Win: John Smith (8-5) Loss: Yoshikazu Miyashita (7-2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Art Whiteside pitching. Joe Fitzke grounds out to the third baseman. Jorge Nahem walks. Julio Polanco strikes out. Yoanis Vega singles to center field. Yuhei Sano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Ed Heredia pitching. Ed Bailey strikes out. Marv Young strikes out. George James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Junior Grimes walks. Jurickson Profar grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Junior Grimes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ernest Pinnance grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Takumi Nishioka singles to left field. Babe Manning strikes out. Takumi Nishioka steals second. Tom Shirley singles to center field. Takumi Nishioka scores. Chief Escobar grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Heredia strikes out. Joe Fitzke hits a home run. Jorge Nahem hits an infield single to the third baseman. Julio Polanco singles to center field. Jorge Nahem advances to third on the hit. Yoanis Vega flies out to the left fielder. Julio Polanco steals second. Yuhei Sano singles to right field. Jorge Nahem scores. Julio Polanco uses his aggressiveness and scores. Junior Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ricky Bowen flies out to the right fielder. Art Whiteside strikes out. Ed Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jurickson Profar singles to right field. Ernest Pinnance flies out to the right fielder. Jurickson Profar steals second. Ed Heredia strikes out. Joe Fitzke walks. Jorge Nahem pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Marv Young flies out to the left fielder. George James strikes out. Takumi Nishioka hits a home run. Babe Manning singles to right field. Tom Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Julio Polanco grounds out to the second baseman. Yoanis Vega flies out to the center fielder. Yuhei Sano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Chief Escobar singles to center field. Ricky Bowen walks. Art Whiteside lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Passed ball. Chief Escobar scores. Ricky Bowen advances to third. Ed Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Bowen scores. Art Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marv Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Junior Grimes doubles to left field. Jurickson Profar strikes out. Ernest Pinnance pops out to the second baseman. Art Brown singles to center field. Junior Grimes scores. Lefty Monaco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Fitzke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Art Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit George James doubles to center field. Takumi Nishioka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George James advances to third on the play. Babe Manning flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, George James is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jorge Nahem strikes out. Julio Polanco grounds out to the pitcher. Yoanis Vega flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Tom Shirley singles past the shortstop. Chief Escobar walks. Ricky Bowen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tom Shirley advances to third on the play. Yonel Reyes is pinch hitting for Lefty Monaco. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yonel Reyes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jerry Hancken pitching. Yuhei Sano singles to center field. Yuhei Sano steals second. Junior Grimes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yuhei Sano advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Jurickson Profar strikes out. Ernest Pinnance flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Bailey strikes out. Marv Young strikes out. George James grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Art Schell is pinch hitting for Art Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Art Schell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Fitzke singles to center field. Jorge Nahem strikes out. Julio Polanco singles to left field. John Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Yoanis Vega flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Yoshikazu Miyashita pitching. Takumi Nishioka hits a home run. Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 2
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Stanhouse improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie McCabe did not respond to coaching in arm Art Kalin improves in control Mike Pierce did not respond to coaching in range Charlie McCabe did not respond to coaching in range Damon Barton did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Coble did not respond to coaching in range Pedro W Peploski did not respond to coaching in control George Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chick Karros improves in arm Art Mitchell improves in arm Toshimi Sugi did not respond to coaching in CF