Win: Buck Jones (3-2) Loss: Don Butland (1-1)
Save: Kazuyuki Ohgai (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Chick Lyle pitching. Hidetsugu Kato grounds out to the second baseman. Augie Ortiz strikes out. Charlie Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Will Smalley pitching. Alan Herges grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Grimes singles to right field. Terry Raydon flies out to the right fielder. Ike Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jimmy Bradley walks. George Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Tsugio Nagatoshi singles to center field. Tim Keltner singles to right field. Jimmy Bradley scores. Tsugio Nagatoshi advances to third on the hit. Michio Noda strikes out. Will Smalley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wally Clancy grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Ross Gharrity strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Hidetsugu Kato strikes out. Augie Ortiz singles to right field. Charlie Thompson singles to center field. Augie Ortiz aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Bradley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Cliff Castro singles to right field. Cliff Castro steals second. George Andrews throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Chick Lyle flies out to the left fielder. The defense is playing the infield in. Alan Herges strikes out. Junior Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit George Andrews reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Fitzke. Tsugio Nagatoshi grounds out to the second baseman. George Andrews advances to third on the play. Tim Keltner pops out to the second baseman. Michio Noda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Terry Raydon grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Clancy flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Will Smalley lines out to the pitcher. Hidetsugu Kato strikes out. Augie Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Fitzke singles to center field. Ross Gharrity singles to left field. Joe Fitzke advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Cliff Castro flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Fitzke scores. Chick Lyle lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Ross Gharrity forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Alan Herges singles to left field. Chick Lyle aggressively advances to third on the hit. Alan Herges steals second. Junior Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Charlie Thompson singles to left field. Jimmy Bradley strikes out. George Andrews singles to right field. Charlie Thompson advances to third on the hit. Tsugio Nagatoshi grounds out to the pitcher. George Andrews advances to second on the play. Tim Keltner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Terry Raydon pops out to the second baseman. Ike Walker singles to center field. Ike Walker steals second. Wally Clancy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ike Walker advances to third on the play. Joe Fitzke lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Michio Noda strikes out. Pat Mason is pinch hitting for Will Smalley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pat Mason grounds out to the second baseman. Hidetsugu Kato singles to center field. Augie Ortiz walks. Charlie Thompson walks. Bud Guindon 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 1st. Jimmy Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Buck Jones pitching. Ross Gharrity triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Cliff Castro strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Luis Sperry is pinch hitting for Bud Guindon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Sperry walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Alan Herges grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Sperry advances to second on the play. Junior Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Don Butland pitching. George Andrews is hit by a pitch. Tsugio Nagatoshi singles to left field. Tim Keltner singles to center field. Michio Noda strikes out. Jimmy Allen is pinch hitting for Buck Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Allen strikes out. Hidetsugu Kato singles to left field. George Andrews scores. Tsugio Nagatoshi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Keltner advances to third on the hit. Yasuyuki Igarashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Augie Ortiz hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tim Keltner scores. Charlie Thompson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Augie Ortiz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yoshihiro Tanaka pitching. Terry Raydon hits a home run. Kazuyuki Ohgai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ike Walker flies out to the center fielder. Wally Clancy strikes out. Joe Fitzke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jimmy Bradley hits a home run. George Andrews strikes out. Tsugio Nagatoshi strikes out. Tim Keltner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ross Gharrity walks. Cliff Castro grounds out to the third baseman. Ross Gharrity advances to second on the play. Roy Flowers is pinch hitting for Yasuyuki Igarashi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Flowers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ross Gharrity advances to third on the play. Alan Herges flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 11 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Batting:3B - Ross Gharrity (1).HR - Terry Raydon (6).SF - Cliff Castro. Baserunning: SB - Alan Herges (20), Ike Walker (25), Cliff Castro (5). Fielding: E - Joe Fitzke.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Diaz did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Cedeno did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tim Davis improves in contact_vs_lefty Jocko Cronin improves in speed Bill Snyder did not respond to coaching in velocity Jocko Cronin improves in power_vs_righty Mike Cedeno improves in LF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Akinobu Yamamoto did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Paul Reynolds improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Rosselli did not respond to coaching in control Julio Polanco improves in arm George Liebhardt improves in contact_vs_righty Julio Polanco did not respond to coaching in 2B