Win: Stefan Kimble (4-2) Loss: Joe Renko (2-4)
Save: Toshihisa Oishi (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Benes pitching. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Shean flies out to the right fielder. Casey Spooner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Steve Williams pitching. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Burkle pops out to the catcher. Ricardo Barker singles to center field. Glenn Sprinz flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alex Petty flies out to the left fielder. Count Johnston strikes out. Dee Williams singles to center field. Bud Lawson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Archie Bauers flies out to the center fielder. Kazuaki Sato singles to center field. Joe Andersen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kazuaki Sato is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chikao Taguchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Odwell pops out to the second baseman. Steve Williams walks. Rudy Jacobs singles to right field. Herman Shean singles to center field. Steve Williams scores. Casey Spooner walks. Alex Petty hits an infield single to the shortstop. Rudy Jacobs scores. Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Herman Shean scores. Casey Spooner advances to third on the play. Alex Petty advances to second on the play. Dee Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Benes flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Dobens singles to left field. Bruce Burkle flies out to the right fielder. Ricardo Barker singles in front of the left fielder. Glenn Sprinz walks. Archie Bauers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bud Lawson grounds out to the third baseman. John Odwell singles to right field. Steve Williams fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Steve Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Odwell advances to second on the play. Rudy Jacobs singles to center field. John Odwell scores. Larry Brenly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herman Shean singles to right field. Casey Spooner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Kazuaki Sato flies out to the center fielder. Joe Andersen singles in front of the left fielder. Chikao Taguchi walks. Larry Brenly lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Alex Petty strikes out. Count Johnston pops out to the second baseman. Dee Williams hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bud Lawson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bruce Burkle doubles to left field. Ricardo Barker strikes out. Glenn Sprinz singles to center field. Bruce Burkle scores. Archie Bauers flies out to the left fielder. Kazuaki Sato strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Odwell grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Williams flies out to the right fielder. Andy Cardenas 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. Rudy Jacobs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Andersen doubles to right field. Chikao Taguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Clay Sheridan is pinch hitting for Andy Cardenas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Clay Sheridan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Clarence Dobens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Osdanis Gavilan pitching. Herman Shean grounds out to the third baseman. Casey Spooner singles to left field. Alex Petty pops out to the second baseman. Count Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bruce Burkle walks. Ricardo Barker pops out to the shortstop. Bruce Burkle steals second. Glenn Sprinz walks. Archie Bauers strikes out. Kazuaki Sato hits a home run. Bruce Burkle scores. Glenn Sprinz scores. Joe Andersen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dee Williams flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Stanley is pinch hitting for Bud Lawson. Charlie Stanley pops out to the first baseman. John Odwell singles to left field. Ralph Klawitter is pinch hitting for Steve Williams. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ralph Klawitter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Garland Rozema pitching. Scipio Wilson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie Stanley at C. Chikao Taguchi hits a home run. Steve Breckinridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don George is pinch hitting for Osdanis Gavilan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Don George flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Dobens walks. Bruce Burkle strikes out. Ricardo Barker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tom Ryan pitching. Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Herman Shean hits a home run. Casey Spooner grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Petty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Glenn Sprinz singles past the shortstop. Archie Bauers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kazuaki Sato grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Count Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Dee Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Scipio Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chikao Taguchi pops out to the second baseman. Brian Williams is pinch hitting for Tom Ryan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brian Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Joe Renko pitching. John Odwell singles to left field. Ed Dagres is pinch hitting for Steve Breckinridge. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Dagres strikes out. Rudy Jacobs lines out to the second baseman. Herman Shean pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Detroit Stefan Kimble pitching. Clarence Dobens singles to right field. Bruce Burkle flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Barker singles to center field. Clarence Dobens advances to third on the hit. Glenn Sprinz flies out to the center fielder. Archie Bauers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Minnesota Casey Spooner singles to left field. Alex Petty grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Count Johnston hits a home run. Dee Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Detroit Toshihisa Oishi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kazuaki Sato strikes out. Joe Andersen strikes out. Chikao Taguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 12
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hugh Veryzer improves in arm Hugh Veryzer did not respond to coaching in speed Wally Creek improves in range Joe Terry improves in contact_vs_righty Wally Creek improves in speed Bill Lopez improves in range Joe Terry did not respond to coaching in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy Timlin improves in speed Neal Loes improves in speed Jack Becker did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Raziano improves in range Bucky Bullock improves in contact_vs_lefty Cy Crawford did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Powers did not respond to coaching in SS