Win: Prudie Pruiett (3-0) Loss: Jerry Hancken (0-1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Will Smalley pitching. Joe Fitzke flies out to the right fielder. Julio Polanco doubles to center field. Yuhei Sano grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Polanco advances to third on the play. Junior Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Wes Bader pitching. Ed Bailey walks. Marv Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Bailey advances to second on the play. George James grounds out to the third baseman. Takumi Nishioka singles to left field. Ed Bailey scores. Tom Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yoanis Vega walks. Jurickson Profar grounds out to the shortstop. Yoanis Vega advances to second on the play. Jorge Nahem pops out to the second baseman. Ewell Bartley doubles to left field. Yoanis Vega scores. Wes Bader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Kid Shellenback flies out to the center fielder. Iori Yamasaki grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Morimichi Yano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Fitzke walks. Julio Polanco strikes out. Joe Fitzke steals second. Yuhei Sano grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Will Smalley flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bailey walks. Marv Young grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Bailey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George James grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Marv Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Yoanis Vega singles to left field. Jurickson Profar flies out to the right fielder. Jorge Nahem grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yoanis Vega is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ewell Bartley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Takumi Nishioka flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shirley pops out to the second baseman. Kid Shellenback walks. Iori Yamasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Wes Bader lines out to the second baseman. Joe Fitzke flies out to the right fielder. Julio Polanco singles to right field. Yuhei Sano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Morimichi Yano walks. Will Smalley lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Morimichi Yano forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Bailey strikes out. Marv Young walks. George James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Marv Young is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Junior Grimes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoanis Vega flies out to the left fielder. Jurickson Profar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Tom Shirley strikes out. Kid Shellenback flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jorge Nahem strikes out. Ewell Bartley flies out to the center fielder. Wes Bader strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Iori Yamasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Morimichi Yano lines out to the third baseman. Yonel Reyes is pinch hitting for Will Smalley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yonel Reyes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jerry Hancken pitching. Joe Fitzke walks. Joe Fitzke steals second. Julio Polanco walks. Yuhei Sano strikes out. Junior Grimes lines out to the second baseman. Yoanis Vega strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Bailey doubles to center field. Marv Young reached on a fielding error by Junior Grimes. George James flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Bailey scores. Prudie Pruiett 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. Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Tom Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jurickson Profar singles to right field. Jurickson Profar steals second. Jorge Nahem hits an infield single to the third baseman. The defense is playing the corners in. Mickey Krug is pinch running for Jorge Nahem on 1st base. Ewell Bartley hits a home run. Jurickson Profar scores. Mickey Krug scores. John Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Prudie Pruiett pops out to the third baseman. Joe Fitzke grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Polanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jimmy Kelly enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mickey Krug at C. Kid Shellenback strikes out. Iori Yamasaki grounds out to the third baseman. Morimichi Yano pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Jerry Hancken is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Stanhouse did not respond to coaching in range Scott Rocker improves in contact_vs_righty Vern Bosley did not respond to coaching in velocity Vern Bosley improves in control Frank Diaz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Eddie Rico improves in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rafael Torriente did not respond to coaching in range Larry Barrows did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Coble did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pretzel Mejia did not respond to coaching in control Jose Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lou Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Toshimi Sugi did not respond to coaching in CF