Win: Bill Alexander (1-1) Loss: Jason Bourne (0-1)
Save: Floyd Lacy (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota George Szekely pitching. Makoto Kaneyoshi is hit by a pitch. Bob Gumpert singles to center field. Makoto Kaneyoshi advances to third on the hit. Ed Spiezio grounds out to the third baseman. Makoto Kaneyoshi scores. Bob Gumpert advances to second on the play. Alan Johnson singles to left field. Bob Gumpert scores. Allen Nichols grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Ken Easterday pitching. Jimmie Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Art Schult doubles to right field. Jerry Wallace strikes out. Motoji Murakami singles to left field. Art Schult scores. Henry Heilmann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charlie Picciuto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hanson Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Dick Kamm grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Monty Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Thunder Grissom strikes out. Dave Stein pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ken Easterday hits an infield single to the pitcher. Makoto Kaneyoshi flies out to the left fielder. Bob Gumpert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit George Szekely grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmie Schmidt singles to center field. Art Schult singles to left field. Jimmie Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Jerry Wallace lines out to the shortstop. Motoji Murakami flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ed Spiezio lines out to the first baseman. Alan Johnson singles to center field. Allen Nichols singles in front of the center fielder. Alan Johnson advances to third on the hit. Charlie Picciuto flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Alan Johnson scores. Hanson Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Henry Heilmann flies out to the center fielder. Monty Brown hits a home run. Thunder Grissom walks. Dave Stein walks. George Szekely fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Szekely flies out to the left fielder. Jimmie Schmidt singles to right field. Art Schult strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dick Kamm walks. Ken Easterday fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ken Easterday grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to right field. Bob Gumpert pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jerry Wallace strikes out. Motoji Murakami strikes out. Henry Heilmann flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Spiezio singles to right field. Alan Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Ed Spiezio steals second. Allen Nichols strikes out. Charlie Picciuto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Monty Brown reached on a 2-base throwing error by Makoto Kaneyoshi. Thunder Grissom hits a home run. Monty Brown scores. Dave Stein doubles to right field. George Szekely fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Szekely strikes out. Jimmie Schmidt singles to left field. Dave Stein scores. Art Schult grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jimmie Schmidt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Wallace grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Paul Beckmann is pinch hitting for Hanson Grimes. Paul Beckmann singles to right field. Steve Cooper is pinch hitting for Dick Kamm. Steve Cooper strikes out. Bill Lewis is pinch hitting for Ken Easterday. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Lewis singles to center field. Paul Beckmann advances to third on the hit. Makoto Kaneyoshi walks. Bob Gumpert singles to left field. Paul Beckmann scores. Ed Spiezio grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lewis scores. Makoto Kaneyoshi advances to third on the play. Bob Gumpert advances to second on the play. Dom Schilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Alexander pitching. Motoji Murakami grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Heilmann grounds out to the second baseman. Monty Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Allen Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Picciuto strikes out. Paul Beckmann singles to center field. Steve Cooper grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Beckmann is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Thunder Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Dave Stein grounds out to the third baseman. Eugenio Forare is pinch hitting for Dom Schilling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Eugenio Forare walks. Jimmie Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jason Bourne pitching. Yoshiyuki Moritani is pinch hitting for Bill Alexander. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshiyuki Moritani doubles to center field. Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshiyuki Moritani advances to third on the play. Bob Gumpert hits an infield single to the shortstop. Yoshiyuki Moritani scores. Ed Spiezio doubles to center field. Bob Gumpert uses his aggressiveness and scores. Katsuhito Yoshimura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Johnson strikes out. Allen Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Floyd Lacy pitching. Art Schult strikes out. Jerry Wallace doubles to left field. Motoji Murakami singles past the shortstop. Jerry Wallace scores. Henry Heilmann flies out to the right fielder. Monty Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Ed Spiezio (2), Yoshiyuki Moritani (1).SF - Charlie Picciuto.GIDP - Bob Gumpert, Allen Nichols, Ken Easterday.HBP - Makoto Kaneyoshi (1). Baserunning: SB - Ed Spiezio (1). Fielding: E - Makoto Kaneyoshi.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Barfield did not respond to coaching in control Hub Anderson improves in range Jose Russell did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry McGeary did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Feliz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Clyburn did not respond to coaching in velocity Dixie Whitman did not respond to coaching in velocity Arturo Brito did not respond to coaching in LF