Inning: 1 Minnesota John Stratton pitching. Frank Skeels singles to right field. Bill May grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Skeels advances to second on the play. Don Remmerswaal walks. Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Petie Kirkwood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Ernie Henneman pitching. Pete McQueen grounds out to the pitcher. Whitey Bligh flies out to the left fielder. Judy Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Matt Harkness walks. Jon Zubal singles to right field. Matt Harkness is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Dane Doolan singles to center field. Ernie Henneman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Skeels singles to left field. Jon Zubal scores. Dane Doolan scores. Bill May strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Codie Spearman flies out to the center fielder. Dick Hagerman grounds out to the shortstop. Pen Gilliard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Don Remmerswaal walks. Matt Saberhagen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Petie Kirkwood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit March McKechnie strikes out. Charlie Mason flies out to the center fielder. John Stratton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Matt Harkness grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jon Zubal singles to left field. Dane Doolan strikes out. Ernie Henneman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Pete McQueen singles past the first baseman. Whitey Bligh flies out to the left fielder. Judy Johnson grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Pete McQueen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Codie Spearman lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Skeels doubles to right field. Bill May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Frank Skeels advances to third on the play. Don Remmerswaal walks. Tyson VanRobays comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Petie Kirkwood pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Dick Hagerman strikes out. Pen Gilliard flies out to the left fielder. March McKechnie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Matt Harkness strikes out. Jon Zubal doubles to center field. Dane Doolan lines out to the second baseman. Ernie Henneman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Charlie Mason singles to right field. Tyson VanRobays lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete McQueen strikes out. Whitey Bligh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Skeels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill May singles to left field. Don Remmerswaal grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Judy Johnson reached on a fielding error by Ernie Henneman. Codie Spearman pops out to the shortstop. Dick Hagerman strikes out. Tim McIntyre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Pen Gilliard hits an infield single to the pitcher. March McKechnie triples. Judy Johnson scores. Pen Gilliard scores. Charlie Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Petie Kirkwood flies out to the right fielder. Matt Harkness grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Tyson VanRobays grounds out to the shortstop. Pete McQueen pops out to the catcher. Whitey Bligh singles to right field. Judy Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jon Zubal doubles to left field. Dane Doolan pops out to the third baseman. Frank Land is pinch hitting for Tim McIntyre. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Frank Land grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Skeels singles to center field. Jon Zubal scores. Bill May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Dean pitching. Codie Spearman hits a home run. Billy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Hagerman strikes out. Pen Gilliard grounds out to the second baseman. March McKechnie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Scott Donovan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Don Remmerswaal singles to center field. Matt Saberhagen singles to center field. Petie Kirkwood singles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Matt Harkness hits a home run. Don Remmerswaal scores. Matt Saberhagen scores. Petie Kirkwood scores. Joe Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jon Zubal strikes out. Dane Doolan strikes out. Billy Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Charlie Mason flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Gary Harrington is pinch hitting for Joe Haas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gary Harrington flies out to the right fielder. Andres Mesa is pinch hitting for Pete McQueen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andres Mesa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Doyle improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom McCaffery improves in contact_vs_righty John Youngblood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Carl Gorecki improves in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Nichols improves in contact_vs_righty March Ballou improves in contact_vs_righty Walter Ball improves in velocity Mike Nichols improves in range Ced Boyd improves in SS