Win: Guy Bertaina (5-5) Loss: Buck Hosley (10-11)
Save: Joe Choate (5)
Inning: 1 Detroit Guy Bertaina pitching. Mike Smith singles to right field. Matt Leshnock singles to right field. Mike Smith advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Hargrave grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Smith scores. Bob Kekich singles to center field. Larry Webster pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Buck Hosley pitching. Oddibe Knoll doubles to left field. Andy Leever walks. Tim Tate walks. Butts Girardi flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Oddibe Knoll scores. Clarence Hernandez singles to left field. Andy Leever scores. Tim Tate advances to third on the hit. Clarence Hernandez steals second. Bob Cianfrocco singles to right field. Tim Tate scores. Clarence Hernandez is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Pete High walks. Gabe Bomback singles to left field. Bob Cianfrocco scores. Pete High advances to third on the hit. Guy Bertaina strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Tom Ricci flies out to the center fielder. Bob Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Gillespie singles to center field. Buck Hosley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Oddibe Knoll walks. Andy Leever singles to right field. Tim Tate flies out to the left fielder. Butts Girardi pops out to the catcher. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Leshnock flies out to the right fielder. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Cianfrocco walks. Pete High pops out to the shortstop. Bob Cianfrocco is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gabe Bomback hits a home run. Guy Bertaina strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Kekich singles past the third baseman. Larry Webster singles to center field. Tom Ricci strikes out. Bob Schmidt singles to center field. Bob Kekich scores. Larry Webster advances to third on the hit. Jesse Gillespie strikes out. Buck Hosley reached on a fielding error by Tim Tate. Larry Webster scores. Mike Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Oddibe Knoll flies out to the right fielder. Andy Leever pops out to the shortstop. Tim Tate flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Matt Leshnock singles to center field. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Bob Kekich singles past the shortstop. Matt Leshnock advances to third on the hit. Larry Webster flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt Leshnock is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Moreno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butts Girardi singles to left field. Clarence Hernandez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Cianfrocco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Ricci grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Schmidt hits a home run. Joe Choate comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jesse Gillespie grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Moreno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pete High hits a home run. Bill Blades comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gabe Bomback walks. Joe Choate lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Oddibe Knoll grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Leever grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Smith doubles to center field. Matt Leshnock strikes out. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Kekich pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tim Tate singles to center field. Butts Girardi flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Hernandez walks. Bob Cianfrocco strikes out. Pete High grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Greg Pepper enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim Tate at 3B. Larry Webster grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Tom Ricci. Todd Ballenger grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Schmidt walks. Jesse Gillespie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gabe Bomback singles to right field. Joe Choate lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Gabe Bomback forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Oddibe Knoll pops out to the shortstop. Andy Leever lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Leo Teed is pinch hitting for Bill Blades. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Leo Teed strikes out. Mike Smith grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Matt Leshnock flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Davis did not respond to coaching in control Jack Toppin did not respond to coaching in control Don Sasser improves in velocity Don Sasser did not respond to coaching in control Joel Collins did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Joe Samuls improves in contact_vs_righty Cliff Mullin did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Torres did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cliff Mullin improves in control Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C