. Shinichi Tanaka singles to right field. Jake Moore flies out to the right fielder. Stefan Kimble 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. Alex Markland strikes out. Jim Metha singles to center field. George Clark scores. Bill Staller is hit by a pitch. Lisdey Amador grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Spider Holliday grounds out to the second baseman. Red Garcia strikes out. Jack Adkins lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Matos singles to right field. Merv Nelson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Clark flies out to the center fielder. Shinichi Tanaka flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Monty Rothel is pinch hitting for Stefan Kimble. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Monty Rothel reached on a fielding error by Shinichi Tanaka. Monty Rothel steals second. Count Johnston singles to right field. Monty Rothel scores. Chris Cousins singles to left field. Count Johnston advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Mike Steinecke walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Broderick Haugstad 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. Alex Petty strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Randy Pattison walks. Count Johnston scores. Spider Holliday walks. Chris Cousins scores. Red Garcia strikes out. Jack Adkins walks. Mike Steinecke scores. Monty Rothel doubles to left field. Randy Pattison scores. Spider Holliday scores. Jack Adkins uses his aggressiveness and scores. Count Johnston singles to right field. Monty Rothel scores. Chris Cousins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Manny Lewallyn pitching. Jake Moore strikes out. Alex Markland walks. Bill Pena is pinch hitting for Jim Metha. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Pena flies out to the left fielder. Bill Staller pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Steinecke grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Alex Petty walks. Randy Pattison grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Petty advances to second on the play. Spider Holliday singles to left field. Alex Petty scores. Red Garcia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Spider Holliday is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Lisdey Amador strikes out. Mike Matos singles to center field. David Wadell is pinch hitting for Broderick Haugstad. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. David Wadell singles to center field. Mike Matos advances to third on the hit. George Clark flies out to the center fielder. Shinichi Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Claude Schaffer improves in contact_vs_righty Ted McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Limb Harter did not respond to coaching in speed Toshiaki Kawamura did not respond to coaching in arm Rudy Jacobs improves in arm Jay Edmondson improves in power_vs_righty Casey Spooner did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Clay Sheridan improves in speed Joe Andersen improves in range Glenn Sprinz improves in arm Clarence Dobens improves in contact_vs_righty Danny Archer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Clay Sheridan did not respond to coaching in CF