Inning: 1 Detroit Izzy Lacy pitching. Mike Smith pops out to the first baseman. Matt Leshnock singles to right field. Matt Leshnock is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Steve Congalton singles to left field. Bob Kekich is hit by a pitch. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Shozo Muramatsu pitching. Oddibe Knoll flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Kaiser walks. Andy Leever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Kaiser advances to second on the play. Tim Tate singles to left field. Chuck Kaiser scores. Tim Tate is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Larry Webster walks. Larry Webster is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Vicente Aragon flies out to the right fielder. Leo Teed singles to left field. Leo Teed steals second. Shozo Muramatsu flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Butts Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Bateman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Smith hits a home run. Matt Leshnock flies out to the right fielder. Steve Congalton strikes out. Bob Kekich singles to center field. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gabe Bomback triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Izzy Lacy strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Oddibe Knoll walks. Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gabe Bomback scores. Oddibe Knoll advances to second on the play. Andy Leever pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Larry Webster grounds out to the pitcher. Vicente Aragon pops out to the third baseman. Leo Teed singles to right field. Shozo Muramatsu grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Leo Teed is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Tate pops out to the shortstop. Butts Girardi walks. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Bateman singles past the second baseman. Butts Girardi advances to third on the hit. Gabe Bomback grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Leshnock singles to center field. Steve Congalton strikes out. Bob Kekich singles past the third baseman. Matt Leshnock advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Hargrave singles past the shortstop. Matt Leshnock scores. Bob Kekich advances to third on the hit. Larry Webster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Izzy Lacy strikes out. Oddibe Knoll singles to center field. Chuck Kaiser pops out to the second baseman. Andy Leever walks. Tim Tate singles to right field. Oddibe Knoll uses his aggressiveness and scores. Butts Girardi grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tim Tate is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Vicente Aragon grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Teed flies out to the left fielder. Shozo Muramatsu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Eddie Bateman strikes out. Gabe Bomback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Shannon Kubenka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Smith hits a home run. Matt Leshnock flies out to the center fielder. Steve Congalton grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kekich singles to center field. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Just is pinch hitting for Shannon Kubenka. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Joe Just pops out to the third baseman. Oddibe Knoll doubles to right field. Chuck Kaiser flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Andy Leever flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Choate pitching. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Larry Webster. Todd Ballenger walks. Vicente Aragon doubles to left field. Todd Ballenger scores. Leo Teed grounds out to the second baseman. Vicente Aragon advances to third on the play. Shozo Muramatsu strikes out. Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Schmidt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Ballenger at 3B. Tim Tate hits a home run. Russ Ley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Bateman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jake Scarborough comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Leshnock flies out to the right fielder. Steve Congalton strikes out. Bob Kekich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gabe Bomback pops out to the first baseman. Bob Cianfrocco is pinch hitting for Jake Scarborough. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bob Cianfrocco singles to right field. Oddibe Knoll pops out to the third baseman. Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Chief Linton pitching. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the center fielder. Bob Schmidt singles in front of the left fielder. Vicente Aragon singles to center field. Leo Teed walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Tom Demery is pinch hitting for Russ Ley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Demery strikes out. Mike Smith singles to left field. Bob Schmidt scores. Matt Leshnock singles to center field. Vicente Aragon scores. Leo Teed scores. Mike Smith advances to third on the hit. Steve Congalton singles to center field. Mike Smith scores. Matt Leshnock advances to third on the hit. Bob Kekich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Brady Barrett pitching. Andy Leever strikes out. Tim Tate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 11 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Bob Cianfrocco is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Wenz did not respond to coaching in control Otto Vidal did not respond to coaching in control Jack Toppin improves in endurance Hal Smoltz did not respond to coaching in control Joel Collins did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Howell improves in arm John Connatser did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Howell improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Nathan improves in power_vs_righty Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C