Win: Larry Stephenson (1-0) Loss: Gregg Haldeman (1-1)
Save: Joe Ruebel (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Terry Martin pitching. Milt Mauldin walks. Mark Fox flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Dotterer walks. John Mattis pops out to the first baseman. Jose Ens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bryan Castellano pitching. Cupid Grace walks. Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Ian McNulty flies out to the left fielder. Debs Westlake pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ken Veryzer strikes out. Clem McCabe strikes out. Oreste Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Benitez singles to right field. Walt Poat grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Benitez advances to second on the play. Eric Kroll triples. Mike Benitez scores. Bobby Smith singles to center field. Eric Kroll scores. Bobby Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Terry Martin walks. Cupid Grace singles past the third baseman. Terry Martin advances to third on the hit. Johnny Matthews doubles to right field. Terry Martin scores. Cupid Grace is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bryan Castellano flies out to the center fielder. Milt Mauldin grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Fox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ian McNulty flies out to the right fielder. Debs Westlake doubles to center field. Mike Benitez walks. Walt Poat grounds out to the second baseman. Debs Westlake advances to third on the play. Mike Benitez advances to second on the play. Eric Kroll flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Oscar Dotterer strikes out. John Mattis singles to right field. Jose Ens strikes out. Passed ball. John Mattis advances to second. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bobby Smith strikes out. Terry Martin grounds out to the shortstop. Cupid Grace singles to center field. Johnny Matthews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Clem McCabe strikes out. Oreste Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Bryan Castellano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ian McNulty flies out to the center fielder. Debs Westlake grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Benitez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Milt Mauldin strikes out. Mark Fox grounds out to the pitcher. Oscar Dotterer singles to right field. John Mattis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Walt Poat strikes out. Eric Kroll strikes out. Bobby Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jose Ens walks. Jose Ens steals second. Ken Veryzer flies out to the right fielder. Clem McCabe singles to center field. Jose Ens scores. Oreste Smith singles to right field. Paddy Slaughter is pinch hitting for Bryan Castellano. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paddy Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Milt Mauldin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Larry Stephenson pitching. Terry Martin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Cupid Grace flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Matthews walks. Ian McNulty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mark Fox triples. Oscar Dotterer singles to right field. Mark Fox scores. John Mattis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Oscar Dotterer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Ens strikes out. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Debs Westlake grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Benitez pops out to the second baseman. Keiichi Tamaki is pinch hitting for Walt Poat. Keiichi Tamaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Gregg Haldeman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clem McCabe singles to left field. Oreste Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Smith is pinch hitting for Larry Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Smith walks. Milt Mauldin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cupid Grace. Mark Fox reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Matthews. Dave Smith scores. Milt Mauldin scores. Oscar Dotterer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Ruebel pitching. Eric Kroll walks. Carl McElveen is pinch hitting for Bobby Smith. Carl McElveen singles to left field. Eric Kroll advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Lamar Textor is pinch hitting for Gregg Haldeman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Kroll gets picked off third. Lamar Textor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carl McElveen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lamar Textor steals second. Cupid Grace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Johnny Matthews (2), Debs Westlake (2).3B - Eric Kroll (1). Baserunning: SB - Lamar Textor (2).CS - Bobby Smith (1). Fielding: E - Cupid Grace, Johnny Matthews.PB - Bobby Smith.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cookie Schepner did not respond to coaching in control Huck Kelb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Bolton improves in control George Allen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Allen improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Urrea did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Allen did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Les Konetchy did not respond to coaching in velocity Placido Beck improves in contact_vs_lefty Jamey Forster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Todd Zeile improves in power_vs_lefty George Cooper improves in arm Jamey Forster improves in arm