Win: Taisuke Hitomi (10-4) Loss: Larry Shearer (6-17)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Larry Shearer pitching. Nomar Green walks. Nomar Green steals second. Gary Stanhouse flies out to the right fielder. Balor Helms flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Kelly singles to center field. Nomar Green scores. Mike Roque strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Taisuke Hitomi pitching. Bill Coble flies out to the center fielder. Lou Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Karros strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Chris Hutchison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vance Cromer pops out to the catcher. Chris Jefferson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Pat Yowell strikes out. Jim Haney hits a home run. Julio Tavarez grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Lucas grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Taisuke Hitomi flies out to the center fielder. Nomar Green singles to right field. Gary Stanhouse walks. Balor Helms strikes out. Jimmy Kelly lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Nobuyuki Hirayama singles past the third baseman. Larry Shearer pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bill Coble strikes out. Lou Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nobuyuki Hirayama is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Roque strikes out. Chris Hutchison singles to left field. Vance Cromer strikes out. Chris Hutchison steals second. Chris Jefferson walks. Taisuke Hitomi lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Chick Karros flies out to the center fielder. Pat Yowell flies out to the center fielder. Jim Haney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Nomar Green grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Stanhouse walks. Balor Helms walks. Jimmy Kelly walks. Mike Roque singles to left field. Gary Stanhouse scores. Balor Helms scores. Chris Hutchison singles to right field. Vance Cromer grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Kelly scores. Mike Roque advances to third on the play. Chris Hutchison advances to second on the play. Toby Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Jefferson singles to left field. Mike Roque scores. Chris Hutchison scores. Taisuke Hitomi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chris Jefferson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Julio Tavarez walks. Stan Lucas singles to center field. Julio Tavarez advances to third on the hit. Nobuyuki Hirayama grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Tavarez scores. Stan Lucas advances to second on the play. Toby Clinton grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Coble walks. Lou Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Coble is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Nomar Green grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Stanhouse singles to left field. Balor Helms strikes out. Gary Stanhouse steals second. Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Chick Karros pops out to the second baseman. Pat Yowell flies out to the center fielder. Jim Haney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Roque grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Hutchison triples. Vance Cromer flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chris Hutchison scores. Chris Jefferson walks. Taisuke Hitomi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Julio Tavarez flies out to the right fielder. Stan Lucas singles to left field. Nobuyuki Hirayama strikes out. Kiichiro Shimao is pinch hitting for Toby Clinton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kiichiro Shimao walks. Bill Coble flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Manuel Saffell pitching. Nomar Green strikes out. Gary Stanhouse pops out to the third baseman. Balor Helms pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Greg Feldman is pinch hitting for Lou Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Feldman walks. Chick Karros walks. Jim Banks 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. Pat Yowell walks. Jim Haney strikes out. Carl Barnes is pinch hitting for Julio Tavarez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carl Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Greg Feldman scores. Stan Lucas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jimmy Kelly strikes out. Mike Roque strikes out. Chris Hutchison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Nobuyuki Hirayama grounds out to the third baseman. Toshimi Sugi is pinch hitting for Manuel Saffell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Toshimi Sugi flies out to the left fielder. Bill Coble singles to left field. Greg Feldman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Trimble did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Linc Bullinger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mule Wineapple did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Broderick did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Scott did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Trimble did not respond to coaching in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bernie Friberg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walter Kleinow improves in range Dixie Maddox did not respond to coaching in speed July Hutcheson did not respond to coaching in speed Walter Kleinow did not respond to coaching in speed Walter Kleinow improves in contact_vs_lefty Ted Powers did not respond to coaching in 3B