Win: Thornton Donovan (12-14) Loss: Larry Shearer (7-20)
Save: Carl Scott (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Thornton Donovan pitching. Lou Brown grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chick Karros strikes out. Pat Yowell singles to right field. Jim Haney grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pat Yowell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Larry Shearer pitching. Nomar Green pops out to the shortstop. Gary Stanhouse flies out to the right fielder. Balor Helms walks. Balor Helms steals second. Jimmy Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Julio Tavarez strikes out. Stan Lucas singles to right field. Kiichiro Shimao strikes out. Nobuyuki Hirayama pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Roque grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Hutchison walks. Mike Pierce pops out to the shortstop. Chris Jefferson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Larry Shearer grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Brown flies out to the right fielder. Chick Karros pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Thornton Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. Nomar Green flies out to the left fielder. Gary Stanhouse grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Pat Yowell doubles to left field. Jim Haney flies out to the right fielder. Julio Tavarez grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Lucas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Balor Helms singles to left field. Jimmy Kelly walks. Mike Roque flies out to the left fielder. Chris Hutchison flies out to the left fielder. Mike Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Kiichiro Shimao grounds out to the shortstop. Nobuyuki Hirayama walks. Larry Shearer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lou Brown lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Chris Jefferson walks. Thornton Donovan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Nomar Green reached on a fielding error by Nobuyuki Hirayama. The defense is playing the corners in. Nomar Green steals second. Gary Stanhouse strikes out. Balor Helms grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Chick Karros walks. Pat Yowell flies out to the left fielder. Jim Haney strikes out. Julio Tavarez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Roque is hit by a pitch. Chris Hutchison singles past the first baseman. Mike Roque advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Mike Pierce flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Roque scores. Chris Jefferson doubles to center field. Chris Hutchison uses his aggressiveness and scores. Thornton Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Stan Lucas singles to right field. Kiichiro Shimao grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Stan Lucas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nobuyuki Hirayama flies out to the left fielder. Toshimi Sugi is pinch hitting for Larry Shearer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Toshimi Sugi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kiichiro Shimao is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Toby Clinton pitching. Nomar Green grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Stanhouse flies out to the right fielder. Balor Helms flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Lou Brown flies out to the center fielder. Chick Karros flies out to the left fielder. Pat Yowell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jimmy Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Mike Roque flies out to the center fielder. Chris Hutchison pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Haney singles to center field. Carl Scott 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. Julio Tavarez singles to right field. Stan Lucas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Haney advances to third on the play. Julio Tavarez advances to second on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jim Haney scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Kiichiro Shimao walks. Nobuyuki Hirayama grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yuya Kiyama did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Compton did not respond to coaching in arm Yuya Kiyama did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Brown did not respond to coaching in range Dixie Maddox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lew McRae did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Guiney did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Billy Sykes did not respond to coaching in control Ray Trimble did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Broderick did not respond to coaching in control Phil Lint did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Lint improves in endurance Linc Bullinger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty