Inning: 1 Minnesota Lance Brashear pitching. Junior Grimes strikes out. Terry Raydon walks. Terry Raydon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Wally Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Joe LeJohn pitching. Jimmy Bradley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Augie Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Bordi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Fitzke strikes out. Ross Gharrity singles to center field. Ike Walker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Charlie Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Tsugio Nagatoshi singles past the second baseman. Tim Keltner singles to left field. George Andrews walks. Hidetsugu Kato grounds out to the shortstop. Tsugio Nagatoshi scores. Tim Keltner advances to third on the play. George Andrews advances to second on the play. Lance Brashear grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Smith singles to center field. Scott DeJean walks. Joe LeJohn fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe LeJohn flies out to the left fielder. Junior Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Terry Raydon singles to center field. Wally Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Jimmy Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Augie Ortiz grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Johnny Bordi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Fitzke pops out to the shortstop. Ross Gharrity singles to left field. Ike Walker strikes out. Jim Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Charlie Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Tsugio Nagatoshi pops out to the shortstop. Tim Keltner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Scott DeJean grounds out to the shortstop. Joe LeJohn flies out to the left fielder. Junior Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit George Andrews strikes out. Hidetsugu Kato doubles past the center fielder. Lance Brashear flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Bradley singles to left field. Hidetsugu Kato scores. Augie Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Terry Raydon grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Clancy flies out to the left fielder. Joe Fitzke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Johnny Bordi walks. Charlie Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Bordi advances to second on the play. Johnny Bordi steals third. Tsugio Nagatoshi singles to left field. Johnny Bordi scores. Tim Keltner strikes out. George Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ross Gharrity strikes out. Ike Walker pops out to the first baseman. Luis Sperry is pinch hitting for Jim Smith. Luis Sperry doubles to left field. Scott DeJean walks. Ralph Brown is pinch hitting for Joe LeJohn. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ralph Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Sperry is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Brad Lamb pitching. Roy Flowers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Sperry at RF. Hidetsugu Kato singles to center field. Lance Brashear fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lance Brashear strikes out. Jimmy Bradley walks. Augie Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Bordi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jimmy Bradley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Junior Grimes walks. Terry Raydon flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Wally Clancy singles to right field. Buck Jones 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 2nd. Joe Fitzke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wally Clancy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ross Gharrity singles to center field. Junior Grimes scores. Joe Fitzke advances to third on the hit. Ike Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Charlie Thompson singles to left field. Tsugio Nagatoshi walks. Tim Keltner strikes out. George Andrews pops out to the third baseman. Hidetsugu Kato grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Kazuyuki Ohgai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roy Flowers grounds out to the second baseman. Scott DeJean singles to right field. Bill Kellett is pinch hitting for Brad Lamb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Kellett walks. Junior Grimes strikes out. Terry Raydon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Bill Kellett is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alex Healy did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Rosselli improves in control Yosvani Diaz did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Heredia did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Reynolds improves in speed Paul Reynolds did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ricky Bowen improves in arm Mickey Krug did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Snyder did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Shirley improves in range Ed Bailey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mickey Krug did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Clendenon did not respond to coaching in CF