Win: Bill W Swentor (2-6) Loss: Jim Clements (2-4)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Kris Bowler pitching. Milt Gilbert pops out to the first baseman. Joe Canavan flies out to the center fielder. Chris Hutchison pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Thornton Donovan pitching. Bill Coble singles to left field. Steve Pyburn walks. Lou Brown strikes out. Julio Tavarez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Pierce triples. The defense is playing the corners in. Ed Vollmer flies out to the center fielder. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Roque grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Kelly doubles to left field. Mike Pierce scores. Gary Stanhouse walks. Thornton Donovan reached on a fielding error by Steve Pyburn. Milt Gilbert grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Jimmy Kelly is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Chick Karros flies out to the center fielder. Marv Young strikes out. Kid Shellenback flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Canavan lines out to the second baseman. Chris Hutchison hits a home run. Mike Pierce grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Vollmer walks. Mike Roque walks. Jimmy Kelly grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Roque is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit George James strikes out. Kris Bowler singles to center field. Bill Coble strikes out. Steve Pyburn singles in front of the center fielder. Kris Bowler aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lou Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gary Stanhouse doubles to left field. Thornton Donovan lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Gary Stanhouse is thrown out at third. Milt Gilbert strikes out. Joe Canavan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Julio Tavarez strikes out. Chick Karros strikes out. Marv Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Chris Hutchison flies out to the center fielder. Mike Pierce strikes out. Ed Vollmer singles to center field. Ed Vollmer steals second. Mike Roque flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Kid Shellenback strikes out. George James flies out to the center fielder. Kris Bowler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jimmy Kelly strikes out. Gary Stanhouse flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Thornton Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Coble hits an infield single to the pitcher. Steve Pyburn pops out to the first baseman. Lou Brown singles to right field. Julio Tavarez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Roque. Bill Coble scores. Chick Karros singles to right field. Lou Brown scores. Julio Tavarez scores. Marv Young singles to right field. Chick Karros is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Kid Shellenback walks. George James singles to center field. Marv Young is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Milt Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Canavan flies out to the center fielder. Chris Hutchison hits a home run. Mike Pierce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Pat Yowell is pinch hitting for Kris Bowler. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pat Yowell grounds out to the catcher. Bill Coble flies out to the right fielder. Steve Pyburn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Chuck Girard pitching. Ed Vollmer flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Mike Roque strikes out. Jimmy Kelly singles to right field. Jimmy Kelly steals second. Gary Stanhouse grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Lou Brown singles to left field. Julio Tavarez strikes out. Chick Karros grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Brown advances to second on the play. Wes Bader 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. Marv Young flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Shoji Tanabe is pinch hitting for Wes Bader. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shoji Tanabe grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Gilbert flies out to the left fielder. Joe Canavan singles to left field. Chris Hutchison pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill W Swentor pitching. Kid Shellenback grounds out to the second baseman. George James strikes out. Kiichiro Shimao is pinch hitting for Chuck Girard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kiichiro Shimao doubles to center field. Bill Coble lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Jim Clements pitching. Mike Pierce hits a home run. Yasuhiko Mende comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Vollmer singles to center field. Ed Vollmer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Roque hits a home run. Pedro W Peploski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Kelly singles to left field. Jimmy Kelly steals second. Gary Stanhouse singles to left field. Jimmy Kelly scores. Gary Stanhouse steals second. Bill W Swentor flies out to the left fielder. Milt Gilbert is hit by a pitch. Joe Canavan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Detroit Steve Pyburn walks. Lou Brown walks. Julio Tavarez walks. Chick Karros flies out to the right fielder. Marv Young lines out to the second baseman. Kid Shellenback flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Jimmy Kelly (18), Gary Stanhouse (7).3B - Mike Pierce (3).HR - Chris Hutchison 2 (11), Mike Pierce (14), Mike Roque (10).HBP - Milt Gilbert (2). Baserunning: SB - Ed Vollmer (14), Jimmy Kelly 2 (46), Gary Stanhouse (14).CS - Ed Vollmer (14). Fielding: E - Mike Roque.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rube Grate did not respond to coaching in velocity Balor Helms did not respond to coaching in range Billy Sykes did not respond to coaching in velocity Linc Bullinger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mule Wineapple did not respond to coaching in velocity Linc Bullinger improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mark Cremins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bronson Kennedy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ralph Guiney improves in speed Lew McRae did not respond to coaching in control Ted Powers did not respond to coaching in range Manuel Saffell did not respond to coaching in control Frank Brown did not respond to coaching in SS