Inning: 1 Detroit Chick Lyle pitching. Hidetsugu Kato strikes out. Harry Chozen strikes out. Warren Payton singles to right field. Johnny Bordi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Al Rivera pitching. Cliff Castro grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Clancy hits a home run. Ike Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Raydon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Augie Ortiz doubles to center field. Charlie Thompson strikes out. Tom Dahlen doubles to center field. Augie Ortiz scores. George Andrews strikes out. Al Rivera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ross Gharrity strikes out. Alan Herges grounds out to the third baseman. Pedro McEwing singles to left field. Bud Hoblitzel singles to left field. Pedro McEwing advances to third on the hit. Chick Lyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Hidetsugu Kato flies out to the center fielder. Harry Chozen lines out to the second baseman. Warren Payton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Cliff Castro is hit by a pitch. Wally Clancy grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Castro advances to second on the play. Ike Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Raydon walks. Ross Gharrity grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Johnny Bordi singles to center field. Augie Ortiz strikes out. Charlie Thompson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Alan Herges walks. Pedro McEwing pops out to the shortstop. Bud Hoblitzel strikes out. Chick Lyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Dahlen singles past the second baseman. George Andrews doubles to center field. Tom Dahlen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Rivera lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and George Andrews is thrown out at third. Hidetsugu Kato strikes out. Harry Chozen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Cliff Castro pops out to the second baseman. Wally Clancy lines out to the shortstop. Ike Walker walks. Ike Walker steals second. Terry Raydon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Warren Payton singles to right field. Johnny Bordi lines out to the second baseman. Augie Ortiz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ross Gharrity grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Herges flies out to the center fielder. Pedro McEwing grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Charlie Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Tom Dahlen grounds out to the second baseman. George Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bud Hoblitzel singles to center field. Roy Flowers is pinch hitting for Chick Lyle. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Roy Flowers strikes out. Cliff Castro grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bud Hoblitzel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cliff Castro steals second. Wally Clancy hits a home run. Cliff Castro scores. Ike Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Yasuyuki Igarashi pitching. Freddy Powell is pinch hitting for Al Rivera. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Freddy Powell strikes out. Hidetsugu Kato walks. Harry Chozen strikes out. Warren Payton hits a home run. Hidetsugu Kato scores. Al Bream comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Bordi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Len W Shofner pitching. Terry Raydon hits a home run. Kazuyuki Ohgai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ross Gharrity pops out to the shortstop. Alan Herges grounds out to the third baseman. Pedro McEwing singles past the second baseman. Bud Hoblitzel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pedro McEwing is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Augie Ortiz strikes out. Charlie Thompson hits a home run. Tom Dahlen strikes out. George Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Peterson is pinch hitting for Al Bream. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Peterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cliff Castro flies out to the center fielder. Wally Clancy walks. Wally Clancy steals second. Ike Walker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Augie Ortiz is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Horsman did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Sinclair did not respond to coaching in control Tim Keltner improves in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Krug improves in power_vs_lefty Al Horsman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Allen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Horsman did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose Steevens did not respond to coaching in control Junior Grimes improves in arm Steve Gamble improves in arm Joe Fitzke improves in contact_vs_righty Brad Lamb did not respond to coaching in control Joe Fitzke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty