Win: Bill Johnson (1-0) Loss: Gus Becker (0-1)
Save: Tom Hiatt (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Gus Becker pitching. Randy Hunt pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Villanueva strikes out. Nyls Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Johnson pitching. Joe Garcia singles to right field. Lloyd Troy singles to center field. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Johnnie Gwosdz flies out to the left fielder. Dude Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Leo Cardenas grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Arnold flies out to the center fielder. Vic Bonness strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pete Ventura strikes out. Jerry Springer walks. Don Reis flies out to the center fielder. Gus Becker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Springer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Brad Gehrig grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Staton grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Garcia singles in front of the left fielder. Lloyd Troy doubles to left field. Rafael Crawford singles to left field. Joe Garcia scores. Johnnie Gwosdz singles to center field. Lloyd Troy scores. Dude Cooper walks. Pete Ventura flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rafael Crawford is thrown out at the plate. Jerry Springer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Randy Hunt walks. Bobby Villanueva flies out to the right fielder. Nyls Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Hunt advances to second on the play. Leo Cardenas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Don Reis grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Becker strikes out. Joe Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Matt Arnold singles to left field. Vic Bonness walks. Brad Gehrig strikes out. Oscar Staton walks. Bill Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt Arnold scores. Randy Hunt singles to right field. Vic Bonness scores. Oscar Staton is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lloyd Troy grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Crawford walks. Johnnie Gwosdz singles to right field. Dude Cooper grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rafael Crawford advances to third on the play. Johnnie Gwosdz advances to second on the play. Pete Ventura strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Bobby Villanueva doubles to right field. Nyls Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Villanueva advances to third on the play. Leo Cardenas flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Villanueva is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jerry Springer flies out to the right fielder. Don Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Matt Arnold triples. Vic Bonness strikes out. Brad Gehrig singles to right field. Matt Arnold scores. Alex Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Brad Gehrig steals second. Oscar Staton strikes out. Bill Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Lloyd Troy strikes out. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Randy Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Villanueva grounds out to the shortstop. Nyls Brown grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Johnnie Gwosdz strikes out. Dude Cooper is hit by a pitch. Pete Ventura singles to left field. Gary Pott 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. Jerry Springer flies out to the center fielder. Don Reis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Ventura is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Leo Cardenas singles to center field. Matt Arnold grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Vic Bonness grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tom Hiatt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Toby Smith is pinch hitting for Alex Nichols. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Toby Smith strikes out. Joe Garcia singles to center field. Lloyd Troy singles to center field. Joe Garcia advances to third on the hit. Rafael Crawford flies out to the center fielder. Johnnie Gwosdz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Swacina did not respond to coaching in velocity Sean Titcomb improves in range Red Blake improves in power_vs_righty Buddy Yount improves in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Hitt did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Curd improves in power_vs_lefty Ray Hitt did not respond to coaching in endurance Tommy Giles did not respond to coaching in velocity