Win: Marty Mulholland (7-5) Loss: Steve Kipper (5-14)
Inning: 1 Detroit Steve Kipper pitching. Phil Tidrow lines out to the third baseman. Ken Veryzer doubles to right field. Mark Fox flies out to the left fielder. Jose Ens singles to center field. Ken Veryzer scores. Howie Fitzmorris singles past the third baseman. Jose Ens advances to third on the hit. Jeff Windhorn doubles to right field. Jose Ens scores. Howie Fitzmorris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Marty Mulholland pitching. Dick Holt pops out to the third baseman. Ed Gregory strikes out. Ronn Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Milt Mauldin flies out to the center fielder. Marty Mulholland grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Tidrow pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Benitez walks. Debs Westlake flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Matthews flies out to the left fielder. Keiichi Tamaki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ken Veryzer flies out to the center fielder. Mark Fox singles to left field. Jose Ens strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris walks. Jeff Windhorn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ian McNulty grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Kipper flies out to the left fielder. Dick Holt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Oscar Dotterer walks. Milt Mauldin singles to center field. Oscar Dotterer advances to third on the hit. Marty Mulholland flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Oscar Dotterer scores. Phil Tidrow strikes out. Ken Veryzer singles to center field. Milt Mauldin advances to third on the hit. Mark Fox singles to left field. Milt Mauldin scores. Ken Veryzer advances to third on the hit. Mark Fox steals second. Jose Ens hits a home run. Ken Veryzer scores. Mark Fox scores. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed Gregory grounds out to the second baseman. Ronn Moreno doubles to center field. Mike Benitez strikes out. Debs Westlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jeff Windhorn singles to center field. Oscar Dotterer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeff Windhorn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Milt Mauldin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Matthews singles to left field. Keiichi Tamaki pops out to the second baseman. Ian McNulty flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Steve Kipper singles to center field. Dick Holt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Marty Mulholland grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Tidrow pops out to the catcher. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Gregory strikes out. Ronn Moreno doubles to center field. Mike Benitez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ronn Moreno advances to third on the play. Debs Westlake grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Yoshio Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Mark Fox doubles to center field. Jose Ens singles to center field. Mark Fox scores. Howie Fitzmorris grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jeff Windhorn walks. Oscar Dotterer hits a home run. Jeff Windhorn scores. Milt Mauldin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Johnny Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Keiichi Tamaki hits a home run. Ian McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Joseph Orwell is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joseph Orwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Lucky Mankowski pitching. Marty Mulholland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Tidrow flies out to the left fielder. Oreste Smith is pinch hitting for Ken Veryzer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Oreste Smith walks. Mark Fox grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jess Berry is pinch hitting for Dick Holt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jess Berry grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Gregory flies out to the right fielder. Ronn Moreno walks. Mike Benitez doubles to center field. Ronn Moreno uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lamar Textor is pinch hitting for Debs Westlake. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lamar Textor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jose Ens flies out to the right fielder. Howie Fitzmorris strikes out. Jeff Windhorn hits an infield single to the shortstop. Oscar Dotterer walks. Milt Mauldin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Johnny Matthews strikes out. Cupid Grace is pinch hitting for Keiichi Tamaki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cupid Grace doubles to right field. Ian McNulty lines out to the second baseman. Maurice Finnvold is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Maurice Finnvold flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Ken Veryzer (11), Mark Fox (16), Jeff Windhorn (8).HR - Jose Ens (17), Oscar Dotterer (7).SF - Marty Mulholland.GIDP - Howie Fitzmorris, Milt Mauldin. Baserunning: SB - Mark Fox (11).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Minutelli improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Evans did not respond to coaching in velocity George Allen improves in range Harry Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Jackie Snell did not respond to coaching in velocity Cookie Schepner did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carlos Vollmer improves in range Marty Cruz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lee Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Skeeter Ennis improves in velocity George Stremmel improves in contact_vs_lefty Sean Bones did not respond to coaching in control