Win: Walt Richert (1-4) Loss: Fred Merritt (12-8)
Save: Burt Clinton (15)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jay Ruskin pitching. Wally Sanicki singles past the third baseman. Ryan Pena flies out to the left fielder. Ken Wyrostek pops out to the catcher. Bill Quillen walks. Orie Hunter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Fred Merritt pitching. Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carroll Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Durham lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jim Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Stan Haselman grounds out to the shortstop. Al Hansen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marty Tiefenthaler flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Doheny walks. Joe Kinslow singles past the first baseman. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the right fielder. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Fred Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Sanicki grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Pena doubles to left field. Ken Wyrostek walks. Bill Quillen singles to right field. Ryan Pena scores. Ken Wyrostek advances to third on the hit. Orie Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jay Ruskin grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Carroll Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jim Barnes strikes out. Stan Haselman singles to right field. Al Hansen strikes out. Fred Merritt singles to right field. Wally Sanicki singles past the first baseman. Stan Haselman is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Marty Durham doubles to center field. Marty Tiefenthaler grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Durham advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Joe Kinslow pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ryan Pena flies out to the left fielder. Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Quillen singles to left field. Orie Hunter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Quillen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Pendleton is pinch hitting for Rickey McCloskey. Fritz Pendleton flies out to the center fielder. Jay Ruskin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Roy Moeller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fritz Pendleton at 1B. Jim Barnes strikes out. Stan Haselman lines out to the second baseman. Al Hansen singles to right field. Fred Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Lyons strikes out. Carroll Diaz pops out to the shortstop. Marty Durham triples. Marty Tiefenthaler singles to center field. Marty Durham scores. Shawn Doheny grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Wally Sanicki grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Pena flies out to the center fielder. Walt Richert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ken Wyrostek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Moeller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Quillen singles to left field. Orie Hunter pops out to the first baseman. Jim Barnes lines out to the pitcher. Stan Haselman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Buhner is pinch hitting for Walt Richert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Buhner walks. Tim Lyons walks. Carroll Diaz singles to right field. Marty Durham strikes out. Marty Tiefenthaler doubles to center field. Bob Buhner scores. Tim Lyons scores. Norlis Morejon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shawn Doheny pops out to the third baseman. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Burt Clinton pitching. Al Hansen strikes out. Jamie Pitlock is pinch hitting for Norlis Morejon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jamie Pitlock grounds out to the shortstop. Richie Nitz is pinch hitting for Wally Sanicki. Richie Nitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Troy Roberts improves in speed Red Baldwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty William K. Cuthrell did not respond to coaching in control William K. Cuthrell did not respond to coaching in endurance Wayne Sauveur did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryan Solaita did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Aldrich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jack Elko did not respond to coaching in control Bud Romanick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Marty Anderson improves in contact_vs_righty Harvey Gabler improves in power_vs_lefty