Win: Don Sasser (7-7) Loss: Jake Scarborough (3-6)
Save: Danny Wheeler (24)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bryan Stoddard pitching. Mike Smith flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Steve Congalton flies out to the right fielder. Bob Kekich singles to left field. Bob Kekich steals second. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Don Sasser pitching. Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Leever singles to center field. Tim Tate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Larry Webster grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Brown walks. Vicente Aragon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez strikes out. Eddie Bateman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Sam Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Don Sasser grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gabe Bomback grounds out to the second baseman. Bryan Stoddard grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Kaiser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Congalton grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Kekich pops out to the shortstop. Ricardo Hargrave pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rick Fisher doubles to left field. Andy Leever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Fisher advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Tim Tate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butts Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Larry Webster flies out to the right fielder. Rudy Brown walks. Vicente Aragon singles to right field. Sam Stone strikes out. Don Sasser strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Bateman walks. Gabe Bomback grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Bateman advances to second on the play. Joe Just is pinch hitting for Bryan Stoddard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Just grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jake Scarborough pitching. Mike Smith walks. Steve Congalton walks. Bob Kekich walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Larry Webster flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Leever walks. Tim Tate grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Andy Leever is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Vicente Aragon strikes out. Sam Stone strikes out. Don Sasser singles to center field. Mike Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Butts Girardi singles to center field. Clarence Hernandez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Eddie Bateman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve Congalton strikes out. Bob Kekich hits a home run. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the left fielder. Larry Webster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gabe Bomback grounds out to the third baseman. Ezra Birmingham is pinch hitting for Jake Scarborough. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ezra Birmingham strikes out. Chuck Kaiser singles to left field. Rick Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Smith pitching. Rudy Brown strikes out. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Vicente Aragon. Todd Ballenger is hit by a pitch. Sam Stone walks. Leo Teed is pinch hitting for Don Sasser. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Leo Teed flies out to the right fielder. Mike Smith singles to left field. Todd Ballenger scores. Steve Congalton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Danny Wheeler pitching. Jesse Gillespie enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Ballenger at C. Andy Leever strikes out. Tim Tate grounds out to the shortstop. Butts Girardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Otto Vidal improves in velocity Tom Snyder did not respond to coaching in range Hal Smoltz did not respond to coaching in control Jack Toppin did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Ricci did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in arm Hank Penn improves in contact_vs_righty John Connatser did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Cipriani improves in power_vs_lefty Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C