Inning: 1 Detroit Izzy Lacy pitching. Mike Smith strikes out. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Kekich hits an infield single to the third baseman. Larry Webster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dwayne Abernathy pitching. Oddibe Knoll flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Kaiser pops out to the first baseman. Rick Fisher walks. Andy Leever flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Tom Ricci singles to right field. Rudy Brown strikes out. Vicente Aragon strikes out. Sam Stone pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tim Tate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Dwayne Abernathy strikes out. Mike Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eddie Bateman grounds out to the second baseman. Izzy Lacy flies out to the center fielder. Oddibe Knoll triples. 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: 4 Detroit Bob Kekich strikes out. Larry Webster flies out to the right fielder. Tom Ricci hits a home run. Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rick Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Andy Leever grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Tate doubles to left field. Tim Tate steals third. Butts Girardi reached on a fielding error by Tom Ricci. Tim Tate scores. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Vicente Aragon strikes out. Sam Stone singles to center field. Dwayne Abernathy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Eddie Bateman singles to left field. Izzy Lacy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Oddibe Knoll walks. Chuck Kaiser singles to left field. Eddie Bateman scores. Oddibe Knoll advances to third on the hit. Rick Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oddibe Knoll scores. Chuck Kaiser advances to second on the play. Andy Leever hits a home run. Chuck Kaiser scores. Tim Tate flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave walks. Ricardo Hargrave is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Kekich flies out to the center fielder. Larry Webster hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tom Ricci walks. Rudy Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Butts Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Bateman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Vicente Aragon grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Stone walks. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Dwayne Abernathy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Todd Ballenger strikes out. Mike Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Blades pitching. Joe Just is pinch hitting for Izzy Lacy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Just singles to right field. Oddibe Knoll singles to center field. Joe Just advances to third on the hit. Chuck Kaiser singles in front of the left fielder. Joe Just scores. Oddibe Knoll advances to third on the hit. Rick Fisher walks. Andy Leever flies out to the left fielder. Tim Tate flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Oddibe Knoll scores. Brady Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butts Girardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Shannon Kubenka pitching. Ricardo Hargrave walks. Bob Kekich hits a home run. Ricardo Hargrave scores. Larry Webster strikes out. Tom Ricci grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy Brown singles to left field. Leo Teed is pinch hitting for Vicente Aragon. Rudy Brown steals second. Leo Teed flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jesse Gillespie enters the game as a defensive replacement for Leo Teed at C. Clarence Hernandez pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Bateman strikes out. Shannon Kubenka singles to center field. Oddibe Knoll pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Sam Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Demery is pinch hitting for Brady Barrett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Demery triples. Mike Smith walks. Ricardo Hargrave singles to left field. Tom Demery scores. Bob Kekich strikes out. Larry Webster singles to left field. Mike Smith scores. Ricardo Hargrave advances to third on the hit. Joe Choate comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Ricci grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Otto Vidal improves in velocity Otto Vidal did not respond to coaching in velocity Joel Collins improves in arm Dave Goslin did not respond to coaching in speed Joel Collins improves in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hank Penn improves in contact_vs_righty Cliff Mullin did not respond to coaching in control Joe Nathan improves in speed Cliff Mullin did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C