Win: Tom Lewis (3-1) Loss: Milt Gandy (6-11)
Save: Steve Breckinridge (3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Sean Gomez pitching. Shigeru Takahashi walks. Monty Rothel pops out to the second baseman. Cecil Vickers singles to center field. Shigeru Takahashi advances to third on the hit. Alex Petty grounds out to the shortstop. Shigeru Takahashi scores. Cecil Vickers advances to second on the play. Tim Doherty reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sean Gomez. Cecil Vickers scores. Red Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Joe Bollo pitching. Henry Valenzuela strikes out. Brian Williams singles to right field. Clay Sheridan strikes out. Jack Becker singles to center field. Don George pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Count Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Spider Holliday strikes out. Joe Bollo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jim Metha strikes out. Bill Staller grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Solomon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Shigeru Takahashi singles to center field. Monty Rothel walks. Cecil Vickers flies out to the center fielder. Alex Petty grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeru Takahashi advances to third on the play. Monty Rothel advances to second on the play. Tim Doherty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Sean Gomez strikes out. Henry Valenzuela strikes out. Brian Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Red Garcia doubles to right field. Count Johnston singles to left field. Red Garcia scores. Spider Holliday flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bollo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Clay Sheridan grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Becker flies out to the center fielder. Don George walks. Jim Metha pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Monty Rothel flies out to the right fielder. Cecil Vickers flies out to the left fielder. Alex Petty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Staller grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Solomon grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Gomez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Doherty grounds out to the shortstop. Red Garcia pops out to the third baseman. Count Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Henry Valenzuela grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Williams flies out to the center fielder. Clay Sheridan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Spider Holliday strikes out. Joe Bollo flies out to the center fielder. Shigeru Takahashi singles to left field. Monty Rothel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Becker flies out to the left fielder. Don George grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Metha singles to left field. Bill Staller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Metha is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Cecil Vickers triples. Alex Petty flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Cecil Vickers scores. Tim Doherty grounds out to the third baseman. Red Garcia doubles to center field. Eddie Pittinger 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. Count Johnston hits a home run. Red Garcia scores. Spider Holliday lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Paul Solomon walks. Jake Moore is pinch hitting for Eddie Pittinger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jake Moore hits a home run. Paul Solomon scores. Henry Valenzuela hits a home run. Manny Lewallyn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Clay Sheridan doubles to left field. Jack Becker singles to center field. Clay Sheridan scores. Garland Rozema comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don George hits a home run. Jack Becker scores. Tom Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Wadell is pinch hitting for Jim Metha. David Wadell pops out to the first baseman. Bill Staller singles to center field. Paul Solomon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Milt Gandy pitching. Bill Pena enters the game as a defensive replacement for David Wadell at C. Jack Adkins is pinch hitting for Tom Lewis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Adkins walks. Jack Adkins steals second. Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Monty Rothel singles to center field. Jack Adkins scores. Cecil Vickers singles to center field. Monty Rothel advances to third on the hit. Alex Petty flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Monty Rothel scores. Danny Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Doherty doubles to right field. Cecil Vickers uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Steve Breckinridge pitching. Phil Gray enters the game as a defensive replacement for Monty Rothel at 3B. Normie Frisk is pinch hitting for Danny Higgins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Normie Frisk singles to left field. Henry Valenzuela pops out to the shortstop. Brian Williams singles to right field. Normie Frisk advances to third on the hit. Clay Sheridan singles to left field. Normie Frisk scores. Jack Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Williams advances to third on the play. Clay Sheridan advances to second on the play. Don George strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Sean Gomez is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Stanley improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Cuyler improves in control Ralph Klawitter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dee Williams did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Hansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Stanley improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Cotter improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Clarence Dobens improves in power_vs_lefty Danny Archer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Zeke Hennigan improves in contact_vs_righty Clarence Dobens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty