Win: Norlis Morejon (6-3) Loss: Burt Clinton (9-7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Fred Merritt pitching. Marty Tiefenthaler flies out to the right fielder. Marty Durham flies out to the left fielder. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Phil Baez pitching. Al Butler strikes out. Ryan Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Wyrostek pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the third baseman. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Joe Kinslow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Quillen flies out to the left fielder. Bob Verhoeven strikes out. Jim Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Buhner strikes out. Rickey McCloskey lines out to the second baseman. Phil Baez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Stan Haselman singles past the shortstop. Al Hansen strikes out. Stan Haselman steals second. Fred Merritt flies out to the right fielder. Al Butler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Marty Tiefenthaler strikes out. Marty Durham hits a home run. Herm Schalk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ryan Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Wyrostek singles to right field. Bill Quillen grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Wyrostek advances to second on the play. Bob Verhoeven walks. Jim Barnes triples. Ken Wyrostek scores. Bob Verhoeven scores. Stan Haselman walks. Al Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Shawn Doheny flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Buhner singles to left field. Fritz Pendleton is pinch hitting for Rickey McCloskey. Fritz Pendleton walks. Phil Baez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Fred Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Al Butler grounds out to the catcher. Ryan Pena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Marty Tiefenthaler flies out to the center fielder. Marty Durham grounds out to the third baseman. Herm Schalk hits a home run. Larry Knoblauch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ken Wyrostek reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shawn Doheny. Bill Quillen strikes out. Bob Verhoeven grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Wyrostek advances to third on the play. Jim Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Shawn Doheny strikes out. Joe Kinslow singles to right field. Bob Buhner flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Pendleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Stan Haselman strikes out. Al Hansen strikes out. Fred Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Roy Moeller is pinch hitting for Phil Baez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Roy Moeller singles to right field. Marty Tiefenthaler grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Roy Moeller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marty Durham flies out to the right fielder. Herm Schalk pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Harry Fuller pitching. Jamie Pitlock is pinch hitting for Al Butler. Jamie Pitlock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Pena singles to center field. Ken Wyrostek walks. Bill Quillen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Larry Knoblauch grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Doheny flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Joe Kinslow singles to center field. Bob Buhner singles to right field. Joe Kinslow advances to third on the hit. Lawson Millbarge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Bob Verhoeven strikes out. Jim Barnes doubles to center field. Stan Haselman walks. Al Hansen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Sal MacCormack is pinch hitting for Harry Fuller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sal MacCormack lines out to the shortstop. Marty Tiefenthaler grounds out to the pitcher. Marty Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Burt Clinton pitching. Richie Nitz is pinch hitting for Lawson Millbarge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Richie Nitz flies out to the left fielder. Jamie Pitlock singles to right field. Jamie Pitlock is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ryan Pena triples. Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Norlis Morejon pitching. Herm Schalk singles to left field. Herm Schalk is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Larry Knoblauch pops out to the catcher. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Bill Quillen strikes out. Bob Verhoeven singles past the shortstop. Jim Barnes doubles to center field. Bob Verhoeven uses his aggressiveness and scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jim Barnes 2 (17).3B - Ryan Pena (3), Jim Barnes (3).GIDP - Bill Quillen, Al Hansen. Baserunning: SB - Stan Haselman (31).CS - Jamie Pitlock (2).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harvey Gabler improves in range Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in speed Gary Aldrich improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jack Elko did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Baldwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Darren Murphy did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Cecil did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roger Cecil did not respond to coaching in speed Jay Brown did not respond to coaching in arm J. Edgar Nation improves in velocity