Win: Jake Scarborough (4-7) Loss: Don Sasser (0-19)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Don Sasser pitching. Gabe Bomback hits an infield single to the shortstop. Chuck Kaiser grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Rick Fisher pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Lee Kelly pitching. Mike Smith pops out to the catcher. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the right fielder. Steve Congalton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jake Bradford singles to right field. Butts Girardi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jake Bradford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Clarence Hernandez singles to center field. Greg Pepper doubles to left field. Butts Girardi scores. Clarence Hernandez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Denny Pirkl strikes out. Lee Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Kekich triples. Matt Leshnock grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kekich scores. Rudy Brown hits a home run. Les Miller strikes out. Vicente Aragon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gabe Bomback strikes out. Chuck Kaiser singles to left field. Rick Fisher pops out to the second baseman. Jake Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Don Sasser strikes out. Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Ricardo Hargrave pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Butts Girardi grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Greg Pepper walks. Denny Pirkl singles to left field. Greg Pepper advances to third on the hit. Lee Kelly singles past the second baseman. Greg Pepper scores. Denny Pirkl advances to third on the hit. Gabe Bomback strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Congalton grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Kekich singles to left field. Matt Leshnock strikes out. Rudy Brown walks. Les Miller singles to center field. Bob Kekich scores. Rudy Brown advances to third on the hit. Vicente Aragon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Bradford pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Don Sasser grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Smith walks. Ricardo Hargrave pops out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Butts Girardi walks. Clarence Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Greg Pepper grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Butts Girardi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Denny Pirkl grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Pepper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jake Scarborough comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bob Kekich singles to center field. Matt Leshnock walks. Rudy Brown flies out to the right fielder. Les Miller walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Vicente Aragon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Just is pinch hitting for Jake Scarborough. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Just pops out to the third baseman. Gabe Bomback flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Kaiser hits a home run. Brady Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Choate pitching. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Brady Barrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Ballenger pops out to the shortstop. Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Blades pitching. Jake Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez bunts for a base hit. Eddie Bateman is pinch hitting for Greg Pepper. Eddie Bateman doubles to left field. Clarence Hernandez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Denny Pirkl hits a home run. Eddie Bateman scores. Jim Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete High is pinch hitting for Joe Choate. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Pete High grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Guy Bertaina pitching. Steve Congalton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Kekich singles past the shortstop. Bob Kekich steals second. Matt Leshnock flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gabe Bomback flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Kaiser flies out to the left fielder. Rick Fisher hits an infield single to the first baseman. Jake Bradford hits a home run. Rick Fisher scores. Dick McNertney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butts Girardi singles to left field. Butts Girardi steals second. Clarence Hernandez walks. Ezra Birmingham is pinch hitting for Eddie Bateman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ezra Birmingham walks. Denny Pirkl strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Les Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Vicente Aragon grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Hackman is pinch hitting for Dick McNertney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Angel Hackman singles to center field. Angel Hackman steals second. Mike Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Howell improves in arm Cliff Mullin did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Howell improves in power_vs_lefty Robin Vahrenhorst improves in arm Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hal Smoltz did not respond to coaching in control Hal Smoltz did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Smoltz improves in velocity Larry Webster improves in power_vs_righty Joel Collins did not respond to coaching in SS