Inning: 1 Minnesota Mardie Baird pitching. Steve Hayward pops out to the shortstop. Bill Bradley singles to center field. Ray Heffner flies out to the right fielder. Damian Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Marv Hernandez pitching. Tito Francona strikes out. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Snyder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez doubles to center field. Gabe Patterson singles to right field. Punch Rodriguez is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Johnny Brown reached on a 2-base fielding error by Doc McDowell. Mark Miller walks. Marv Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gabe Patterson scores. Steve Hayward grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Ferraro pops out to the first baseman. Steve Hovley singles to center field. Steve Hovley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rick Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Bradley pops out to the shortstop. Ray Heffner strikes out. Damian Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Freddie Velazquez singles to right field. Doc McDowell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Freddie Velazquez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mardie Baird lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tito Francona grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Gabe Patterson walks. Johnny Brown grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Snyder strikes out. Mike Ferraro hits a home run. Steve Hovley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mark Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Marv Hernandez strikes out. Steve Hayward singles to right field. Steve Hayward steals second. Bill Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Rick Gomez singles to center field. Freddie Velazquez singles to left field. Doc McDowell flies out to the right fielder. Mardie Baird lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tito Francona walks. Guillermo Avalos hits a home run. Rick Gomez scores. Freddie Velazquez scores. Tito Francona scores. George Begley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Snyder singles to left field. Mike Ferraro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Russ Snyder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ray Heffner doubles to left field. Damian Baker strikes out. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Heffner advances to third on the play. Gabe Patterson walks. Johnny Brown singles to center field. Ray Heffner scores. Gabe Patterson advances to third on the hit. Mark Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Hovley flies out to the left fielder. Rick Gomez singles to right field. Freddie Velazquez reached on a fielding error by Steve Hayward. Doc McDowell flies out to the right fielder. Mardie Baird strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jerry Stringer is pinch hitting for George Begley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Stringer pops out to the catcher. George Brunet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Steve Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Tucker pitching. Tito Francona doubles to left field. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the right fielder. Russ Snyder doubles to left field. Tito Francona scores. Mike Ferraro flies out to the center fielder. Steve Hovley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ray Heffner flies out to the right fielder. Damian Baker pops out to the second baseman. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit David Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Freddie Velazquez flies out to the center fielder. Doc McDowell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gabe Patterson singles to center field. Johnny Brown flies out to the right fielder. Mark Miller pops out to the shortstop. Billy Amalfitano is pinch hitting for David Howard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Amalfitano singles to center field. Gabe Patterson advances to third on the hit. Skip Lockwood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Hayward flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Ray Heffner (1), Punch Rodriguez (1).SF - Marv Hernandez.GIDP - Johnny Brown. Baserunning: SB - Steve Hayward (1). Fielding: E - Steve Hayward.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Diggs did not respond to coaching in control Orlando Snell improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Pemberton improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Diggs did not respond to coaching in control Ben Johnson did not respond to coaching in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willard Carrithers improves in speed Elmer Davidson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chris Caneira did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Reilly did not respond to coaching in control