Win: Shoji Yanagida (9-4) Loss: Mike Rhodes (3-7)
Save: Ron Chambliss (40)
Inning: 1 Detroit Shoji Yanagida pitching. David Holzemer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roger Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Goat McCloskey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Rhodes pitching. Frank Bragan reached on a fielding error by Ron Bartley. Frank Bragan steals second. Chester Tibbs bunts for a base hit. Hiroji Miyaji flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Bragan scores. Chester Tibbs steals second. Bill Dauterive singles to center field. Chester Tibbs scores. James Pezold grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Dauterive advances to second on the play. Glenn Villafuerte hits a home run. Bill Dauterive scores. Rube Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike George flies out to the left fielder. Mike Pickering pops out to the second baseman. Joe Cohen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hal Smith strikes out. Shoji Yanagida singles to center field. Frank Bragan strikes out. Chester Tibbs singles past the shortstop. Hiroji Miyaji walks. Bill Dauterive flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Rick Siegle singles to left field. Ron Bartley pops out to the second baseman. Mike Rhodes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Rhodes flies out to the right fielder. David Holzemer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota James Pezold lines out to the second baseman. Glenn Villafuerte flies out to the center fielder. Rube Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Roger Butler grounds out to the pitcher. Goat McCloskey flies out to the center fielder. Mike George grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Hal Smith pops out to the second baseman. Shoji Yanagida pops out to the first baseman. Frank Bragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Pickering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Cohen flies out to the center fielder. Rick Siegle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Chester Tibbs reached on a fielding error by Ron Bartley. Hiroji Miyaji flies out to the left fielder. Bill Dauterive singles to center field. Chester Tibbs advances to third on the hit. James Pezold lines out to the shortstop. Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Jeremi Hayes is pinch hitting for Ron Bartley. Jeremi Hayes grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Rhodes grounds out to the third baseman. David Holzemer walks. Pat Lembo is pinch hitting for Roger Butler. Pat Lembo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bombo Beckett enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Lembo at SS. John Bierbauer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeremi Hayes at 3B. Rube Erickson grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Smith walks. Shoji Yanagida lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Bragan singles to center field. Hal Smith is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Goat McCloskey singles to left field. Goat McCloskey steals second. Bryce Burtschy 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 2nd. Mike George flies out to the left fielder. Mike Pickering walks. Joe Cohen flies out to the right fielder. Rick Siegle singles to center field. Goat McCloskey scores. Mike Pickering advances to third on the hit. John Bierbauer singles to right field. Mike Pickering scores. Vic Emerson is pinch hitting for Mike Rhodes. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Vic Emerson walks. David Holzemer walks. Rick Siegle scores. Ron Chambliss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bombo Beckett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Wally Bell pitching. Chester Tibbs grounds out to the third baseman. Hiroji Miyaji grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Dauterive pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Goat McCloskey strikes out. Mike George singles to right field. Mike Pickering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike George advances to second on the play. Joe Cohen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota James Pezold grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Erickson singles to right field. Hal Smith singles to center field. Rube Erickson advances to third on the hit. Ron Chambliss singles to center field. Rube Erickson scores. Hal Smith advances to third on the hit. Kazuya Sasaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Bragan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Goat McCloskey. Hal Smith scores. Chester Tibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Rick Siegle singles to center field. John Bierbauer hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roger Peerson is pinch hitting for Kazuya Sasaki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roger Peerson flies out to the left fielder. David Holzemer flies out to the left fielder. Bombo Beckett singles to right field. Rick Siegle scores. Goat McCloskey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Thomas did not respond to coaching in range Ed Pazik improves in power_vs_righty Eddie Hanley did not respond to coaching in control Hank Scott improves in power_vs_lefty Rick Williams did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Blattner improves in range Jose Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jay Esser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Shannon Telford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Herb Parsons did not respond to coaching in SS