Win: Carlos Soriano (4-3) Loss: Roy Harrington (0-3)
Save: Alejandro Burnett (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Steve Kipper pitching. Phil Tidrow strikes out. Mark Urrea lines out to the first baseman. Mark Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Marty Mulholland pitching. Ian McNulty strikes out. Carl McElveen strikes out. Ed Gregory strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jose Ens strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris walks. Jeff Windhorn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Matthews pops out to the first baseman. Cupid Grace triples. Keiichi Tamaki hits an infield single to the second baseman. Cupid Grace scores. Mike Benitez strikes out. Dick Holt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Keiichi Tamaki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Milt Mauldin strikes out. Gus Chamberlain walks. Marty Mulholland fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Marty Mulholland grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Kipper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ian McNulty flies out to the left fielder. Carl McElveen reached on a fielding error by Marty Mulholland. Carl McElveen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Phil Tidrow hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mark Urrea lines out to the second baseman. Mark Fox walks. Jose Ens flies out to the right fielder. Howie Fitzmorris grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Phil Tidrow is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed Gregory grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Cupid Grace triples. Keiichi Tamaki singles to right field. Cupid Grace scores. Keiichi Tamaki steals second. Mike Benitez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jeff Windhorn doubles to right field. Milt Mauldin strikes out. Gus Chamberlain walks. The catcher fields the ball and Jeff Windhorn is thrown out at third. Gus Chamberlain advances to second on the play. Gus Chamberlain advances to second on the play. Phil Tidrow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dick Holt singles to right field. Steve Kipper lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Ian McNulty walks. Carl McElveen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Mark Urrea singles to left field. Mark Fox reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ian McNulty. Jose Ens reached on a fielding error by Keiichi Tamaki. Mark Urrea scores. Howie Fitzmorris lines out to the first baseman. Jeff Windhorn flies out to the center fielder. Milt Mauldin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Gregory grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Cupid Grace singles past the third baseman. Cupid Grace steals second. Keiichi Tamaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Gus Chamberlain walks. Oreste Smith is pinch hitting for Marty Mulholland. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Oreste Smith strikes out. Phil Tidrow walks. Mark Urrea strikes out. 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 Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Carlos Soriano pitching. Mike Benitez walks. Dick Holt flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Eric Kroll is pinch hitting for Gregg Haldeman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Benitez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Eric Kroll singles past the second baseman. Eric Kroll is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Jones pitching. Jose Ens strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Windhorn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ian McNulty flies out to the center fielder. Carl McElveen singles past the second baseman. Ed Gregory hits an infield single to the catcher. Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Cupid Grace grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Gregory is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Roy Harrington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Milt Mauldin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Chamberlain singles to right field. Dave Smith is pinch hitting for Carlos Soriano. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Smith hits a home run. Gus Chamberlain scores. Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Tidrow grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Urrea grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Alejandro Burnett pitching. Keiichi Tamaki singles in front of the left fielder. Keiichi Tamaki is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Benitez flies out to the center fielder. Dick Holt singles to right field. Debs Westlake is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Debs Westlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mark Evans did not respond to coaching in control Randy Davis improves in power_vs_lefty Gordon Blankenship did not respond to coaching in range George Allen improves in arm Elmer Pettibone improves in range Shinichi Tamamine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jamey Forster improves in power_vs_righty Skeeter Ennis did not respond to coaching in velocity Todd Zeile improves in contact_vs_lefty George Stremmel improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Constable did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Smith improves in range