Win: John Espino (2-1) Loss: Les Carpenter (0-1)
Save: Jim Hartsock (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota J.R. Gunning pitching. Rico Rice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Lavelle strikes out. Les Thielman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Arlin pitching. Bob Kline hits a home run. Andres Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Rod Trout singles to left field. Ecky Sprowl singles to right field. Rod Trout advances to third on the hit. Mike Courtney pops out to the catcher. Ron Tucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pat Meyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Wilshere walks. Ricky Vaughn strikes out. Russ Sykes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Charles Roebuck reached on a fielding error by Donn Duvall. Mike Poepping doubles to left field. Charles Roebuck uses his aggressiveness and scores. J.R. Gunning lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Kline strikes out. Andres Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Donn Duvall walks. Jim Arlin pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Rico Rice singles to left field. Donn Duvall advances to third on the hit. Gus Lavelle strikes out. Les Thielman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Rod Trout strikes out. Ecky Sprowl grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Courtney singles to left field. Ron Tucker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Courtney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pat Meyer pops out to the second baseman. Oscar Wilshere singles to left field. Ricky Vaughn walks. Russ Sykes singles to left field. Oscar Wilshere scores. Ricky Vaughn advances to third on the hit. Donn Duvall walks. Jim Arlin strikes out. Rico Rice bunts for a base hit. Ricky Vaughn scores. Gus Lavelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Charles Roebuck strikes out. Mike Poepping doubles to center field. J.R. Gunning grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Poepping advances to third on the play. Bob Kline walks. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Les Thielman flies out to the left fielder. Pat Meyer strikes out. Oscar Wilshere grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Rod Trout doubles to left field. Ecky Sprowl singles to center field. Rod Trout scores. Mike Courtney singles past the third baseman. Ecky Sprowl advances to third on the hit. Mike Courtney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Tucker grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Charles Roebuck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ricky Vaughn singles to right field. Russ Sykes strikes out. Donn Duvall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ricky Vaughn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Arlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Poepping singles to center field. J.R. Gunning pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bob Kline singles to center field. Mike Poepping aggressively advances to third on the hit. Frank Underwood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andres Hernandez hits an infield single to the third baseman. Mike Poepping scores. Rod Trout grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Andres Hernandez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ecky Sprowl strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rico Rice grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Lavelle strikes out. Les Thielman singles to center field. Pat Meyer singles to center field. Les Thielman advances to third on the hit. Oscar Wilshere grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Courtney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Tucker strikes out. Charles Roebuck pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ricky Vaughn grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Sykes singles to center field. Donn Duvall strikes out. Mitchell Fisk is pinch hitting for Frank Underwood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mitchell Fisk singles to left field. Russ Sykes advances to third on the hit. Rico Rice hits a home run. Russ Sykes scores. Mitchell Fisk scores. Bill Pechiney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Lavelle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Espino pitching. Desi Sprague enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ricky Vaughn at 1B. Mike Poepping grounds out to the second baseman. Tavo Minor is pinch hitting for Bill Pechiney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tavo Minor walks. Bob Kline singles to center field. Tavo Minor aggressively advances to third on the hit. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Tavo Minor scores. Bob Kline advances to second on the play. Rod Trout pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Les Carpenter pitching. Les Thielman doubles to left field. Pat Meyer doubles to left field. Les Thielman scores. Oscar Wilshere grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Meyer advances to third on the play. Desi Sprague singles to left field. Pat Meyer scores. Jim McNaughton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Sykes singles to right field. Donn Duvall walks. Gene Gomez is pinch hitting for John Espino. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Gene Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Rico Rice bunts for a base hit. Desi Sprague scores. Gus Lavelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Hartsock pitching. Ecky Sprowl strikes out. Mike Courtney walks. Ron Tucker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Glenn Ramirez did not respond to coaching in velocity Candy McMullin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Maury Turner did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Montemayor did not respond to coaching in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ben Scalzi improves in contact_vs_righty Al Abernathy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Tragesser did not respond to coaching in velocity