Win: Larry Anderson (7-3) Loss: Danny Wheeler (4-6)
Save: Chief Linton (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Buck Hosley pitching. Butts Girardi lines out to the first baseman. Clarence Hernandez singles to right field. Jake Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Pete High strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Lee Kelly pitching. Les Miller pops out to the first baseman. Sam Stone singles to right field. Rudy Brown singles to left field. Sam Stone advances to third on the hit. Chad Nerves Twitchell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Just strikes out. Kevin Carroll hits a home run. Ezra Birmingham grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Fanning singles to center field. Lee Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Steve Congalton grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Demery pops out to the third baseman. Mike Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Jake Bradford singles to center field. Pete High flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the center fielder. Buck Hosley grounds out to the shortstop. Les Miller walks. Sam Stone singles to left field. Les Miller advances to third on the hit. Rudy Brown singles to left field. Les Miller scores. Sam Stone advances to third on the hit. Chad Nerves Twitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Just walks. Kevin Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Joe Just steals second. Ezra Birmingham grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Fanning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Congalton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kevin Carroll. Tom Demery flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Ricardo Hargrave singles to left field. Steve Congalton scores. Buck Hosley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lee Kelly grounds out to the third baseman. Butts Girardi walks. Clarence Hernandez pops out to the second baseman. Jake Bradford singles to left field. Pete High strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Les Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Just singles to left field. Joe Just is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kevin Carroll singles to left field. Ezra Birmingham hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bobby Fanning flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Bateman is pinch hitting for Lee Kelly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Eddie Bateman singles to right field. Kevin Carroll scores. Ezra Birmingham advances to third on the hit. Butts Girardi singles to left field. Ezra Birmingham scores. Clarence Hernandez walks. Jim Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Bradford strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Larry Anderson pitching. Chad Nerves Twitchell flies out to the right fielder. Steve Congalton walks. Tom Demery is hit by a pitch. Mike Smith pops out to the first baseman. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pete High singles to center field. Joe Just flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Carroll singles to right field. Ezra Birmingham singles to right field. Pete High scores. Bobby Fanning flies out to the left fielder. Brady Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Angel Hackman is pinch hitting for Brady Barrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Angel Hackman singles past the shortstop. Les Miller singles to right field. Angel Hackman advances to third on the hit. Sam Stone hits an infield single to the pitcher. Angel Hackman scores. Rudy Brown strikes out. Chad Nerves Twitchell grounds out to the pitcher. Les Miller advances to third on the play. Sam Stone advances to second on the play. Steve Congalton singles to center field. Les Miller scores. Sam Stone scores. Tom Demery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Danny Wheeler pitching. Butts Girardi flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Hernandez hits a home run. Jake Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Pete High hits a home run. Dave Alvarez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Just walks. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Smith strikes out. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the shortstop. Chief Linton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Dave Alvarez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Ballenger pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dick McNertney pitching. Ezra Birmingham walks. Bobby Fanning singles to center field. Ezra Birmingham advances to third on the hit. Chief Linton grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Fanning advances to second on the play. Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez singles past the shortstop. Ezra Birmingham scores. Bobby Fanning scores. Jake Bradford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clarence Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Les Miller singles to right field. Les Miller is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sam Stone flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 13 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Batting:HR - Clarence Hernandez (7), Pete High (5), Kevin Carroll (17). Baserunning: SB - Joe Just (20).CS - Joe Just (7). Fielding: E - Kevin Carroll.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Ritterson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Howell improves in speed Art Giebell did not respond to coaching in control Jose Ford improves in range Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Webster improves in power_vs_righty Bob Kekich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vicente Aragon improves in power_vs_lefty Joel Collins improves in arm