Win: Jose Munoz (1-0) Loss: Alex Moyer (0-1)
Save: Tyson VanRobays (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jose Munoz pitching. Bill May grounds out to the second baseman. Tris Valentin grounds out to the shortstop. Skeeter Malone singles to left field. Mike Pape singles to center field. Skeeter Malone advances to third on the hit. Frank Land walks. John Lade strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Detroit Alex Moyer pitching. Joe Scotland singles to left field. Pete McQueen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Whitey Bligh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pinky Curtis singles to left field. Johnny Hunter singles to left field. Pinky Curtis advances to third on the hit. Alex Moyer strikes out. Bill May grounds out to the third baseman. Pinky Curtis scores. Johnny Hunter advances to second on the play. Tris Valentin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jelly Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Herb Souell strikes out. Wally Fitzgerald singles to center field. Bill Ruffin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wally Fitzgerald is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Skeeter Malone singles to right field. Skeeter Malone is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Pape flies out to the right fielder. Frank Land strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Gary Percival singles to right field. Jose Munoz lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Joe Scotland walks. Pete McQueen grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Percival scores. Jose Munoz advances to third on the play. Joe Scotland advances to second on the play. Whitey Bligh grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Munoz scores. Joe Scotland advances to third on the play. Jelly Taylor hits a home run. Joe Scotland scores. Herb Souell singles to left field. Wally Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Lade grounds out to the pitcher. Pinky Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hunter walks. Alex Moyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Ruffin flies out to the center fielder. Gary Percival lines out to the second baseman. Jose Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill May strikes out. Tris Valentin grounds out to the third baseman. Skeeter Malone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Scotland strikes out. Pete McQueen singles to right field. Whitey Bligh strikes out. Jelly Taylor singles to center field. Pete McQueen advances to third on the hit. Herb Souell singles to center field. Pete McQueen scores. Ernie Henneman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Pape strikes out. Frank Land doubles to right field. John Lade strikes out. Pinky Curtis walks. Johnny Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Ruffin strikes out. Gary Percival flies out to the left fielder. Jose Munoz is hit by a pitch. Joe Scotland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rex McCarver is pinch hitting for Ernie Henneman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rex McCarver grounds out to the shortstop. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Bill May. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dane Doolan strikes out. Tris Valentin singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen is pinch hitting for Skeeter Malone. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Matt Saberhagen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tris Valentin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Russ Geiss pitching. Pete McQueen grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Bligh flies out to the center fielder. Jelly Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Pape hits a home run. Frank Land flies out to the right fielder. John Lade singles past the shortstop. Tyson VanRobays 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. Pinky Curtis grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Lade is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brian Guardado is pinch hitting for Johnny Hunter. Brian Guardado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Connie Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brian Guardado at C. Herb Souell pops out to the first baseman. Wally Fitzgerald strikes out. Bill Ruffin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Neil Holmes is pinch hitting for Russ Geiss. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Neil Holmes grounds out to the pitcher. Dane Doolan grounds out to the third baseman. Tris Valentin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Bill Mulligan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Walker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Sammy Halladay did not respond to coaching in 1B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: March McKechnie did not respond to coaching in range Steve Clemens did not respond to coaching in control John Stratton did not respond to coaching in velocity March McKechnie improves in contact_vs_righty Morris Virgil did not respond to coaching in LF