Win: Brian Murakami (10-0) Loss: Onan Evans (4-1)
Save: Steve Micelotta (40)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Mills pitching. Allan Cohen walks. Brooks Milchin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Edwin Jacome flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Clyde Goryl pitching. Bo Fox strikes out. Brad Bolton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lorenz Freuchen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jack Madison flies out to the left fielder. Mark Macphee flies out to the right fielder. Osamu Kimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Chitren flies out to the center fielder. Maynard Keynes flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Hansen singles to center field. Nouriel Yellen grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shawn Hansen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Walt Thiel grounds out to the third baseman. Jay East strikes out. Clyde Goryl singles to center field. Allan Cohen walks. Brooks Milchin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Scott Dean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Mills grounds out to the pitcher. Bo Fox lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Edwin Jacome doubles to right field. Jack Madison doubles to left field. Edwin Jacome scores. Mark Macphee strikes out. Osamu Kimura singles to left field. Jack Madison scores. Walt Thiel strikes out. Jay East singles in front of the left fielder. Osamu Kimura advances to third on the hit. Clyde Goryl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Brad Bolton singles to center field. Lorenz Freuchen singles to right field. Brad Bolton advances to third on the hit. Bill Chitren singles to center field. Brad Bolton scores. Maynard Keynes flies out to the left fielder. Shawn Hansen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Allan Cohen pops out to the first baseman. Brooks Milchin strikes out. Edwin Jacome singles to center field. Jack Madison singles to left field. Mark Macphee singles to left field. Edwin Jacome scores. Jack Madison advances to third on the hit. Onan Evans comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Osamu Kimura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Nouriel Yellen singles to right field. Scott Dean grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Nouriel Yellen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Onan Evans lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Scott Dean forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bo Fox walks. Brad Bolton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Onan Evans is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Walt Thiel grounds out to the third baseman. Jay East grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Clyde Goryl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lorenz Freuchen grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Chitren singles to right field. Maynard Keynes doubles to center field. Bill Chitren uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shawn Hansen doubles to right field. Maynard Keynes scores. Nouriel Yellen grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Hansen advances to third on the play. Scott Dean walks. Onan Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Allan Cohen lines out to the second baseman. Brooks Milchin pops out to the first baseman. Edwin Jacome grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Floyd Braun is pinch hitting for Bo Fox. Floyd Braun strikes out. Ron Cardwell is pinch hitting for Brad Bolton. Ron Cardwell flies out to the left fielder. Lorenz Freuchen doubles to center field. Brian Murakami 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. Bill Chitren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Philip Totola enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Cardwell at 2B. Jack Madison doubles to left field. Mark Macphee singles to center field. Jack Madison scores. Osamu Kimura grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walt Thiel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Maynard Keynes lines out to the shortstop. John Wellman is pinch hitting for Shawn Hansen. John Wellman grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Mallette is pinch hitting for Nouriel Yellen. Dick Mallette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Normie Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Mallette at C. Jay East singles past the shortstop. Chili Browne 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. Dean Shovlin is pinch hitting for Brian Murakami. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dean Shovlin grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jay East is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dean Shovlin steals second. Allan Cohen singles to center field. Dean Shovlin scores. Brooks Milchin strikes out. Allan Cohen steals second. Edwin Jacome strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Steve Micelotta pitching. Scott Dean walks. Chili Browne lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Floyd Braun doubles to right field. Scott Dean scores. Philip Totola grounds out to the third baseman. Lorenz Freuchen walks. Bill Chitren flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Yutaka Nagai did not respond to coaching in arm Vince Williams did not respond to coaching in control Gene Kemmerer improves in arm Russ Beckett did not respond to coaching in control Charlie DeLeon improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Sheets improves in contact_vs_lefty Charlie DeLeon did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Kelly did not respond to coaching in control John Kelly did not respond to coaching in control Tom McCardell improves in endurance Ryan Housie did not respond to coaching in control Rusty Bush improves in power_vs_righty Vig Charbonnet did not respond to coaching in range